Small fry are getting hands-on with some toothy creatures this summer through a Birch Aquarium educational program that's taking the bite out of the scary side of sharks.
Youngsters in grades 4-6 are learning all about sharks—their biology and behavior, and what's being done to protect them—through a variety of seeing and doing activities.
Led by Andy Nosal, a Scripps Oceanography marine biologist who studies leopard sharks along La Jolla Shores, campers become shark experts as they investigate and make observations, and participate in hands-on encounters while they explore the ocean from top to bottom.
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Campers can also snorkel with local sharks and meet Scripps Oceanography shark researchers during the Summer Learning Adventure Camp, which goes on all week.
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