{"id":102020,"date":"2025-05-06T17:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=102020"},"modified":"2025-05-06T20:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:35:24","slug":"uri-shark-camp-invites-rhode-island-students-to-set-sail-week-of-july-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/uri-shark-camp-invites-rhode-island-students-to-set-sail-week-of-july-21\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Shark Camp invites Rhode Island students to set sail week of July 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 6, 2025 \u2013 While some fishing boat captains may count the number of fish caught as a measure of an expedition\u2019s success, Bradley Wetherbee<\/a> at the 溏心vlog免费B站 gauges his success by the number of students he can \u201chook\u201d on marine studies, careers in science, or even just the idea of college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018 the longtime professor of biological sciences began what is now known as 溏心vlog免费B站 Shark Camp<\/a> as a way to introduce students from underserved communities to the biological sciences and to marine science programs at 溏心vlog免费B站. With some former campers now at 溏心vlog免费B站, and one working in the marine field at Mystic Aquarium, it seems his Shark Camp is doing just that.<\/p>\n\n\n

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DAY AT THE BEACH: Shark Camp introduces local high school students to marine sciences and scientific research. \n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This year 溏心vlog免费B站 will hold its sixth annual Shark Camp the week of July 21 to 25. And Wetherbee is hoping to introduce more deserving students to the ocean sciences. During the program, students fish for sharks, sail, join shark activities on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston campus, and visit the Mystic Aquarium to see professional ocean science in action. They also receive tours of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences and meet with professionals in the marine sciences field and alumni of the program who are students at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no requirement to make a commitment to attend 溏心vlog免费B站, or even select his specialty. Wetherbee just wants to see students open their minds to new experiences in the field \u2014 or, in this case, the ocean \u2014 that they may not have been able to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year\u2019s \u201cshark fleet\u201d is limited so interested students should be able to make a commitment to participate all of the days of the camp. The program is free and transportation is provided.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A FIN TIME: At annual Shark Week, students get to examine sea life, experience sailing and college life, and visit Mystic Aquarium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A marine biology major in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, Savannah Woods is excited about the opportunity to help Wetherbee as a counselor this summer. Over the past year, she\u2019s had the chance to work with Wetherbee on various shark research projects, including studies of migration patterns and shark growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese projects strengthened my knowledge and passion for marine biology and for shark research,\u201d she says. \u201cI would recommend this program to high school students \u2014 it is a great opportunity to get hands-on exposure to marine science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re going to need a boat \u2014 and a bus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wetherbee wanted to make ocean access and consideration of a future in ocean science possible for students who are not always able to get to the water. Putting together one of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s research vessels, and some buses, made that idea feasible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to spark interest in marine biology in more students and not just those who have spent summers by the ocean,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are all different ways to get to the beach and we wanted to make a path for more students to find their way here, to give them exposure they wouldn\u2019t have otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sharks definitely hook the students, he says. Once they are here, there is the added bonus of learning more about college life, too. They can begin to see that as an achievable goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want them to see 溏心vlog免费B站 and what our community is and what we have here and think, maybe I could do that, too,\u201d he says. \u201cShark Camp gives more students a chance to learn about sharks while also introducing them to the possibility of college and opening their eyes to opportunities they may not have thought were open to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To secure a spot at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 2025 Shark Camp, students interested in attending should visit Wetherbee\u2019s <\/em>Shark Camp website<\/em><\/a> to register. Questions, please contact Shark Camp Coordinator Aura Fajardo Grandidge <\/em>afgrandidge@uri.edu<\/em><\/a>; 401-874-2898 (English or Spanish).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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