Mentorship

1. (Know) Using google doc (drive) link a log of specific hours and a description of your duties: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AptSPjJUudM9dEhGa1d5OThoa2R6VTNVQ2lYUTlPeEE#gid=0

2.  Contact Info (Until further notice)
Where: The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
 Contact Name: Dr. Kiersten Darrow
Contact Number: (310)548-2649

3. Questions that were raised because of the 10 hours of experience:    

Why is it important to breed sharks in captivity? What are the advantages and drawbacks of breeding endangered animals in captivity? How does water temperatures affect the fish? Can any aquarium have endangered fish or is there a permit required? Are there any special types of tanks for young marine animals? What sorts of conditions are required to raise sharks to full grown size from eggs? How long does it take to safely acclimate a newly caught fish from the wild to captivity?

4. The most important thing I gained:
Take your time with what you're doing and if you aren't sure about something, always ask someone for help! This is extremely important because we are working with live animals and if someone doesn't know what they're doing they could really harm or even kill them.

5. This experience helped me choose my topic because not only did I enjoy it, but found it extremely interesting too. I've always liked things that had to do with the ocean and working at the aquarium really struck new interests. I learned a lot of really neat things that i had never even considered before.