A family’s love of boating and the ocean eventually grew into a foundation that connects children with marine science.
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Angela Rosenberg remembers sitting at the helm of her family’s sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay, an experience that helped shape her future as a marine scientist.
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In 2016, she and her sister, Kari, established the ANGARI Foundation to bridge the gap between science, research, education, and the public.
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she → establish → science
According to Florida International University (FIU News), the foundation later partnered with FIU to take local middle and high school students on weekend expeditions with marine scientists.
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Its 65-foot research vessel, R/V ANGARI, became a classroom at sea, where students could take part in activities such as shark tagging and plankton studies.
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How did Rosenberg’s childhood love of the ocean lead to the ANGARI Foundation
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Angela Rosenberg’s connection to the ocean began in childhood.
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Some of her earliest memories are of sitting at the helm of her family’s sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay.
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Those experiences brought her family closer and helped shape her interest in the water.
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As she grew older, that interest developed into a career in marine science.
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interest → grow → science
In 2016, Rosenberg and her sister, Kari, established the ANGARI Foundation to bridge the gap between science, research, education, and the public.
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Rosenberg → establish → science
They wanted to take marine science beyond the traditional classroom and create a space where people could learn through direct experience.
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The sisters began looking for a boat that could support research while giving scientists, teachers, students, and filmmakers a place to work and learn.
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How did the 65-foot yacht become a classroom for marine science
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The foundation found a 65-foot yacht named Cassandra Jade after months of searching.
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The vessel was maintained, but it needed changes before it could serve the foundation’s purpose.
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Renovations turned the living room into a laboratory and added indoor and outdoor workspaces.
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New technology and equipment were also installed.
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The yacht was then given a new name, ANGARI, combining the names Angela and Kari.
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Through a partnership with FIU, R/V ANGARI became a classroom where learning and field work could happen together.
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Local middle and high school students were set to join FIU marine scientists on weekend expeditions at sea.
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The planned activities included shark tagging and examining plankton under a microscope, giving students direct experience with marine research.
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How did the partnership bring students closer to marine science
FIU and the ANGARI Foundation planned 12 trips during fall and spring semesters each year.
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The programme was designed to bring students aboard the vessel and let them work alongside marine scientists.
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FIU researchers led several expeditions, including trips involving Mike Heithaus.
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Students could see researchers at work and take part in activities such as shark tagging.
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The programme was also intended to help students understand what research involves and what a marine science career looks like.
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Their partnership would connect children with the ocean in a personal way.
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The foundation also saw the expeditions as a way to support research that researchers might not have been able to carry out on their own.
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Rosenberg’s journey into marine science inspired the student programme
Rosenberg’s own path into marine science helped shape the student programme.
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At the time, she did not know that studying the ocean could become a career.
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She initially considered becoming a doctor, but her plans changed in college when she learned she could study marine biology.
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She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in marine science and biology and a master’s in marine geology and geophysics.
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She later conducted research on deep-sea coral, marine fossils, and ocean acidification.
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Her own experiences made her hope that students joining the expeditions would become excited about science and see marine science as a possible career.
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