🦈 SHARK CONSERVATION 🕹

About

• THIS PROGRAM IS FULL AND HAS A FULL WAIT LIST
• July 30 – August 1
• 2 days, camping overnight
• Halifax, Lunenburg, and Wolfville, NS
• 12 seats
• Pay-what-you-can
• Drop-off/pick-up times and locations to be determined
• No prior knowledge needed

*Note that this program is an updated version of our Technology & Marine Conservation program that now focuses on shark conservation. Roughly 50% of the activities are new. Participants who previously attended the Technology & Marine Conservation program are welcome to be nominated for this program but should be aware that some activities will be repeated.

Activities

• Tour the Ocean Tracking Network’s COVE (Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship), learning about the technology like the Stella Maris that is used to track shark and other marine species movements and about careers in marine engineering
• Learn about the local marine food web by getting hands-on with invertebrates at the Back to the Sea Society
• Tag and collect samples from blue, mako, and porbeagle sharks aboard a shark research expedition at Lunenburg Ocean Adventures
• Assist in processing collected shark tissue samples and preparing them for contaminant analysis in Acadia University’s Biology labs
• Become advocates for shark conservation by learning about how they are mis-represented in the media and creating posters and a social media campaign that share positive, science-based facts to be disseminated in participants’ communities
• Learning about gender equity in the STEM fields and why diversity is so important
• Learning about careers in marine biology and what it’s like to study marine biology at college and university
• This program also includes a 1-hour online discussion at the end of September (date TBD), where participants will learn about the results of their shark tissue analysis and share the impact of their poster and social media campaigns

Eligibility

This program is open to girls and under-represented genders ages 15-18 who live in the Maritime provinces (NB, NS, PEI). Participants from other areas are welcome to apply for our wait list.

How To Apply

Participants must be nominated by an adult that knows them well, including parents/guardians.

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