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Students capture and tag sharks during field research trip on Biscayne Bay
Ransom Everglades upper school students captured and tagged three sharks during a research outing to the Stiltsville area of Biscayne Bay this past spring. The highlight of the curriculum for the upper school "Biology and Ecology of Sharks" course, the research excursion in March allowed students in grades 10 through 12 to get hands-on scientific experience by performing comprehensive scientific workups on three sharks.
Chartering the Research Vessel "Garvin" out of Rickenbacker Marina, Ransom Everglades partnered with the environmental organization Field School to allow students in the popular class the unique research opportunity. During the outing, students successfully caught, processed and released one tiger shark and two blacktip sharks.
The data collection process included measuring the sharks, attaching tracking tags, taking DNA samples and checking the sharks for parasites before safely releasing them back into the bay.
The course is taught by RE faculty member Heather Marshall, a marine scientist specializing in shark stress physiology. RE faculty member Kristine Stump, a marine biologist specializing in tropical marine ecology, served as a chaperone.
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