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Field School collaborates with university departments to create unique field courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Our scientific and instructional staff are available to complement your faculty's expertise and provide hands-on research experiences and training to students, with minimal logistical effort on the part of your department.
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Explore some of the content and skills training we regularly offer to students as part of our courses and expeditions

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Topics covered:
  • Shark & ray biology & ecology
  • Shark conservation & outreach
  • Shark evolutionary biology
  • Study design & gear construction techniques
  • Shark stress physiology
  • Shark species identification
  • Skills for effective scientific outreach
  • Mangrove ecology and conservatioin
  • Seagrass ecology, conservation and monitoring techniques
  • Coral reef ecology, conservation, and restoration techniques
  • Pelagic fish ecology, conservation, and research
  • Habitat and ecosystem interconnection
 
 Boat Skills: 
  • Knot tying, including bowline, cleat, tail rope
  • Boat terminology
  • Line handling and safety skills
 
 Field Research Skills:
  • Basic snorkeling and freediving techniques
  • Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) construction, baiting and deployment
  • Seine net deployment and species collection
  • Gillnet deployment and species collection
  • Long line gangion construction, long line deployment and species collection
  • Drum line deployment and species collection
  • Safe handling and restraint of sharks during data collection and work up
  • Fish trap construction, deployment, and species data collection
  • Seine netting and juvenile and invertebrate ID
  • Tropical marine fish identification
  • Coral reef identification, and monitoring and restoration techniques
  • Quadrat construction and seagrass bed monitoring techniques 
  • Advanced options: blood draws and processing, suturing techniques
 
 Analytical Skills:
  • Data and sample collection and basic field sample processing
  • BRUV footage review and behavioral observation recording
  • Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
  • Introduction to experimental design



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Week-long Courses​
  • Intro to Shark Research Skills
  • Intro to Tropical Marine Fieldwork
  • Sperm Whale Research Expedition Bahamas
Day/weekend Courses
  • R @ Sea: Immersive Workshop in R for Ecological Modeling
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Partner with us! We are always looking for new schools, scientists, and non-profit organizations to partner with.  Please contact us here to start a conversation.

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  • Home
  • About us
    • Our Mission
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Our Research Vessel
    • Ongoing Research
    • Publications
    • Internship program
    • Our Non-profit Arm
    • Field School Fellowship
  • Find A Course
    • Intro to Shark Research Skills
    • Intro to Tropical Marine Research
    • Bahamas Sperm Whale Research
    • R @ Sea: Learn to Code
    • Ocean Science Communication with @WhySharksMatter
    • Scholarship Opportunities
  • What Courses Are Like
  • Charter us
    • Universities and faculty
    • Non-profits and other organizations
    • Corporate
    • Research and Film
  • Contact Us
  • Blog