Scientists from various backgrounds came aboard to give the Tri-City Trailblazers a hands-on experience in studying different coastal marine environments throughout South Florida.
Participants in the 2018 Oceanography Camp for Girls became oceanographers for the day aboard R/V ANGARI, exploring and implementing numerous scientific methods for studying the marine world.
Scientists worked from aboard R/V ANGARI and some small boats to study different sea turtle species and their nesting behaviors in Everglades National Park, as well as research that involved tagging and tracking the animals.
R/V ANGARI served as a support vessel for the filming of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special, Sharkwrecked. In this TV special, shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder teamed up with fellow serviceman and marine survival expert, James Glancy to record what happens when a shipwreck occurs in shark-infested waters.
Teachers throughout South Florida came onboard R/V ANGARI for an educational experience about the use of ocean drifter technology to study ocean currents and the movement of oil and marine debris.
A film crew joined National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) scientists scientists aboard R/V ANGARI to capture the variety of scientific methods used to study the health and fate of coral reefs for ANGARI Foundation's new 360/VR film.
Researchers from the Perry Institute for Marine Science conducted field research from R/V ANGARI at various sites throughout The Bahamas, completing hundreds of underwater surveys to examine coral health, fish abundance, and more.
Researchers from the University of Miami's Shark Research and Conservation Program and citizen scientists aboard R/V ANGARI caught and tagged several different species of sharks.
The University of Miami Shark Research and Conservation team and citizen scientists from Youth Making Ripples had a productive day onboard R/V ANGARI, tagging 9 sharks total and collecting a wealth of valuable data for the shark science community.
Young oceanographers, scientists, and mentors from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science’s Oceanography Camp for Girls participated in 3 days of fieldwork aboard R/V ANGARI.