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The mission of SCUBAnauts International is to educate teens in the marine sciences, enabling them to make a positive impact on the environment and empowering them to become tomorrow’s leaders.

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SCUBAnauts Dive Aquarius Habitat

One of the highlights of my Key Largo dive trip was the opportunity to visit and dive around FIU’s Aquarius shore base and underwater habitat. On Thursday, the Scubanauts and I were given a tour of FIU’s Aquarius shore facility, where we learned about the history of...
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Coral Restoration in the Lower Keys: A Weekend at Mote’s Summerland Key Nursery

Over the weekend, SCUBAnauts from across Florida traveled down to Summerland Key to spend three days working alongside the scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration. The trip was packed — two...
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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.

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Helping Oceans Recover

Everything that we had taken part of the past week was already a huge step towards helping the ocean recover; the coral work, the data collection, and the debris cleanup dives. SCUBAnauts has done more than educate me about marine sciences—it has given me a community of likeminded thinkers and people I now consider my best friends, and I know that we are all working towards protecting our oceans.

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A Day in the Life in Grenada

This trip truly changed my life. I cherish the memory of every moment, because there was no place or time I can remember myself happier. When I’m struggling to finish my calculus homework, or my AP US History notes, I think about this trip, because it gave me a glimpse of what I want my future to look like.

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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....

Sun’s Down, Fins Up!

Sun’s Down, Fins Up!

by Emma Z., SCUBAnaut 2nd Class Today the SCUBAnauts did four dives for the second day in a row. The first two were day dives in which our three science groups took surveys of the fish and coral reef. All the groups were able to fix and modify their methodology, so...

Naut-in-Training Explains Coral Outplanting

Naut-in-Training Explains Coral Outplanting

By Eli, Naut-in-Training This summer I went on my first summer trip with SCUBAnauts down in the Florida Keys to do a number of recreational and scientific dives. I also had the pleasure of working with Mote Marine Laboratories. My all time favorite part of the summer...

SCUBAnaut Values Time Spent with Veterans Most of All

SCUBAnaut Values Time Spent with Veterans Most of All

  by Trevor R., 2nd Class Naut, Tarpon Chapter Hi, my name is Trevor. This is my second year going on the Scubanauts Summer Trip, and even though I’ve done this all before it has just gotten better. Spending time with the vets from Combat Wounded Veteran...