Adult Archives

Expedition 132: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Palm Beach Lakes Community High School

10/14/2026
Madeleine Mendels

Students and educators from Palm Beach Lakes Community High School joined ANGARI crew and scientists from Florida International University (FIU) aboard R/V ANGARI for a day of hands-on shark research.

Expedition 131: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Palm Springs Community Middle School

10/13/2026
Madeleine Mendels

Students and educators from Palm Springs Community Middle School spent a day conducting shark research onboard the R/V ANGARI alongside the ANGARI crew and scientists from Florida International University (FIU).

Expedition 130: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Inlet Grove Community High School

10/06/2026
Madeleine Mendels

Inlet Grove Community High School students and educators joined the ANGARI crew and scientists from Florida International University (FIU) for a day of shark research onboard the R/V ANGARI.

Here I Am Disassembling An Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure As Part Of A Study On Invertebrates In The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Scientist Sarah Rider

10/01/2026
Laura Jessop

Sarah Rider is a marine ecologist that research focuses on understanding how environmental conditions affect invertebrate and fish communities on coral reefs.

Expedition 129: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Palm Beach Central High School

09/30/2026
Madeleine Mendels

The ANGARI crew was joined by students and educators from Palm Beach Central High School and scientists from Florida International University (FIU) for a day of shark research onboard the R/V ANGARI.

Cryptic Creatures of Caribbean Coral Reefs

09/24/2026
Amanda Waite

Sarah shares how she is investigating the impact of coral restoration on invertebrates and fish in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Bonaire National Marine Park.

Expedition 128: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Independence Middle School

09/21/2026
Madeleine Mendels

Student and educators from Independence Middle School's SciQuest Academy joined scientists from Florida International University (FIU) for an exciting day of shark research onboard the R/V ANGARI.

Revealing the Hidden Lives of Large Coastal Sharks

09/17/2026
Amanda Waite

Follow bull sharks beneath the surface as scientists use acoustic telemetry and animal-borne cameras to uncover where they go, how they behave and how they use Palm Beach’s coastal habitats.

I Will Never Forget The Awesome Feeling After Tagging And Releasing This Newborn White Shark In Southern California.

Scientist Emily Spurgeon

08/04/2026
Laura Jessop

Scientist Emily Spurgeon is a Ph.D. candidate in the Predator Ecology and Conservation Lab at Florida International University. Her research focuses how environmental conditions shape the movement, behavior and ecology of bull, sandbar and juvenile white sharks using acoustic telemetry, biologging camera tags and stable isotope analysis.

COE: Sharks Educator Workshop - Jul 2026

Expedition 125: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Educator Workshop

07/31/2026
Madeleine Mendels

Thirty Florida educators boarded R/V ANGARI to experience marine science fieldwork firsthand while working with scientists from Florida International University to study sharks in the Lake Worth Lagoon and offshore Palm Beach County.