🦈 SHARK CONSERVATION 🕹

About

• July 29 – 31
• 2 days, camping overnight
• Lunenburg, NS
• 12 seats
• Pay-what-you-can
• Drop-off/pick-up times and locations to be determined
• No prior knowledge needed

Activities

• Take part in a ~7 hour shark research expedition out of the Lunenburg Harbour, including assisting with fishing for sharks and other fish, and measuring and collecting samples from blue sharks
• Assist in processing collected shark tissue samples and preparing them for contaminant analysis
• Perform water quality monitoring of different samples around Lunenburg
• Assist with a dogfish shark dissection, learning about the anatomy and physiology of this small shark species
• Become advocates for shark conservation by learning about how they are misrepresented 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

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. The first round of nominations is open until May 9th, after which nominations are accepted on a rolling basis.

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