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.

When the weather gives you lemons…

When the weather gives you lemons...you work with coral at Mote! The past three days, five SCUBAnauts from different chapters in Florida embarked on a mission to assist Audrey B. on her Masternaut project. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had a different plan for us and...

Myrtle Beach Sherman Wreck Dives

Each dive SCUBAnauts conducts has a research or education mission. Recently, some members from the Savannah Chapter took a trip up to Myrtle Beach to dive the Sherman Wreck and practice archeology techniques as well as fish identification.

A Workout to Benefit the Ocean

Getting duckbill anchors 3ft into the sand is no easy feat and typically takes Mote’s team several days to complete small numbers. Enter… SCUBAnauts like Braydan K. from the Sarasota Chapter. This was Braydan’s first mission wtih SCUBAnauts. See what he has to say about his time in Mote’s field nurseries.

Coral Trees from the Anchor Up

SCUBAnauts has been diving in Key Largo for the past week. The Nauts and I have been given the opportunity to swim in coral reefs, see some snazzy sea creatures, and work with Mote Marine Laboratory and a few of their marine biologists. On Wednesday our day started at...

Coral Restoration Begins on Land

It was honestly a great experience to see the process on how MOTE outplants coral onto the reef. It certainly is a long process but is worth every second of it. Using all the tools really showed how much of a great experience working with MOTE is. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to do something like this. It definitely was a messy process from cleaning snail poop to working with concrete. After all this land work, the nauts are definitely prepared for tomorrow in the water!

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ECO Magazine Online Publication

ECO Magazine Online Publication

"Education Through Exploration: SCUBAnauts Support Reef Restoration Project" By: Keith Kolasa, SCUBAnauts Science/ Education Outreach Coordinator SCUBAnauts International (SNI) was established to expand and promote STEM related opportunities for young and emerging...

In the News: Kids, wounded vets join to restore coral in the Keys

In the News: Kids, wounded vets join to restore coral in the Keys

Theirs was a team effort during Mote Marine Laboratory’s ongoing coral restoration project: Dove held the fragment with his left hand, and Costello used both hands to cinch the zip tie — retired Green Beret Staff Sgt. Dove lost his right arm below the elbow and right...

Amazing Outplanting (Blog)

Amazing Outplanting (Blog)

Zack M : SCUBAnaut - AAUS D-30 //2015 We worked with Dr. Vaughan of Mote Tropical Research Lab at Summerland Key and learned about the latest way to transplant and grow boulder/mountain corals. Overall it was a very interesting process and the science behind how...

Summer Trip 2015 – Summary

Summer Trip 2015 – Summary

July 17 - 25, 2015 18 youth members and 9 adult mentors of SCUBAnauts International (SNI) assisted coral restoration scientists from the Mote Tropical Research Laboratory in Summerland Key, FL. This trip encompassed major themes of (1) conducting youth lead research...

In the news: SCUBAnauts Splitting The Sign

I am a member of SCUBAnauts International, an organization for young people passionately interested in the ocean. Of all my experiences as a SCUBAnaut, sharing my love of the ocean with wounded veterans really stands out. As we come up to Memorial Day, I wanted to...

July 2014 Coral Nursery and Transplant Dive Missions

July 2014 Coral Nursery and Transplant Dive Missions

7.16.14 Dive Journal Entry Sofia Alaniz, Scubanaut-Senior First Class Master Diver AAUS D-100 DAN Diving First Aid Pro Provider  Today was filled with a ton of fun and a huge load of diving!!! I was expecting a normal day of normal dives… That is not even...