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title: ANGARI Quarterly Compass June 2021
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We're making the most of this summer with expeditions, education and video content! Here's the latest happening at ANGARI.

| View in browser Quarterly Compass Where we've been and where we're going... June 30, 2021 Website Donate R/V ANGARI SURPASSES 10,000 NM MILESTONE In May, R/V ANGARI reached 10,000 nautical miles traveled since her refit in late 2016. Over this time, we've welcomed hundreds of scientists, teachers and students onboard. Expeditions have included research on sharks, sea turtles, coral reefs, seafloor sediment, water quality and more. Read about the work conducted aboard our research vessel on our website.             ANGARI CELEBRATES WITH GLOBAL AUDIENCE Viewers from around the world virtually joined hosts Angela and Kari Rosenberg and the rest of the ANGARI team for an evening celebrating the success of the Foundation and its partners, highlighting an impressive variety of research projects, distance learning initiatives, STEM education and film programs.   If you weren't able to join our Annual Celebration, you can catch up on all the details, watch the recorded event and access the festivities on our website.   This year’s celebration would not have been possible without our Silver Sponsor, Sentient Jet, our Bronze Sponsor, Wells Fargo Advisors, event sponsors Worth Avenue Yachts, IJL Real Estate Group, Gunster Law Firm and Braman Motorcars, and media sponsors Coastal Angler Magazine, ECO Magazine and South Florida Luxury Guide.             "GENERATION OCEAN: SHARKS" FILM FESTIVAL RECOGNITION GROWS We're excited to announce that our 360 film "Generation Ocean: Sharks" was selected as the Best Virtual Reality Film at the 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards.   The film was also up for several Telly Awards and was recognized as the: • Gold Telly Winner in Online: Use of 360 • Silver Telly Winner in Immersive & Mixed Reality: Use of 360 • Silver Telly Winner in Immersive & Mixed Reality: Science & Technology • Bronze Telly Winner in Immersive & Mixed Reality: Directing • Bronze Telly Winner in Non-Broadcast: Education • Bronze Telly Winner: People's Telly in Immersive & Mixed Reality   You can view the trailer and 360 film on ANGARI Foundation's YouTube Channel. RESEARCHERS REVISIT BAHAMAS TO MONITOR CORAL DISEASE & REEF RECOVERY After nearly a year-and-a-half hiatus due to COVID-19, Perry Institute for Marine Science returned to the northern Bahamas to survey reefs around Grand Bahama Island and the Abaco Island chain. Researchers assessed the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease on Bahamas reefs and the recovery of coral reefs post Hurricane Dorian.   During the 16-day expedition onboard R/V ANGARI the team circumnavigated Grand Bahama Island and Abaco and evaluated 25 sites, completing 98 benthic surveys, 59 coral surveys and 154 fish surveys in total. Photogrammetry was also used to image and map the reefs at each site.             R/V ANGARI HEADS FOR FLORIDA'S WEST COAST  We could not be more excited to make our way back to Florida's west coast!   After missing last year due to COVID-19, we're returning to St. Petersburg, FL in support of this year's Oceanography Camp for Girls. We'll be in the area from July 5th - July 10th and available for scheduled tours. Please contact us if you're around and want to stop by! SPRING OCEAN EXPERT EXCHANGE FINISHES STRONG We featured three more incredible scientists this spring for our Ocean Expert Exchange webinar series with the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute's Scientist in Every Florida School initiative. The experts shared their research and careers with 1,800+ students, teachers and lifelong learners, answering many of their intriguing questions along the way.   Ocean Expert Exchange livestream event recordings and related educational resources can be found on our program page. We've got great things in the works for the fall, so stay tuned for updates!             ANGARI PARTICIPATES IN CORALPALOOZA DIGITAL 2021 Following a productive Dive Day outplanting corals in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Coral Restoration Foundation hosted their second Coralpalooza Digital celebration.   We were pleased to showcase ANGARI's mission and programs at a virtual exhibit booth and engage with many of the event's 1,405 international registrants!   The Coralpalooza Digital platform will remain online over the summer- we encourage you to check out all that the world's largest celebration of coral reefs has to offer!             SHARING EXPERIENCES WITH UMASS JUNIOR FELLOWS Last month, our Founder and President Angela Rosenberg met virtually with Junior Fellows from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.   College students studying for STEM careers, including pre-med, biology, chemistry, engineering and math majors, participated in this one-hour virtual engagement. Participants brought challenging questions, which led to a range of discussion topics, including starting a nonprofit, business degrees, grad school and life in academia. MONTHLY UPDATES FROM THE PRESIDENT Quarterly newsletters not enough? We're pleased to announce a new way to stay up to date on ANGARI Foundation.   Each month we'll be releasing a short video highlighting our recent accomplishments and what is coming up. Previous monthly videos can be viewed anytime on our YouTube Channel.             YATCO SUPPORTS MARINE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES We'd like to thank YATCO for their commitment to marine science! We very much appreciate their acknowledgment of our work and support for our mission.   Read all about ANGARI Foundation and how to help our ocean environment in YATCO's recent blog post.   We're mightier together. If you're interested in partnering with ANGARI Foundation, please contact us. 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