Quarterly Compass

Where we've been and where we're going...

June 30, 2025

CELEBRATING 100 EXPEDITIONS AND RAISING $100,000

SHARING MARINE SCIENCE WITH FLORIDA EDUCATORS

BENTLEY PALM BEACH BECOMES GOLD SPONSOR FOR THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION

Thank you to BENTLEY PALM BEACH for supporting our mission for marine science research and STEM education as a GOLD Sponsor this year!

Bentley has a well-established reputation for building high performing, luxurious automobiles, and in recent years has set their vision on sustainability with the goal of becoming "the most sustainable luxury automotive brand in the world."

This summer marked the 8th year R/V ANGARI and her crew participated in University of South Florida's Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls.

During the 3-day expedition, 31 campers worked with scientists, peer mentors and the R/V ANGARI crew to collect samples and environmental data from three sites located inside and outside of Tampa Bay. Campers had the opportunity to use a variety of oceanographic tools, from microscopes to plankton nets to Niskin bottles, and much more. Visit the expedition webpage to get all the details.

R/V ANGARI visited The Bahamas this past April and has secured the required Bahamas charter permit and licenses for 2025. This means that any upcoming charter in 2025 will have reduced fees.

While The Bahamas continues to increase their fees year after year, ANGARI continues to do whatever we can to keep charter costs low for researchers working in the area. If you'd like more information on our operations, please visit our website for vessel and charter details and to inquire about chartering R/V ANGARI.

In April we conducted our 13th Lagoon Drift experiment and were excited to welcome hundreds of new citizen scientists to the study! Thank you to all the students and community members from Conniston Community Middle School, Friends of Manatee Lagoon, Friends of Palm Beach, Independence Middle School, Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach Day Academy, The Benjamin School and USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 5-4 who helped execute another successful experiment. Head to our Lagoon Drift webpage to see the full after-action report and where our drift cards traveled.

This spring we participated in events around Palm Beach County and Florida, from running exciting shark workup activities with students at Earth Day at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens to sharing our education programs and exhibiting at the Environmental Literacy Event at The Conservatory School of North Palm Beach and the Florida Marine Science Educators Association Annual Conference. We loved sharing Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks, Generation Ocean, Lagoon Drift and Ocean Expert Exchange with audiences of all ages!

University of Florida undergraduate Merrick Walder will be honing his film skills this summer as an ANGARI intern.

Prior to attending college, Merrick was a member of Jupiter High School’s Jupiter Environmental Research and Field Studies Academy (JERFSA) and had the opportunity to participate in our Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks program as a high school student. Merrick's passion for the ocean has continued to grow, and he is now working towards degrees in Marine Science and Media Production, hoping to one day be a wildlife filmmaker.

Learn more about Merrick and his interests on our intern page.

We're looking for a full-time mate to join the R/V ANGARI crew in 2025. This upbeat team player will be an integral part of daily operations onboard and work closely with our 2 experienced captains. The mate will support deck, maintenance and engineering duties onboard as well as serve as expedition support when traveling. Vessel systems and operations training will be provided.

If you think you might be a good fit or know someone who is, please go to our website to learn more about this position, our expeditions and operations.