SCUBAnaut News
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.