Giselle Deane and Tyler Knowles spent one month at the Bimini Biological Field Station in summer 2015, working with other interns from around the world as well as numerous PhD scientists. Giselle (age 21) studied Environmental Science at Acadia University in Canada and just completed her degree in Environmental Science. Giselle has wanted to work at the Shark Lab since learning about it several years earlier. She remarked “my ultimate goal when I went to Canada to study environmental science was that I would return to the country that I grew up in and contribute to the protection of the ocean that I love. This is an amazing opportunity to work in my desired field”. Giselle is looking forward to gaining valuable hands-on experience with what she calls ‘some of the most awe inspiring and important animals in Bahamian waters’.
Tyler Knowles, a native of Long Island, Bahamas is studying Environmental Enginneering at Florida International University and has one year to go to complete his bachelors degree. He seeks to help create a better functioning environment and share knowledge with fellow Bahamians about the need for conserving our natural resources, to “work with the youth and teach them that Mother Earth needs caring and respect. Our ecosystem was once vibrant with grouper and conch being found in almost every bay, and now it’s a totally different story”. Tyler has also studied in the Pacific through the Mariculture Student Exchange Program in Hilo, Hawaii.
