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.

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.

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.

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.

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Summer Trip “Life Changing” for New Naut

My first SCUBAnauts trip to the Keys was life changing. I think it was the best experience for me, considering I am still a new diver.  Before the trip, most of my dives were for training.   Of course, my first day in the Keys, I didn’t know what I...

SCUBAnauts “Dive In” Behind the Scenes at The Smithsonian

SCUBAnauts “Dive In” Behind the Scenes at The Smithsonian

In our recent trip to Washington, DC for Capital Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) , SCUBAnauts had a chance to go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and meet first hand some of the curators and scientists who work there. Tim Coffer, the...

SCUBAnauts International Visits the Coast Guard

On May 14, 2017, the USCG Air Station welcomed SCUBAnauts to tour their facility in St. Petersburg, Florida. The C-130 is a cargo plane. They are able to transport people, vehicles, supplies, and other cargo on the aircraft. On air drop missions, they drop the cargo...

Masternaut Blog

Masternaut Blog

Being a part of SCUBAnauts International since my freshman year, I've had the opportunity to reach my fullest potential through the organization. I was able to achieve the highest rank in the program, becoming a Masternaut. I have over 100 dives, I am nitrox,...

First Dive Blog

First Dive Blog

This was the first dive of the season on the boat Moonshine. This was also my first saltwater dive because my checkout dives for getting certified were during a red tide and rough winds. The purpose of these dives was to do coral counts with something similar to a...

Marine Quest Blog

On October 22, 2016, the SCUBAnauts went to MarineQuest, which is a festival held at USF. There the nauts talked to hundreds of people about the program. Most of the conversation revolved around what we have done to help coral reefs in Florida, the fish surveys we do...

SCUBAnauts Advance!

At our SCUBAnauts International regional meeting today, we were lucky enough to add a new SCUBAnaut to the rank of Master Naut. Shaian B. presented her Masternaut project detailing the effect of plankton abundance on fish populations in an area. She studied samples of...

2nd Annual Tropical Shirts and Tiara’s Event

This past weekend SCUBAnauts held their 2nd Annual Tropical Shirts and Tiara’s Friendraiser event at the MOTE Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, FL. Over 100 SCUBAnauts, alumni, family and friends attended this years’ Friendraiser event held in the Aquarium's...