Adventures in Marine Biology ages 10-12 & 13-14

Take a peek of what "Adventures in Marine Biology" has to offer. A day's activities might include touring a sea turtle head start facility. The program also includes trawling from the 42' Research Vessel Earl L. Milan.

Other activities include exploring a salt marsh where campers have the opportunity to see numerous species of birds and fish, as well as shrimp and crabs. Sea Campers learn about the ecological importance of the salt marsh while getting up close and personal to some really slimy mud. Your white socks will never be the same again!!!

Campers also try their hands at using a seine net along the beach to discover the life that thrives on the shoreline. Studying oysters, campers experience a once in a lifetime opportunity to not only see a living oyster reef, but to sample the delectable treats inside those shells (RAW!!) with Dr. Sammy Ray. Sea Campers also get the chance to learn about marine mammals from a representative of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network through a lecture and a hands-on marine mammal biofact display.

Sea Campers will be able to collect shells from Galveston's beaches to identify them by the different shapes and details of each type of shell. Dissecting fish to discover all there is to see, smell, and touch about their anatomy is the order of the Sea Camper adventure. Campers put to use an age-old Asian tradition of fish printing to make their own personalized souvenir t-shirts. The importance of keeping our beaches and other areas clean is demonstrated through a beach clean-up in which the amount of trash collected is tallied for the campers to be proud of.

Throughout the entire week, the campers will be working on group projects pertaining to some aspect of Sea Camp. These projects will be presented at the closing ceremonies at the end of the week. Aside from all of these unforgettable learning activities, Sea Campers will also have tons of recreation and entertainment in store for them. It's amazing that it all fits in one week!!