Can you believe we're already halfway through National Science Diving Week?! Thank you Natalie Aldridge from Old Dominion University for this submission! Natalie is currently an intern for Reef Renewal USA, but also runs the ODU science diving instagram. #AAUS #AAUSNationalScienceDivingWeek #scientificdiving #scubadiving #scuba #underwaterresearch | American Academy of Underwater Sciences

🤿 National Science Diving Week is on a roll! Thank you to Alyssa Coleman from Shannon Point Marine Center for the fin-tastic post! Photo 1: Me (Alyssa Coleman) during a scientific training dive on a cold, overcast day in Burrows Bay in Anacortes, WA this summer (photo credit- Ash Micklewright). Photo 2: Scuba tanks packed up for one of our scientific training dives (photo credit- Alyssa Coleman) Photo 3: Our scientific diving class, and our instructor Derek Smith, on our night dive out in Burro

"The Boston University Scientific Diving Program is small but mighty!" says BU DSO Lizzie McNamee. Scientific Diving Graduate Teaching Fellow, and PhD Candidate, Morgan Bennett-Smith introduces us to the Marine Science Program, the wonders of New England Diving, and shows us how an AAUS Scientific Diving course can give students both hard and soft skills that prepare them for a future career in Marine Science! | American Academy of Underwater Sciences

Underwater Volcano Science Experiment

AAUS Scientific Divers in the field! Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium's Assistant DSO Adam Schare reveals that aquarium divers do more than just clean exhibits and feed fish. The PDZA dive team performs regular field dives, from cleaning underwater censors to rockfish and kelp forest ecological surveys. Check out the PDZA crew in action, and stay tuned for even more content during today's social media takeover! #AAUSNationalScienceDivingWeek #aaus #scientificdiving #scubadiving #scuba #pointdefia

It's the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Social Media Takeover! 🐟 🐙 🦀 🦭 This morning, we're getting things rolling with Assistant Dive Safety Officers Adam and Cameron! Adam, Cameron, and the amazing dive team at PDZA perform annual rockfish monitoring surveys in Washington's Puget Sound. Rockfish are one of the main groups of fish that call the aquarium their home! Rockfish species play a big role in the food web, benefitting the Puget Sound ecosystem by providing food sources for many other

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" - Aristotle The dive team at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium certainly makes excellence look easy! Behind the scenes, Assistant Dive Safety Officer Adam Schare explains that, in reality, it takes diligent training, planning, and passion to keep their 55-person dive team going safe and strong! Cheers to the PDZA staff and volunteer divers for this great video submission celebrating National Science Diving Week! 🎉 #aausn