Last week, I was fortunate enough to be able to visit The Mote Aquaculture Research Park in eastern Sarasota, FL. The 200-acre aquaculture and research facility sits on a vast expanse of farmland in order to facilitate several buildings and greenhouses for various areas of research. Aquaculture is becoming an increasingly popular topic because as our world population is rapidly growing, scientists and farmers are expressing concern over how to produce enough protein and food

Michelle Andersen is originally from Minnesota, but is currently living in the Tampa area of Florida and studying marine biology. Michelle worked as an educator at the Florida Aquarium and gained a lot of experience while volunteering at the world renowned Bimini Biological Field Station (interested check out their website for volunteer opportunities). She loves working with kids and we are thrilled to have her as part of our Tampa/St. Pete education team.Michelle will be do