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Campers listen to 鈥淪hell and Tell鈥�, where each camper finds their favorite shell on the beach of Shell Key and gets to tell everyone why it鈥檚 their favorite, but with their new-found knowledge about gastropods and bivalves.

Ocean mentors in action

Take a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a peer mentor and discover how they help make camp unforgettable for new participants.

August 8, 2025Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Group photo of campers, peers, and staff while at Shell Key.

Leading by example

Peer mentors share how the camp shaped their passion for science and what it means to guide the next wave of young explorers.

August 8, 2025Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers doing beach water color paintings while at Shell Key.

From Camper to mentor

Follow the journey of former campers who return to Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls as peer mentors.

August 8, 2025Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Each summer, the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls immerses campers in marine science through exciting, hands-on field trips.

Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls celebrates another successful year of hands-on science

Now in its third decade, the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls continues to inspire the next generation of scientists.

August 8, 2025Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers celebrate a successful 2024 Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls at sea world.

Sea World Celebration

Campers celebrate a successful 2024 Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls at sea world.

August 6, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers are all split up into groups, and each group is given their own commercial fishing company to manage.

Fish Banks Activity

Campers are all split up into groups, and each group is given their own commercial fishing company to manage.

August 2, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers had the opportunity to learn more about sharks in the sharky shenanigans lab.

Laboratory Activities

The final week of OCG consisted of multiple laboratory activities.

August 1, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers learned about coral reefs in this activity.

Coral Reef Cake Activity

Campers learned about coral reefs in this activity.

July 31, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers used a fluorescent green dye to measure the speed and direction of currents in the water. Each

Caladesi Island Field Trips

Throughout the Oceanography camp, the girls experience many excursions and field trips to interesting places.

July 30, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers started their mission as DNA Detectives.

Laboratory Activities

The fish ecology lab provides campers with the opportunity to learn about fish and how they impact the environment.

July 29, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

At Fort De Soto there were three stations, where the campers rotated between collecting sediments, nutrients, and seine net samples.

Field days at Fort De Soto

At Fort De Soto there were three stations, where the campers rotated between collecting sediments, nutrients, and seine net samples.

July 26, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Shell Key Field Trip

Shell Key Field Trips

Shell Key is an island that the OCG campers kayak out to for one of their three field trips.

July 25, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

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Our blue planet faces a suite of challenges and opportunities for understanding and innovation. Our mission is to advance understanding of the interconnectivity of ocean systems and human-ocean interactions using a cross-disciplinary approach, to empower the next workforce of the blue economy with a world-class education experience, and to share our passion for a healthy environment and science-informed decision-making with community audiences near and far.

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