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The Florida State University International Programs - Bimini and Eleuthera, Bahamas
On Eleuthera, students will be introduced to tropical marine ecology from the perspectives of individual species living in specific habitats to the functions of ecosystems. Lectures will be followed by field trips, usually by boat, to specific habitats where students will observe each community and collect organisms for identification in ... read more
On Eleuthera, students will be introduced to tropical marine ecology from the perspectives of individual species living in specific habitats to the functions of ecosystems. Lectures will be followed by field trips, usually by boat, to specific habitats where students will observe each community and collect organisms for identification in the laboratory. Accommodations will be at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.
On Bimini, students will receive a hands-on introduction to the diversity and biology of sharks and their relatives while staying at a remote marine field station actively engaged in shark research. Students will observe, touch and, in some cases, swim with a variety of species ranging from small demersal stingrays to very large tiger sharks. They will also learn about methods used to study sharks and directly participate in research projects ranging from abundance surveys to electronic tracking of individual sharks. Bimini's proximity to the Gulf Stream, the steep continental slope, and the instructor's active research on deepwater sharks provide students with the rare opportunity to observe and study species that have been seen by very few people.
This program is open to all interested students who have completed at least one introductory biology course.
At the institute on Eleuthera, students will be in ocean-view dormitories with open style living spaces. Each dorm is split into two separate vaults with six beds, an adjoining common bathroom, and ceiling fans. All meals will be provided while on Eleuthera. On Bimini, housing will be at the Bimini Biological Field Station, known locally as the Shark Lab. It has five bedrooms (four persons per room in bunk beds), each with a private sink. There are two bathrooms with showers, a kitchen area, a dining hall, a lecture hall, a deck, and central air-conditioning. Two cisterns filled by wells supply brackish wash water and store captured rainwater. A desalinator supplies drinking water. All meals will be provided while on Bimini. Less
