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My First Night Dive

The dark water sends shivers down our spines. As we look, we start to find many species of animals, particularly parrot fish. It is fully dark now. The surge rocks us back and forth as we swim forwards. There are so many shells! We look under the ledges and find crabs and lobsters.

Key West Cleanup Dive

Overall, I thought the cleanup dives were not only an amazing experience but also a great learning opportunity. They allowed me to contribute to ocean conservation while developing new diving skills and gaining a better understanding of the impact marine debris has on our environment.

Caribbean King Crabs Contribute to Reef Restoration

Collecting Caribbean King Crabs at night was unlike any dive I had done before. It combined scientific research with adventure and showed me how creative restoration efforts can be. With this trip being my first ever SCUBAnauts trip, I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to the organization.

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...

I.CARE (About Coral Outplanting)

I loved this whole experience, but especially seeing the finished product. It was like seeing a whole new perspective on the change you can make for our home, Earth. To then go around the reef again, after finishing our outplanting, was incredible because you could see what we had just outplanted, as well as the past efforts that are bringing our reefs back to life.

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An Inky Dark Dive

We saw sleeping parrotfish that created a gel around themselves, so they could sleep, and we also saw plenty of moray eels. All of a sudden, we heard an excited squeal from our dive lead and she turned around, signaling to tell us what was happening. As she did so, the specimen of her excitement presented itself out of the darkness.

Two Days, Eight Dives, Sixteen Nauts and a Lot of Science!

…after the first few skill dives, I got my form a lot better with not kicking up sand and being more observant so that I did not hit coral or other divers. There are also fish that I had personally never seen. When I dove down and learned about a fish called….

What Does It Take To Become a SCUBAnaut?

The first step of becoming a SCUBAnaut was probably the most interesting. This was the diving first aid certifications. In order to be confident in first aid skills relating to diving as well as just general first aid, I had to learn tons of new material and make sure I fully understood it.

Savannah Nauts Reach the Keys!

My trip to the Keys was amazing! Probably one of the best trips I have ever done. Being there with friends, and meeting new people made it so much more fun as well! When we got there, we unpacked our stuff and I met everyone that I was going to dive with. Everyone was super nice and welcoming, and I knew this was going to be a fun weekend.

NC Nauts Spring Break, New Partnerships, Lionfish Removal, and Coral Restoration in Aruba

Over spring break, eight SCUBAnauts partnered with six youth from Aruba’s ScubbleBubbles to collaborate on international coral restoration and lionfish removal efforts for the first time!

Nauts Earn Sea Turtle Specialty Certification

Just like divers, the turtles who need this procedure start with a lot of weight and then get less and less to only have what they need. We also got to see a bunch of four-day old turtles and learned that only one in ten thousand actually survive to reproductive age.