High school Co-operation
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Niceville Students Demonstrate NaGISA Activities
Students from Niceville High School studying marine biodiversity in Florida recently demonstrated their NaGISA sampling and analysis techniques to Jesse Ausubel from the Sloan Foundation, the major funding agency of the Census of Marine Life project.
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NaGISA High School Initiative
Niceville High School in northwestern Florida, USA, is the flagship of the
NaGISA High School Initiative. They are developing a web hub for all groups
interested in joining or just learning about their efforts.
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Kesennuma High School NaGISA Protocol Workshop July 2006
Kisennuma High School's Biology Club and teachers
from Nara and Hiroshima Kokutaiji High Schools came together in
Kisennuma (Sendai Japan) to learn about NaGISA and marine biodiversity
from Drs Shirayama, Yokohama and Mr. Hatakeyama (a local oyster
fisherman who has received numerous awards for his work with the local
environment). Three days of sampling the intertidal zones of two sites
(one macroalgae area and one seagrass bed) were topped off with an
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Tanabe and Niceville High School Biodiversity Workshop July 2004
Supported by the Fulbright Memorial Fund 10 high
school students from Tanabe Commercial High in Wakayama Japan and 7
students from Niceville High in Florida came together at Seto Marine
Biological Laboratory to learn about NaGISA and Marine Biodiversity
from Drs Y. Shirayama, T. Kato and R. Rigby. Four days spent learning
sampling techniques and how identifying local flora and fauna were
concluded with presentations of what had been found at the different
sites and the different water depths. The two schools are planning to
continue their NaGISA involvement by setting up there own local NaGISA
sites and exchanging information not only with each other but the whole
NaGISA team. The photos here were provided by Rick Hernandez, teacher
of the Gifted, Niceville High Florida. see Photos.

