Guadalupe Island Great White Shark ExpeditionGuadalupe Island, Mexico · 2016 ← Back to OFI Expeditions October 24, 2016 · Header photo by Andrea Stockert, Orange Coast Media. Ocean First Institute brought great white shark research into classrooms during a live...
Belize Student Research ExpeditionBelize · 2016 Green sea turtle at Hol Chan Marine Reserve. Photo from OFI’s 2016 expedition report. ← Back to OFI Expeditions Field report by Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, Ocean First Institute. Sixteen students from Colorado, Montana, and...
Six months ago, we started on an incredible adventure by creating a brand new youth program, the Ocean First Explorers Club, right here in the mountains of Colorado. This club was designed to not only encourage exploration and discovery of the marine world, but to...
Guest blog post by Dr. Giuliana Turi, a resident of Boulder and scientist who specializes in the impacts of climate change and variability on marine ecosystems. Check out her new ocean-themed blog, Sea of Wonders.Teaching local Boulder students this past Spring about...
Young Explorers in BonaireStudent reef surveys and underwater photography · 2016 ← Back to OFI Expeditions In spring 2016, Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza traveled to Bonaire with 13 Alexander Dawson School middle school students and two teachers from Colorado. In Bonaire...
Grand Cayman Island ExpeditionREEFS 1 · December 2015 ← Back to OFI Expeditions December 2015 · East End, Grand Cayman Thirteen Kent Denver School middle school students traveled to Grand Cayman for their first open-water training dives as part of the REEFS 1 program....
We were thrilled to work with the Colorado Stem Academy again this year by providing them with ROV's (Remotely Operated Vehicles) that are created and enhanced with the design process. This is all driven by students and the frame building started this morning. A group...
The Institute staff and volunteers presented "The Truth About Sharks" today at Casey Middle School in Boulder. It was a fun hands on presentation and many of the students were surprised to learn about strange species like the Goblin shark and the Velvet belly...
This evening staff from the Institute helped Scuba train 14 students and prepare them for their upcoming Jr. Open Water adventure in Grand Cayman! The trip is less than 2 weeks away and will be an opportunity for students to dive amongst clear water and beautiful...