Julieanna Goad: Marine Biology; Santa Barbara Week 5
This week was flew by. Sadly it was my last week at the REEF, but it was filled with fun and sorrowful goodbyes. Monday we had a busy day. Usually, Monday’s are reserved for husbandry and tasks to prepare for the week but instead, we had three programs come in excited and eager to learn. […]
Julieanna Goad: Marine Biology, Santa Barbara Week One
I am Julieanna Goad from Dolores High School interning at UCSB (University of California Santa Barbara) in a program called REEF (The Research Experience and Education Facility). I am currently under the supervision of Scott Simon the head of REEF. This week was summer vacation for the students of UCSB resulting in the REEF not […]
Julieanna Goad Marine Biology: Santa Barbara Week 4
This week at the REEF was really entertaining. Monday we only had one program which was freshman orientation and the rest of the day was husbandry such as egg check, which is making sure that our shark eggs are still alive and developing, siphoning, which is removing all the fecal matter and waste, and carding […]
Julieanna Goad Santa Barbara; Marine Biology Week 3
This week at the R.E.E.F. was quite interesting. Monday and Tuesday were pretty normal days with programs coming in and the undergraduates teaching them about kelp forests. We also did husbandry (housework) that needs to be done every day for the health of the animals. Wednesday we had off for the 4th of July and […]
Julieanna Goad Santa Barbara: Marine Biology Week 2
This week of my internship was amazing!! I went on the scholastic expeditions trip to the channel islands and had a blast. Both full days we were anchored at the islands we had rotations of kayaking, snorkeling, and invertebrate ID. The second day we were there the group went on a six-mile hike on Santa Rosa which was beautiful. […]