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

🏎️ high speed dive locker tour with @sarahbethy_ @sarabasse @jeff_jolly at @oistedu Marine Science Station. #scientificdiving #okinawa #scuba #aaus #scubadiving | American Academy of Underwater Sciences

"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

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 | Facebook

Meet Keishu Asada. @oistedu Science Diver, Lead Diver, and Divemaster. Keishu is responsible for facilitating much of the marine fieldwork at OIST. We thank you for your hard work and dedication Keishu! #aaus #scuba #okinawa #diver #divemaster | American Academy of Underwater Sciences | Facebook

"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 | Facebook