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Celebrating our campers’ achievements and friendship on OCG celebration day!

OCG is the place for me

Celebrating our campers’ achievements and friendship on OCG celebration day!

June 28, 2019Girls Camp

OCG Girls Camp 2019

Get to Know the Staff – Ryan’s Passion!

Being fit allows greater focus and endurance in the classroom.

June 25, 2019Girls Camp

Next up in the Marine Protection lab was fisheries management and modeling

Maps, Models, and Marine Resources

Week two of OCG, which is filled with various lab days, has come to an end!

June 24, 2019Girls Camp

Campers examined several Spotted Seatrout and Spanish Mackerel carcasses with the goal of gaining insight into how these fish lived and their feeding patterns.

The Ins and Outs of Fish

On Day 2 campers stepped up their game and became Fish Biologist themselves.

June 22, 2019Girls Camp

Tiffaney’s skeleton belongs to the FWC Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab, which lends out bones for education purposes.

One Piece at a Time

Tiffaney’s skeleton belongs to the FWC Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab.

June 21, 2019Girls Camp

OCG 2019 at Caladesi Island

Understanding Barrier Islands

In order to understand how barrier islands move, the campers needed to learn about the longshore current.

June 20, 2019Girls Camp

Studying mangroves OCG 2019

Going Out On a Limb for Mangroves

Each mangrove cements themselves in the peat of the coastline slowing down water and protecting our coasts from erosion.

June 18, 2019Girls Camp

Out at sea OCG 2019

All Aboard! OCG Goes Out to Sea

OCG campers arrived at the USF docks bright and early for their research cruise.

June 17, 2019Girls Camp

Collections Group led by Teresa collected water, sediment, and plankton samples for the other groups to examine.

Roll with the Sea

Working as one big team, the Collections Group led by Teresa collected water, sediment, and plankton samples for the other groups to examine.

June 16, 2019Girls Camp

Kayaking adventure to Shell Key

A Day at the Beach

While the wind was howling in from the southwest at around 14 miles per hour, all the kayaks made fairly easy work of the trip.

June 14, 2019Girls Camp

Oceanography Camp for Girls 2019

The First Day of Camp

Oceanography Camp for Girls 2019 is finally upon us and in full swing!

June 11, 2019Girls Camp

Oceanography Camp for Girls kick off

Oceanography Camp for Girls kicks off today

The 2019 Oceanography Camp for Girls kicks off.

June 10, 2019Girls Camp

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Our blue planet faces a suite of challenges and opportunities for understanding and innovation. Our mission is to advance understanding of the interconnectivity of ocean systems and human-ocean interactions using a cross-disciplinary approach, to empower the next workforce of the blue economy with a world-class education experience, and to share our passion for a healthy environment and science-informed decision-making with community audiences near and far.