Images tagged "mangrove-management"

Students at Forest Heights Academy hold a sea cucumber. Some students are holding this organisms for the first time.
Students at Forest Heights Academy laugh when the sea cucumber jets out a stream of seawater at them.
Forest Heights Academy Biology grade 10 students look at the sea hare in awe. Most students had never even heard of a sea hare before.
Instructors give the students at Forest Heights Academy a chance to gently touch the sea hare. They were instructed not to prod or poke the sea hare or else it would ink purple, which is similar to how an octopus behaves when trying to deter predators.
Forest Heights Academy 10th grade Biology students inspect the mouth (center of organism) of a sea biscuit.
Students at Forest Heights Academy identify the species of fish as part of a mangrove food web activity.
Guest scientist, Ryann Rossi gives students at Abaco Central High School a chance to touch and hold a sea cucumber. She then explains why it is classified in the Phylum Echinodermata.
Students at Abaco Central High School touch a sea cucumber for the first time. As part of the BAM year 1 program, we bring organisms in the mangrove food web into the classroom so that students can learn about how they are connected to each other.
Director of Education, Amy Heemsoth holds a crab up for students to see. She points out the jointed appendages and exoskeleton that the animal possesses and she shows students how they can determine the sex of the animal.
Ryann Rossi, PhD Candidate at North Carolina State University explains why sea urchins and sea biscuits are all a part of the same Phylum. Students at Abaco Central High School listen intently and ask lots of probing questions.
Student at Abaco Central High School takes the stage and educates his classmates about the animals in the tank. Director of Education, Amy Heemsoth looks on with approval.
Director of Education, Amy Heemsoth holds a sea hare up for students to see and gently touch. The students are intrigued by this slimy animal that can ink just like an octopus.
It's time to return the sea hares back to the ocean. The students were really excited to see these unusual creatures.
The day that we collected animals was really windy and their were white caps everywhere, but when we returned back to our collecting spot, we couldn't have asked for a better day. It also makes for a much easier transition for the animals.
Ryann Rossi, PhD Candidate at North Carolina State University
Ryann Rossi, PhD Candidate at North Carolina State University explains the disease symptoms that the students should be looking for when collecting leaves from their quadrat.
Ryann Rossi, PhD Candidate at North Carolina State University explains how students should label their collecting bags. She also mentions that the students need to make sure that their ziploc bags are sealed so that we do not risk spreading the disease to other mangroves.
Ryann Rossi, PhD Candidate at North Carolina State University explains the disease symptoms that the students should be looking for when collecting leaves from their quadrat.
Red mangroves line the intertidal zone at Camp Abaco. Notice the many red mangrove seedlings that have taken root here.
Forest Heights Academy 12th grade Marine Biology student collects a soil sample from his group's quadrat.

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