Internship

Saving the Blue regularly collaborate with The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI). During 2022 Saving the Blue offered and funded a full internship for BAMSI student, Tayshaun who we worked with previously, back in 2019.

Tayshaun learnt research techniques for surveying sharks and rays including setup, deployment and maintenance of block rigs, polyball fishing and baited remote underwater videos (BRUVs). In addition, he observed and participated in shark processing, including safely securing animals for measurement, sex determination, biological sampling and tagging (e.g. individual identification and tracking). Tayshaun also gained knowledge in species identification, took environmental sampling: including taking water temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen, he also improved his boat safety and seamanship. Lastly, he assisted with data recording and data entry specifically pertaining to BRUV methods which allowed him to preliminary visualize, analysis and interpret data ready for his student presentation.