SCUBAnaut News
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...
Mote to Host Open House for New Sarasota Chapter of SNI
SCUBAnauts International is excited to announce that our long-time partner, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, will be hosting an open house event for families interested in learning more about the exciting opportunities SNI has to offer. The event will take place...
DAN First Aid Training 2017
This past weekend SCUBAnauts International had more than 75 participants in our annual First Aid for Professional Divers course sponsored by Divers Alert Network (DAN). The members of the organization have to complete the 2-day course with examination every two years....
Great American Teach-In 2016
SCUBAnauts International went past Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic, sharing a love of the sea and SCUBA diving for the Great American Teach-In at East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering this past November. Paul Foisy (SNI President & CEO) and two...
2016 DEW Foundation Donation
We are very excited to announce that SCUBAnauts International has recently received a generous $5,000 grant for the 2017 Annual Summer Trip from the DEW Foundation! Join us in thanking them for their generous donation that will help us continue to educate our youth in...
An Annual Tradition
Shannon S. --- Senior SCUBAnaut Second Class --- AAUS D-30 They called me “The Ringer.” I hadn’t a clue how I stumbled upon that nickname because I had never split the dive sign before. In fact, for the past three years I wasn’t even close to hitting...
Summary of Our Summer Trip
19 SCUBAnauts and 9 adult leaders were in the Florida Keys for our annual summer trip with Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Combat Wounded Veterans' Challenge. Below are updates, including daily posts from our nauts themselves! 7/17 Today, members of...