THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE THIRD,
AND WE ARE DOING IT RIGHT.
"THE RHODE SHOW" STARTS NOW.
MICHAELA: HAPPENING HERE, THE
SECOND ANNUAL URI SUMMER SHARK
CAMP.
YOU TO TELL US WHAT IS IN STORE
IS A PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES, BRAD WETHERBEE.
WELCOME.
I LOVE THIS CONCEPT.
IT IS SUMMERTIME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SHARKS ON
THE MIND, WHETHER THEY ARE
INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THEM,
MAYBE A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT
THEM, BUT YOU CANNOT DENY THAT
SHARKS ARE ON EVERYONE'S MIND.
TELL US ABOUT THE CAMP YOU HAVE
ON OFFER.
BRAD:
THE CAMPUS IS FOR MINORITY
STUDENTS FROM PROVIDENCE HIGH
SCHOOLS.
WE BRING THEM TO CAMPUS.
THEY GO ON A BOAT, FISH FOR
SHARKS, GO TO THE MYSTIC
AQUARIUM.
WHILE WE HAVE THEM THERE, THEY
ARE LEARNING ABOUT APPLYING TO
COLLEGE AND DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN MARINE BIOLOGY,
THE NATURAL SCIENCES, AND
OPPORTUNITIES THEY WILL HAVE IN
THE FUTURE.
MICHAELA: WE KNOW WHAT A GREAT
SCHOOL URI IS FOR SUCH
SPECIFICATIONS LIKE THAT, IF
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN MARINE
BIOLOGY AND STUDYING FURTHER.
BRAD: THERE ARE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN
BIOLOGY-RELATED YIELDS.
A LOT OF STUDENTS COME AND STUDY
BIOLOGY.
ALL THE THINK IS GOING TO
MEDICINE, BUT THERE ARE
DIFFERENT THINGS -- NATURAL
SCIENCES AND GENERAL.
YOU CAN MAJOR IN GEOLOGY,
NATIONAL RESOURCE -- NATURAL
RESOURCES, CONSERVATION.
THAT IS PART OF THE CAMP,
IS TO
EXPOSE THEM AND INFORM THEM
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE.
MICHAELA: AND MAYBE INSPIRE
FUTURE MARINE BIOLOGISTS OF THE
WORLD.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY HANDS-ON
CAMP.
THEY ARE OUT ON THE BOAT.
I AM ASSUMING IT IS CATCH AND
RELEASE.
CATCH THEM.
EXPLORE ABOUT.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.
CAN YOU GO INTO MORE DETAIL?
BRAD: THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT
IS.
WE HAVE THE SHARKS.
WE BRING THEM UP ON THE BOAT.
THEY EXPERIENCE THEM, TOUCH
THEM, LOOK AT THEM, AND THEN WE
LET THEM ALL GO.
IT IS LIKE ON BOATS, A LOT OF
THE STUDENTS HAVE NEVER BEEN ON
A BOAT, NEVER ON THE OCEAN,
NEVER FISHING.
AT FIRST, THEY ARE PRETTY QUIET.
IT IS NOT THAT COOL TO BE
EXCITED ABOUT ANYTHING.
WHEN WE HAD BEEN THAT OUT THE
FIRST TIME, IT IS LIKE A LIGHT
SWITCH.
THEY ARE OFF OF THEIR SEATS,
PICKING UP EVERYTHING.
IT IS REALLY AMAZING.
FOR THESE GUYS, A LOT OF THEM
HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE BEACH
BEFORE, SURPRISINGLY, BECAUSE
THEY LIVE IN PROVIDENCE.
MICHAELA: WE ARE EXPOSING THEM
TO SO MUCH.
THAT IS WONDERFUL ABOUT THE
CAMP.
NOT ONLY ARE WE GIVING IDEAS OF
WHAT THEIR FUTURE COULD BECOME,
BUT YOU ARE GIVING THEM
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCES
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE.
IN TERMS OF SHARKS IN OUR
WATERS, WHAT SHARKS ARE THEY
CATCHING?
BRAD: IN THIS CAMP, THEY ARE
CATCHING MOSTLY SMALL DOGFISH, A
COUPLE OF SPECIES OF DOGFISH.
THEY DO NOT GET TO BE THAT DATE.
PEOPLE INTERACT WITH THEM.
THEY ARE NOT DANGEROUS TO
PEOPLE.
MICHAELA: THAT IS COMFORTING.
REALLY NICE.
BRAD: IT IS A GOOD SPECIES FOR
THEM TO BE INTRODUCED TO.
IT IS STILL A SHARK, BUT IT IS
NOT ANYTHING THAT IS GOING TO DO
THEM ANY DAMAGE.
MICHAELA: A GOOD FIRST HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND
EXPLAINING MORE ABOUT THE CAMP.
