Grades 9-12 Archives

Expedition 107: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Palm Beach Central High School

10/02/2025
Madeleine Mendels

Students and educators from Palm Beach Central High School participated in a hands-on day of shark research with scientists from Florida International University's College of Arts, Sciences and Education onboard R/V ANGARI.

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Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus)

10/01/2025
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The Atlantic blue crab gets its name from the vibrant color of its shell are found along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Coast.

Movement of the Atlantic Guitarfish

09/24/2025
Amanda Waite

Jenny Norcross aims to understand the movement and habitat use of the elusive Atlantic guitarfish in South Florida using acoustic telemetry to better inform conservation strategies and fisheries management for this Vulnerable species.

Woolpert’s Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative Award

09/23/2025
Amanda Waite

Rick Householder shares how his Woolpert team used topobathy lidar and sonar to map ~45,000 square kilometers of the seafloor for the State of Florida's Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative project.

Expedition 106: Research Methods with FIU

09/15/2025
Madeleine Mendels

Scientists from a variety of research labs at Florida University University (FIU) participated in a day of hands-on experience in different research methods used to study sharks in Palm Beach County.

Aquaculture for Marine Restoration

09/12/2025
Amanda Waite

Dr. Patterson talks about the interesting ways that aquaculture, or farming aquatic plants and animals, might be used as a tool to improve habitat quality or enhance target species populations.

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

09/01/2025
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The osprey is also known as the fish hawk and is a year-round resident along the Florida coast and the Caribbean!

Expedition 105: Sea Turtle Releases with MacArthur Beach State Park

08/12/2025
Laura Jessop

Park rangers from John D. MacArthur Beach State Park and staff members from Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park joined R/V ANGARI and her crew to release juvenile sea turtles offshore Palm Beach County.

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Common Sand Dollar (Echinarachnius parma)

08/01/2025
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The common sand dollar is a small invertebrate known as an echinoderm that commonly washes up on shores.

Expedition 104: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Sponsors & Donors

07/30/2025
Madeleine Mendels

ANGARI sponsors and donors participated as citizen scientists in an exciting day of shark research, alongside scientists from Florida International University onboard R/V ANGARI.