SCUBAnaut News
Why We Love Ocean Prom: SCUBAnaut Youth Reflect on Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW)
This year at the 2014 Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) the SCUBAnauts had a wonderful experience meeting some amazing men and women in D.C. Although the week went by fast, it will be an experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life. I...
CHOW 2014: Our Next Generation of Ocean Leaders Discuss Major Ocean Threats and Solutions with Congressional Leaders and Marine Experts
Capitol Hill Ocean Week has taught me a lot. I learned about environmental issues and how to approach them, the government and how it works, and my fellow SCUBAnauts. A couple of environmental issues that stuck out to me were ocean acidity, pollution,...
SCUBAnaut Youth Discuss Ocean Issues and Career Opportunities at NOAA
SCUBAnauts discuss threats facing coral reefs with Dr. Janna Shackeroff of NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation ProgramIn our week at CHOW during our visit to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Headquarters in Silver Spring, we had the chance...
Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW 2014) #OceanProm Ocean Awards Gala
Nauts with Dr. Kathryn SullivanTwelve Scubanauts from three chapters had the amazing opportunity to attend Capitol Hill Ocean Week in Washington D.C., starting the trip off with a beyond the scenes tour of National Geographic as provided by Julie Brown. Next...
Nauts go Behind the Scenes at National Geographic Society
This trip to Washington, DC was very informational and super fun! Don’t get me wrong, everything we did on this trip was amazing. But the one thing that stood out to me on this trip was getting a behind the scenes tour of the National Geographic’s Society....
In the news: Alert Diver – Scubanauts
For today's average teenager, weekends and after-school hours are a whirlwind of activity with homework, athletics, SAT prep, community service, driving lessons, socializing — the list could stretch longer than fourth-period history class on a sunny spring day. Some...
Capitol Hill Oceans Week 2013
Over the past few days I have had the chance to participate in Capital Hill Ocean Week(CHOW) in our nation's capital Washington D.C. CHOW provides me with an opportunity to meet and interview members of the House of Representatives and Senate, Administrators of NOAA,...
Coral Nursery
Today we helped attach Acropora cervicornas, the staghorn coral to a ‘tree’ with Cory Walter and Erich Bartell from Mote Marine Laboratory.This ‘tree’ is made of PVC and the coral fragments are hung to the tree by wire. When the coral is in the...
Checking out the fish in Looe Key
Seven hours stuck in a car can feel like sand dribbling slowly down in a time keeper. Basically, it seems feels like a lifetime. Often at times, I would wonder why I would go through such boredom but then my answer always pushed me through. Because...
Most interesting thing learned about Belize and its reefs
Today I have spent 7 days in Belize. I have had an amazing time and learned a bunch. The diving has been unbelievable, and the hospitality has been incredible. The most interesting thing I learned about the island is that it is an atoll that was formed by the two...