{"id":33397,"date":"2026-10-06T22:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33397"},"modified":"2026-10-06T22:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:36:15","slug":"two-sisters-turned-their-childhood-love-of-the-ocean-into-a-65-foot-research-yacht-students-now-tag-sharks-and-study-plankton-alongside-marine-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33397","title":{"rendered":"Two sisters turned their childhood love of the ocean into a 65-foot research yacht; students now tag sharks and study plankton alongside marine scientists |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134740889,imgsize-171412,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/two-sisters-turned-their-childhood-love-of-the-ocean-into-a-65-foot-research-yacht-students-now-tag-sharks-and-study-plankton-alongside-marine-scientists.jpg\" alt=\"Two sisters turned their childhood love of the ocean into a 65-foot research yacht; students now tag sharks and study plankton alongside marine scientists\" title=\"PC: Florida International University (FIU News)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"PC: Florida International University (FIU News)\">PC: Florida International University (FIU News)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A family\u2019s love of boating and the ocean eventually grew into a foundation that connects children with marine science. Angela Rosenberg remembers sitting at the helm of her family\u2019s sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay, an experience that helped shape her future as a marine scientist.<!-- --> In 2016, she and her sister, Kari, established the ANGARI Foundation to bridge the gap between science, research, education, and the public.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>According to Florida International University (FIU News), the foundation later partnered with FIU to take local middle and high school students on weekend expeditions with marine scientists. Its 65-foot research vessel, R\/V ANGARI, became a classroom at sea, where students could take part in activities such as shark tagging and plankton studies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>How did Rosenberg\u2019s childhood love of the ocean lead to the ANGARI Foundation<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Angela Rosenberg\u2019s connection to the ocean began in childhood. Some of her earliest memories are of sitting at the helm of her family\u2019s sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay. Those experiences brought her family closer and helped shape her interest in the water. As she grew older, that interest developed into a career in marine science.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>In 2016, Rosenberg and her sister, Kari, established the ANGARI Foundation to bridge the gap between science, research, education, and the public. They wanted to take marine science beyond the traditional classroom and create a space where people could learn through direct experience. The sisters began looking for a boat that could support research while giving scientists, teachers, students, and filmmakers a place to work and learn.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>How did the 65-foot yacht become a classroom for marine science<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The foundation found a 65-foot yacht named Cassandra Jade after months of searching. The vessel was maintained, but it needed changes before it could serve the foundation\u2019s purpose. <!-- -->Renovations turned the living room into a laboratory and added indoor and outdoor workspaces.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>New technology and equipment were also installed. The yacht was then given a new name, ANGARI, combining the names Angela and Kari. Through a partnership with FIU, R\/V ANGARI became a classroom where learning and field work could happen together.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Local middle and high school students were set to join FIU marine scientists on weekend expeditions at sea. <!-- -->The planned activities included shark tagging and examining plankton under a microscope, giving students direct experience with marine research.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>How did the partnership bring students closer to marine science<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>FIU and the ANGARI Foundation planned 12 trips during fall and spring semesters each year. The programme was designed to bring students aboard the vessel and let them work alongside marine scientists.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>FIU researchers led several expeditions, including trips involving Mike Heithaus. <!-- -->Students could see researchers at work and take part in activities such as shark tagging. The programme was also intended to help students understand what research involves and what a marine science career looks like.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Their partnership would connect children with the ocean in a personal way. The foundation also saw the expeditions as a way to support research that researchers might not have been able to carry out on their own.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Rosenberg\u2019s journey into marine science inspired the student programme<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Rosenberg\u2019s own path into marine science helped shape the student programme. At the time, she did not know that studying the ocean could become a career.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>She initially considered becoming a doctor, but her plans changed in college when she learned she could study marine biology. She went on to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree in marine science and biology and a master\u2019s in marine geology and geophysics.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>She later conducted research on deep-sea coral, marine fossils, and ocean acidification. Her own experiences made her hope that students joining the expeditions would become excited about science and see marine science as a possible career.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/science\/discovery\/two-sisters-turned-their-childhood-love-of-the-ocean-into-a-65-foot-research-yacht-students-now-tag-sharks-and-study-plankton-alongside-marine-scientists\/articleshow\/134740807.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PC: Florida International University (FIU News) A family\u2019s love of boating and the ocean eventually grew into a foundation that connects children with marine science. Angela Rosenberg remembers sitting at the helm of her family\u2019s sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay, an experience that helped shape her future as a marine scientist. 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