New England Aquarium Marine Specimen Collecting Expedition

See what it is like to join the staff of the New England Aquarium as they travel to the warm tropical waters of the Bahamas to collect marine specimens for the Aquarium's tropical exhibits. Volunteers who join the staff on these expeditions learn how to collect fish and other animals while scuba diving, how to care for the captured animals and how to safely ship them back to Boston.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• scuba
• diving
• bahamas
• underwater
• scubavisions
• fish
• destination
• adventure
• nature
• shark

[doncstark]

You have to be a certified scuba diver to do this. Once certified you can actually pay to volunteer on one of these trips and spent time with aquarium staff to learn about their backgrounds and experience

[KYLEKILLA123456]

where u one of the people involved in this

[doncstark]

Yes - I was a participant as well as videographer, editor and producer of the piece.  Why?

[KYLEKILLA123456]

i was just wondering it looks really cool do you collect sharks and stingrays

[doncstark]

We collect whatever is on the "wish list" prepared by the aquarium staff. Sharks are not on the list, but rays are on the list from time to time. Great trips.

[spartan4786]

hey i would love to do this for a job .. i am 17 years old and i live in nashville TN, and idk the first thing i have to do to get my tarining or the collage i should go too

[VattesLori]

I live in Manchester, NH. I went to the New England Aquarium last year with the Phaneuf Funeral Home Trip. I would love to go again, but, I don't drive. Is there a way I can bus my way to the aquarium? I always think, where there's a will, there's a way. But maybe not in this case. Anyway, I loved the aquarium but unfortunately we took the trip when I didn't have alot of money leftover from my paycheck. That's why I'd like to go again.

[KYLEKILLA123456]

where one of the people that was involved in this