COMMUNITY: SAVING THE BLUE
IN FOCUS: SPONSORSHIPS Each year Saving the Blue supports several sponsored research assistant positions. Suc- cessful applicants join the team for six nights of hands-on research, in addition to sup- porting outreach efforts. These positions are open to everyone, however priority is given to minority groups, youth, service members, and veterans and their families.
Project Objectives
To provide research assistants with training and experience - Assistants become fully inte- grated members of the team and are trained for every activity. They are taught the relevant methods on how to process and ‘work up’ a shark for research, including taking measure- ments and tissue samples (e.g. muscle or fin clip), and tagging where appropriate.
Results
- Over the last four years Saving the Blue has sponsored many positions, including: two vet- erans, two minority group marine photographers, two young marine videographers, three individuals over 50 years of age, one young conservationist, two minority group marine students, two additional students, and more. - Saving the Blue has supported many Bahamian marine students through hands on work experience, in additional to running an open day for a group of 10. - Lastly, Saving the Blue has supported many students, including: A Bahamian internship, a marine research project which led to publication, and a PhD project that is still ongoing.
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