Scientist Erin Spencer
Erin Spencer is a marine ecologist, science writer and Ph.D. candidate at FIU studying great hammerhead sharks.
Scientist Laura García Barcia
Laura García Barcia is a wildlife toxicologist and Ph.D. candidate at FIU studying how heavy metals affect coastal shark and human health.
Scientist Ian Enochs
Dr. Ian Enochs is a research ecologist at NOAA. He is telling us about his research on how ocean warming and acidification affect coral reefs.
Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
The common bottlenose dolphin are a very social and smart species that travel in pods, sometimes consisting of more than 100 dolphins!
Scientist Krista Sherman
Dr. Krista Sherman is a Senior Scientist at Perry Institute for Marine Science telling us about her research on Nassau grouper in The Bahamas.
Expedition 45: Coastal Ocean Explorers – Palm Beach Day Academy
Participants from Palm Beach Day Academy boarded R/V ANGARI for the Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks education-at-sea program.
Expedition 44: Coastal Ocean Explorers – Roosevelt Community Middle School
Roosevelt Middle participants boarded R/V ANGARI for the Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks program, made possible by IJL Real Estate and the West Marine BlueFuture® Fund at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County.
Giant Manta Ray Skye
Meet Skye, a giant manta ray living off the east coast of Florida and subject of an amazing collaborative 3D animated model!
Palm Beach Manta Ray Immortalized by Local Nonprofits
Florida is home to a large seasonal aggregation of adult manta rays and also serves as an important manta ray nursery. We bring this marine animal to the forefront with our accurate 3D manta ray model.
Tiger Shark (Galeocerda cuvier)
The tiger shark is mainly a solitary animal found in tropical and temperate waters and is identifiable by the dark stripes running down their bodies.