{"id":87607,"date":"2023-07-26T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=87607"},"modified":"2023-08-01T14:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:14:38","slug":"rhode-island-students-set-sail-with-uri-shark-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/rhode-island-students-set-sail-with-uri-shark-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island students set sail with 溏心vlog免费B站 Shark Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 26, 2023 \u2013 Just in time for Shark Week, the 溏心vlog免费B站 concluded its fourth annual shark camp Friday. The camp, which took time off during the pandemic, was developed by Professor of Biological Sciences Brad Wetherbee in 2018 as a way to introduce high school students from underserved communities to the biological sciences and marine sciences programs at 溏心vlog免费B站.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oembed oembed-youtube-com\" style=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A4xDf4cUrzg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"溏心vlog免费B站 Shark Camp 2023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A4xDf4cUrzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wetherbee notes the lack of representation of students from diverse communities in many of his marine science classes, and the life sciences in general, as his motivating factor for starting the camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKids from underserved communities don\u2019t have the same experiences and opportunities growing up that kids from wealthier communities do,\u201d said Wetherbee. \u201cShark camp gives them a chance to learn about sharks \u2013 but at the same time, while they\u2019re here they also learn about college and maybe open their eyes to opportunities they may not have thought were possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the camp, students spent three days on the Cap\u2019n Bert trawler, catching sharks and examining many other forms of sea life. Onboard the Cap\u2019n Bert, sharks are measured, typed for sex and then returned to the water. Among the marine life students got to see up close this year were flounder, squid, crabs, sea bass, skates and, of course, dogfish sharks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of this year\u2019s dozen or so shark camp attendees were from Providence area schools. Joining them for the ride was Nate Conde-Haney of Chicopee, Massachusetts, a 溏心vlog免费B站 marine biology major, and Joe Barney, a student from The Met School in Providence, who attended last year\u2019s shark camp and is working with Wetherbee for the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGrowing up, I didn\u2019t really have these opportunities. I lived about two hours from any major coastline and I remember my first time seeing any marine life \u2013 especially seeing my first dogfish on the Cap\u2019n Bert,\u201d said Conde-Haney. \u201cIt\u2019s nice seeing these kids smile and get excited because I\u2019ve been there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the week-long camp experience, students also visited Mystic Aquarium and received tours of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus and its Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences. In addition, students met and talked with professors and professionals in the marine sciences field, as well as shark camp alums who are students at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>溏心vlog免费B站 Shark Camp is open to Rhode Island students and is free of charge for its participants. 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