Experience Day
Saving the Blue provides creative educational opportunities in marine science to the public, including experiential and instructional programs to the international community. These opportunities include offering sponsored research expedition positions, holding open days, and more. BAMSI (Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute) are a Bahamian institution specializing in agriculture and marine science. BAMSI are based on Andros and during early 2021 Saving the Blue collaborated with this incredible group to provide a marine science experience day for their students.
The groups met on a nearby beach, then split into two smaller subgroups. Half visited a shallow mangrove habitat where they set one of our standardized gillnets, while the other group set drumlines on a shallow reef. All BAMSI students assisted with setting and checking the equipment, in addition to processing the sharks caught! Both activities were a huge success and all students left with some firsthand shark experience!
This collaboration was the start of a long-term partnership with BAMSI and we are extremely excited to share our knowledge and experience with the marine students of The Bahamas!
