The Marine Science Institute invites you to celebrate World Oceans Day with us on June 9th, 2012! We will be offering two boat trips aboard our 90 foot Research Vessel, the Robert G. Brownlee.
Each two hour voyage features a unique window into San Francisco Bay. This trip will be similar to those we offer to over 20,000 students throughout the school year. Oceans Day is a rare chance for the public to join in on the excitement. We’ll deploy our net to catch a sample of fish from the Bay, allowing you to visit with them for a short while as they swim in our onboard tanks. We may catch a leopard shark, bat ray, sturgeon, pipefish or any of dozens of other amazing fish species! Next, we will bring up a sample of the bottom of the Bay, and examine what interesting invertebrates inhabit the sea floor. Finally, we’ll peek into the world of plankton, made large with our shipboard microscopes hooked up to large flat screens. There is no better way to learn about the amazing ecology of San Francisco Bay.
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$30 for Adults, $15 for Children
NONMEMBER PRICE
$40 for Adults, $20 for Children
Children prices apply to ages 5-12
Must be at least 5 years old to board
Trip 1 Departs at 1pm, returns at 3pm
Trip 2 Departs at 3pm, returns at 5pm
RSVP online through our web site: http://www.sfbaymsi.org/oceansday.html
Please check our web site for directions: www.sfbaymsi.org
The Marine Science Institute was founded in 1970, around the time that the issue of water resources was becoming a major concern for many Bay Area inhabitants. The Institute's philosophy was founded on the idea that putting students in direct physical contact with their local bay environment will help cultivate their natural sense of curiosity while enriching their understanding of science and fostering a responsibility to protect their environment.
The idea for a World Oceans Day was born in 1992 at the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The idea was to draw attention to the interconnected nature of our watery planet. Oceans Day is not celebrated in hundreds of cities around the world! A directory of events can be found at worldoceansday.org.
