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SEA CAMP Two Different Sessions Marine educators provide students with a rich educational $50 Deposit Holds Your Childs Spot! experience wrapped up in lots of fun, games and hands-on activities. Participants explore coastal salt marshes with edu- cators aboard the university research vessel, the Miss Peetsy B. Activities include live animal encounters with coastal wildlife and opportunities to , crab, seine and sieve. Students will THREE-DAY participate in a field trip appropriate for their age, such as ex- ploring Front Beach, a day at Ship Island, or kayaking through ADVENTURE CAMPS Gulf Islands National Seashore on Davis Bayou. Sea Camp I Sea Camp II SALTWATER FLY Ocean Exploration Endangered Marine Species Take your fishing experience to a new level. You will become June 6-10, 13-17, 20-24 July 11-15, 18-22, 25-29 an expert in rigging a fly rod and reel and tying knots. IFFF (International Federation of Fly Fishers) certified Grades: instructors will teach you how to cast a fly. Local fly fish- 1st & 2nd—$210, 3rd & 4th—$235, 5th & 6th—$260 ing experts teach campers to tie the most locally productive saltwater fly patterns. Campers catch fish on them too. Learn where to look for fish, how to surf fish, sight cast and success- SHARK FEST fully land saltwater species. When you are finished with the Why watch shark week on TV when you can live it?! class, you can teach your dad.

Spend a week learning all about one of the ocean’s apex th th $ predators. Shark Fest participants may encounter Atlantic June 27-29 • Grades 7 -12 — 300 sharp nose, bonnethead, blacktip, spinner, hammerhead and bull sharks. Board university research vessels to long line for sharks and participate in shark research with our USM scien- KAYAKIN’ THE COAST tists by catching, tagging and releasing sharks. Spend three days kayaking and exploring diverse and unique Mississippi coastal habitats by water. Learn about the differ- June 27-July 1, July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29 ent types of kayaks and let the experts help you develop your Grades: 7th-12th - $375 kayaking skills. During Kayakin’ the Coast, participants will explore Davis Bayou, Grand Bay Neer and Deer Island while interacting with and learning about our coastal environment.

ANGLER CAMP th th $ Spend a week with our marine educators and learn a lifetime June 20-22 • Grades 9 -12 — 300 of saltwater . Participants explore fish biolo- gy and behavior and how weather, wind, moon and tides affect fishing. During the week, anglers will learn how to throw a net to catch bait, how to tag and release fish and how to target speckled trout, redfish and flounder. Participants will fish a Grades are based on the variety of saltwater habitats aboard vessels and at the islands. 2016-17 school year June 6-10, June 13-17 • Grades: 7th-12th - $400

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AA/EOE/ADAI - 11/15 GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY • 703 East Beach Drive • Ocean Springs, MS 39564