Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 5 – “Go Green!!”

GO GREEN!  My mom was driving me to school today and I saw some people planting some flowers and trees.  I waved and yelled GO GREEN out the window to tell them what a good job they are doing.  My mom said it’s World Environment Day on Saturday (June 5th), so I am trying to […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 4 – Lemonade Stand for Sharks

I am getting some of my money for helping sharks by having Lemonade/Shark Cookie Stands.  Me, my Mom and sister made 123 cookies.  My Grandma made the frosting and I picked star sprinkles for the eyes.  I named the cookies “starry-eyed grey fins”.  The cookies are really good and lots of people want them.  My […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 3

After my research trip I decided to help sharks and the ocean.  My mom helped me make a flyer and I gave it to everyone I could think of.  I thought of 5 good reasons to help: Some kinds of sharks are threatened of becoming endangered. We need to stop people from making shark fin […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 2 – Discovering the Oceans & Shark Research

I went on my first adventure to the ocean when I was 4.  I went on my Uncle Curt’s boat and caught my very own fish.  Then, my Uncle Curt caught a shark!  When I saw it, I started to fall in love with sharks. I thought the ocean was beautiful – you would look […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 2 – Discovering the Oceans & Shark Research

I went on my first adventure to the ocean when I was 4.  I went on my Uncle Curt’s boat and caught my very own fish.  Then, my Uncle Curt caught a shark!  When I saw it, I started to fall in love with sharks. I thought the ocean was beautiful – you would look […]

Day two- Gulf Coast Shark Trip in Lee County

May 26th, 2010 We normally do our shark research in the Florida Keys, however, as Dominique mentioned, we got the opportunity to start doing research in the Gulf of Mexico in collaboration with Florida Gulf Coast University and the West Coast Inland Navigational District.  On our way over to the Vester Field Station we all […]