Coastal Marine Education and Research Academy
C.M.E.R.A.
Join us for one day on the water to see what a day in the life of a field research Shark Scientist is like!
Participants will be participating in field work out on one of our research boats on select Saturdays during the summer. You will be assisting our marine biologists in catching, tagging, and recording data on sharks and stingrays. Participants will be able to assist with all aspects of the field work
from baiting hooks to setting longlines and nets and processing the animals.
Schedule*
All day trips are conducted on Saturdays from 10am-4pm
May 17, 2025
June 7, 2025 (18+ Only)
June 21, 2025
July 5, 2025
July 19, 2025 (18+ Only)
August 9, 2025
SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
Fees
Day trip fees are $149 per day.
We are currently planning on tagging sharks and rays with identification tags, passive integrated transponder tags (PIT) tags and acoustic tags as we have for the last 13 years in this area to determine their geographic distribution. We have been documenting the shark and ray species found in this part of Florida, determining population sizes, determining age structure within a population, determining sex ratio within a population, observing site fidelity of individuals, and any changes in population sizes that occur during this study. We are looking for possible interactions between the populations of different species. We work with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on sea turtle monitoring in our area and share our data with FWC, NOAA, and the Florida Division of Parks and Recreation.
Email: info@coastalmera.com