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Diving Shipwrecks in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

The focus of this trip was to engage in science related to shipwrecks in the Great Lakes (specifically Lake Huron). The water was extremely cold, but the shipwrecks underwater were worth the freezing temperatures.

These shipwrecks varied in size and shape, background, location, etc. Each one had a story to tell about where it came from or why it sank. It was so incredible to experience the cold-water diving, which is something most Nauts are not used to, since most SCUBAnauts opportunities to dive are located in the warmer waters.

Full Face Masks and Underwater Communications in Panama City

After the pool training day, FSU-PC took us to a dock by the City Marina and taught us about underwater navigation and communications in the full face mask. I am still, even after a day, so amazed by all the work they do with the full face masks, and how sonars are used to navigate things underwater. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with and gain so much knowledge from amazing leaders.

Reflections on Panama City, FL Summer Mission

“If I was given the opportunity to go on this trip all over again, I would pick up the opportunity in a heart beat.”

I Could Do a Hard Hit, Could You?

Heavy hits are the worst of the worst. They turn of your air rip your regulator out and tangle them take your mask off, undo the BCD buckles, and other issues.

From Mask Anxiety to Full Face Mask Diver

At first the idea of diving with full face masks terrified me. I was comfortable diving with a normal regulator and mask, as I'd been doing so for 3 years. So many problems came into my head. What if water started leaking into the mask and I couldn't get air? What if...

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Camaraderie Among the Sharks

Camaraderie Among the Sharks

by Logan M. Taking a ScubaNauts trip is the best way to get to know fellow Nauts. Last weekend I went to Miami to go shark tagging with 11 other Nauts. On the way down, we had three hours for me to get to know them. During those three hours we had some really...

Newer Naut Gives Back

Newer Naut Gives Back

by Logan M., Naut-in-Training One year ago, I went to Youth Ocean Conservation Summit and saw a Scubanauts booth. My mom and I then asked what this club was, and they told us that it was a youth...

Having a Ball!

Having a Ball!

By Sarah V., SCUBAnaut 2nd Class My first reef ball survey dives were earlier this year in July. I was briefed on the data that we were looking to collect and went to work.We conducted two types of survey. The first one eas a general roaming fish survey of any species...

Making of a Masternaut, Part II

by Vivian F., Masternaut candidate Hello again! My Masternaut project has a lot of different parts to it, and each part has many different components. The main part of my project is the fish identification field guide, which was developed using SCUBAnaut divers in the...

The Making of a Masternaut

The Making of a Masternaut

by Vivian F., Masternaut Candidate Hello, my name is Vivian, and I have been a SCUBAnaut since 2014. I am currently working on my Masternaut project, which is a conservation or science project that a naut develops and produces in order to move up to the SCUBAnaut rank...

For SCUBAnauts, Weather Not a Damper

For SCUBAnauts, Weather Not a Damper

by Anton N., Naut-in-Training      Our day started with an early morning as we headed down to Key West to dive the famous Vandenburg wreck. Unfortunately, our trip was cut short as swells were too big to reach the site. This made everyone a little...

SCUBAnaut Science Divers Practice the Art of Plan Flexibility

SCUBAnaut Science Divers Practice the Art of Plan Flexibility

by Nolan M., Naut-in-Training Today Scubanauts went of the dock with Looe Key Dive Resort to do three scientific dives. The three selected sites required use of an anchor because no mooring buoys are available like the other sites we have visited. When the first mate...

Western Sambo and Looe Key Reef Cause Formation of New Hypothesis

Western Sambo and Looe Key Reef Cause Formation of New Hypothesis

by Masternaut Mia F. Today Scubanauts dove in Western Sambo Ecological Reserve, a series of reefs near Key West. Like the Looe Key Reef that we have been diving for most of the week, Western Sambo Reef is a protected area in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary....