SCUBAnaut News
Sci-Diver Trains Teens as Scientists
Safety First with Sci-Diver Training SCUBAnauts practice safety above all else. This weekend in April was no exception as the Nauts practiced safety skills at the Long Center in Clearwater for day one of...
Peace River Fossil Hunt, Can You Dig it ?
From time to time, SCUBAnauts find adventure above--well, somewhat above--the water line. This time, we ventured to Arcadia State Park along the Peace River for some fossil hunting in central Florida. Fossil...
Florida Oceans Day 2019
SCUBAnauts Meet with Tallahassee Legislators We at SCUBAnauts take ocean conservation very seriously and love to help the environment in any way we can. Florida Oceans Day 2019 was held on Tuesday, April 2nd in Tallahassee. Four nauts and three adult leaders drove up...
Dive Safety Rescued by Camaraderie
By Cordelia C.For many new nauts, the prospect of SLAM training may seem like a drag. It's hours of classwork and note taking and then more time in the pool completing boring exercises just so you can finally get to do the fun dives. However, SLAM is a bonding...
Proud SCUBAnaut Parent Thanks Divers Alert Network
by David Paliotta My daughter Emma and I entered the auditorium on the day of the DAN training feeling a trifle apprehensive with a dose of excitement and also a little late. Our dry...
Up Close and Personal with Prehistoric Creatures
by Sophia R., SCUBAnaut Second Class, Women Diver's Hall of Fame Scholarship Recipient This weekend I had the pleasure along with 14 other SCUBAnauts to go shark tagging. We drove down to Fort Lauderdale...
Parent Perception: Nauts are Prepared
By Elaine Ziska, proud parent I'm SO happy my kids were able to have the experience of Saturday's shore dive and really appreciate the adults who helped. It isn't easy to get kids experiences which really challenge them physically, emotionally and...
Shore-Diving Nauts V. The Ocean
by Emma Z. On the recent Shark tagging trip to Miami, SCUBAnauts Diana, Sam, Trent, Trevor and I along with dive master Sam Phillips were the first to attempt a shore dive to a wreck. A second group of nauts was eating lunch at a nearby restaurant and were to do the...
New Naut Perspective: Shark Tagging
by Jonathan W. During the shark tagging trip, we caught two nurse sharks, two black tip reef sharks, and a bonnethead, a tiger and and short nose shark. It was really fun. We learned how to measure the sharks, tag the sharks and clip the fins so the University of...
Camaraderie Among the Sharks
by Logan M. Taking a ScubaNauts trip is the best way to get to know fellow Nauts. Last weekend I went to Miami to go shark tagging with 11 other Nauts. On the way down, we had three hours for me to get to know them. During those three hours we had some really...