South Florida Student Shark Program

The South Florida Student Shark Program was developed in 2006 in partnership with University of Miami Rosenstiel School, the NOAA LMRCSC & the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation.

The program was developed to help support the career development of graduate, undergraduate and high school students’ interest in natural science.

SFSSP also aims at encouraging students to take an active role in the conservation of coastal Florida shark species, mangrove fish habitat and the Florida watershed.

The South Florida Student Shark Program has seven main objectives:

1. Provide practical, hands-on marine science education and self initiated research project opportunities for high school, undergraduate and graduate students in the marine science field.
2. Develop students’ marine science skills
3. Provide educational and training opportunities for underrepresented students.
4. Conduct research in the subject areas of biology, genetics, chemistry, navigation, engineering and information technology
5. Aid in the monitoring of biological and environmental conditions of Floridian marine ecosystems.
6. Play an active role in creating, conducting and disseminating the program through service learning interaction
7. Eliminate general misconceptions about sharks and the Florida watershed