I had a Jawesome time speaking with about 50 teens and their parents about the role predators play in their environment. We covered anti predator adaptations of their prey such as a parrotfish creating a snot bubble around itself to hide its smell when it wants to rest in the reef, that we are NOT on the Menu for sharks, but they are in fact on are menu, and learned what a food web was and what a trophic level means. We then did an activity where the kids were groupers (mesop
I ( Jillian) met Leann on the Bimini Biological Field Station’s ( Sharklab) Marquesas research and tagging expedition in 2004. Leann is based in New Jersey, where she is currently a science teacher for grades 6-12. She is a research assistant in the Fluid Dynamics Lab at NJIT, where she is studying Chondrichthyan egg cases. Leann will be representing our team throughout the tri-state area (NY-NJ-PA) with classroom visits and educational events. She will also be developing cur
Amie Williams has already been busy with school visits and is joining our team as a representative in Scotland. She is currently doing her Master’s in ecosystem based management in marine systems at University of St. Andrews. We will be hearing a lot from Amie as she blogs about school visits and does are shark of the month blog. We are excited to welcome her to the team and to share her shark story with you. Stay tuned for more blogs from Amie and make sure to follow her on
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
We believe kids can make a difference and our junior ambassador program highlights those that are doing their part to save sharks! Meet Christopher, our newest ambassador. Christopher loves the ocean and has an amazing curiosity about all the animals living in it. We definitely think he is a marine biologist in the making! Let’s learn a little more about him and his love for sharks! 1) What is your favorite shark and why? My favorite shark is the Lemon Shark because yellow is
My first classroom visit to talk about sharks, was in 2005. I immediately fell in love with the whole experience. Children have an untainted enthusiasm for the natural world and even when things seem impossible, they bring inspiration, creativity and hope for the future of our planet. Although my career as a scuba instructor, shark dive guide, photographer and professional videographer has taken me around the world, I continue to visit classrooms as much as possible. It wa