Education

UF shark field course continues as program works to rebuild island lab

A joint University of Florida and Florida State University course called Biology of Sharks and Rays gives roughly a dozen students each summer a two-week, four-credit hands-on experience that includes offshore research surveys, tidal pool exploration, and direct handling of sharks. The class is taught annually by Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History, alongside a Florida State colleague. Enrollment for the current summer session is open while efforts continue to raise funds for rebuilding the program’s remote island laboratory.

Sources: UF News