This is my last blog! During the 8th week of my internship I was finally able to do some scientific diving! I drove from Savannah, GA to Pensacola, FL where I met up with some folks conducting lionfish trapping research. Dr. Steve Gittings from NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries designed a
6/27/16-7/15/16 The summer is flying by! I have been working at the MarEx aquarium at Skidaway Island a lot since my last blog. I have learned so many things. I have been on reptile duty for a few weeks wihch includes cleaning the filters in the mud turtle, snapping turtle,
Week 1 (6/6/2016-6/12/2016) My 2016 OWUSS-AAUS Lee Somers Scientific Diving internship began with a road trip from Aurora, Colorado to Athens, Georgia. The trip was long, but I am excited to be here now. The first week of my internship was dedicated to getting all of the necessary paperwork and
Blog 2- Weeks 2 &3 (6/13-6/26) I drove from Athens, GA to Savannah, GA which was about 4 hours in order to get to Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO). I will remain here at SkIO until August 7th. I have mostly been working with the UGA Marine Extension (MarEx) Aquarium.
