Week 4 - Thursday, August 23rd
Hello YELPers!
We had such a great day today learning some crazy new stuff!
What we did:
- We started our day with a trip to a lab in West Van where we learnt about research on microplastics and contaminants in our oceans.
- After lunch we were measuring, sorting and weighing the garbage collected from yesterday's shoreline cleanup. We collected almost 500 pieces of garbage, weighing 2.5 pounds in total.
- Jessica from the BC Cetaceans Sightings Network came to deliver a program on killer whales! We were able to be killer whale researchers ourselves, and help map the distribution of sightings from the BCCSN!
Questions to ask:
- What did you learn at the lab in West Van?
- What are some differences between killer whale populations in BC?
Resources:
- ยท To discover more about the research that Ocean Wise is involved in take a look at https://www.vanaqua.org/act/research/coastal-ocean-research-institute
Thank you YELPers and we will see you all again tomorrow!
