Finn Doherty: Shark Lab, Week Six
This was my final week here in Long Beach and it flew by. In the lab, I continued to help an undergraduate with her jaws project. The shark lab received approximately 6,000 jaws that were confiscated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife. We have been working on measuring them and identifying the species of some of […]
Finn Doherty: Shark Lab, Week Five
This was my fifth week here in Long Beach and it was definitely one of my favorite. On Monday, we took the boat out to find the receivers that hadn’t surfaced when it was supposed to. An engineer and two interns from the company Blue Robotics used their ROV to find them. Due to the […]
Finn Doherty: Shark Lab, Week 4
This was my fourth week here in California. This week I have been working on putting together a slideshow presentation for a SCUBA tour agency, Horizon Charters, out of San Diego. One of the computer science majors at the university designed a real-time acoustic receiver software that will be on the MV Horizon vessel. It […]
Finn Doherty: Shark Lab, Week Three
This week has flown by. On Monday and Tuesday I continued to work on the Giant Sea Bass project. One of the graduates is using the round stingrays for her research to learn how the rays are affected by changes is temperature, which could help scientists understand the effects of el niño on elasmobranchs. After […]
Finn Doherty: Shark Lab, Week Two
This week I have been working on a couple different projects, which has led me to learning more about problem solving. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we feed the stingrays and shark. Round stingrays eat invertebrates such as worms, shrimp, amphipods, clams. The tanks need to be cleaned at least every other day. I have […]
Finn Doherty: Shark Lab, Week One
My name is Finn Doherty and I am a student at Ridgway Secondary School. I am interning at the California State University Shark Lab in Long Beach. I arrived to Long Beach on the 28th of June and it has been an amazing experience so far. I began my internship on July 2nd, and my […]