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.

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...

Rookie of the Year

Brain corals can grow to over six feet in diameter. I saw this for myself treating diseased coral in St. Croix this summer. The trip started at two in the morning at the airport where we made our way to the U.S. Virgin Islands. We arrived at Camp Howard where we...

6am Wake Up Call in St Croix

During the 2024 St Croix summer trip we did a handful of fish surveys and benthic dives. We did these dives to collect data for our science projects and to input it into the REEF database. To do our fish and benthic dives we all had to wake up between 6-8 in the...

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Give Day Tampa Bay Fundraiser

Give Day Tampa Bay Fundraiser

Just a quick update on our Give Day Tampa Bay fundraiser. SCUBAnauts raised $1400 https://giveday.org/npo/scubanauts-international-1 We are so excited for what this money is going to do for our organization and want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who...

YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day

YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day

This Saturday SCUBAnauts had the opportunity to help out with the YMCA's Healthy Kids Day at John Chestnut Park that aimed to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active. The SCUBAnauts had a booth at the event and used it to teach children about the...

Flashback: Speaking with the SNI Board of Directors

Flashback: Speaking with the SNI Board of Directors

Looking back at our Board of Directors meeting in February from the point of view from one of our exceptional Nauts, Mia F. On Saturday, February 27th, the SCUBAnauts International Board of Directors met at Mote Marine Laboratory for their annual meeting. As part of a...

Welcoming Our New Board Members

Welcoming Our New Board Members

  Please join SCUBAnauts Intl in welcoming our 4 new Board Members...   Dr. Teresa Greely provides expertise in the areas of biological oceanography, ecological physiology, marine fishes, and ocean science education. She has broad research interests which...

Naut Panel Session at SNI Regional Meeting (Blog)

Naut Panel Session at SNI Regional Meeting (Blog)

Last weekend we had our Regional Meeting that involved all of the SCUBAnauts chapters coming to together with our esteemed Board of Directors. Take a look at what our Naut Shaian B. thought about all of it!   I had the opportunity to participate in SCUBAnauts...

The 1st Annual Tropical Shirts and Tiaras Benefit Friendraiser!

The 1st Annual Tropical Shirts and Tiaras Benefit Friendraiser!

 There are limited seats available for our Friendraiser this Saturday night. Advance tickets are a donation of $50 each and must be purchased before Midnight on Friday the 19th.  Tickets at the door will by $75, but only IF seats are still available. Please don't...

Welcoming Our New Chapter Presidents

Welcoming Our New Chapter Presidents

“SCUBAnauts International youth program is not about diving or about diving for science. It is about ‘diving’ into the process of character and moral development so that our youth are motivated to act from their higher self, inspired by the example of the mentors...

DEW Foundation Donation

DEW Foundation Donation

We are excited to announce that SCUBAnauts International has recently received a $5,000 grant for the 2016 Annual Summer Trip from DEW Foundation! Join us in thanking them for their generous donation that will help us continue to educate our youth and expand our...

First SNI Dive Experience (Blog)

First SNI Dive Experience (Blog)

 When I first joined SCUBAnauts I immediately felt as though I would enjoy the lessons being taught and the opportunity to make new friends. I really wanted to apply the knowledge that I had learned in the science lessons so I was excited to go on my first dive. It...