Gerard Loisel's Marine Biology Camp

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Gerard Loisel's Marine Biology Camp

Welcome to Gerard Loisel's Marine Biology Camp page where you can find out the latest camp Marine Biology Camp Inc.

is based in South Florida and is run through various cities and schools. The camp director, Gerard Loisel, has been teaching marine biology to students of all ages for the past 47 years. For 26 years, he taught marine biology and oceanography at Nova Southeastern University where he was the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009. Loisel was also the host of the

PBS television series "Marine Aquarium World" and in March of 2020 was featured in a Discovery Science Channel series. The camps run throughout the summer and during spring and winter breaks. Children attending the camp get to study a sea grass community, explore the intertidal zone, participate in a sea turtle program (summer only), study dangerous marine animals, learn how to tag fish for scientific research, and much more. Field trips include visits to Bill Baggs State Park and the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science on Virginia Key. Each camp session is 5 days long and is open to children 8 to 14 years old. Online marine biology classes ae also available.

08/18/2024

Correspondent Conor Knighton visits New Jersey beaches along the Delaware Bay to learn about horseshoe crabs – mysterious creatures that predate dinosaurs – ...

08/17/2024

08/16/2024

Registration is now open.

08/11/2024

Although the sea lion exhibit at the Dolphin Research Center was closed last week for renovations, the kids in Marine Biology Camp were still allowed to visit the sea lions in their temporary home.

08/09/2024

Thank you to Linda, her daughter, and the staff at the Dolphin Reseach Center in Grassy Key for once again providing an exceptional program for the campers. The girl in the photo enjoyed interacting with the dolphins, but since she also has a keen interest in reptiles, she was just as excited to see the rare Madagascar giant day geckos that also live on the Reseach Center property.

08/08/2024

Back to Robbie's for the 2024 Keys camp!

08/07/2024

Miguel has attended every Marine Biology Camp session this summer, so you know he wasn't going to miss attending the session in the fabulous Florida Keys.

08/07/2024

One of the fringe benefits of doing a Marine Biology Camp in the Keys.

08/01/2024

We went looking for crocodiles today as part of Marine Biology Camp Day 4. We came across one that was being escorted to the water by a flock of Ibises. It shouldn't surprise anyone that these birds don't seem to fear crocodiles, considering that they're the last sign of wildlife to take shelter before a hurricane (and the first to reappear after the storm).

07/31/2024

Marine Biology Camp Session 3, Day 2.

07/28/2024

Come join me in the Florida Keys for another Keys Marine Biology Camp the week of August 5-9. This photo was taken at last summer's camp when 15 campers from across the country joined me for a week of marine biology field trips in the fabulous Florida Keys.

07/21/2024

Thank you to the Village of Key Biscayne for issuing a permit to Marine Biology Camp allowing us to fish on the Mashta Bridge as part of our traditional Friday fish tagging day. Thank you also to the Key Biscayne police officers who come out to help us with traffic control on the bridge while the kids are fishing. On Friday, we saw more manatees and we tagged and released a 12" mangrove snapper.

07/21/2024

Marine Biology Camp's Thursday Sea Turtle Day tradition continued last week. Day 4's activities included observing a sea turtle nest evaluation.

07/20/2024

More photos from Marine Biology Camp Session 2

07/18/2024

Marine Biology Camp Session 2, Day 2.

07/17/2024

Day one of Marine Biology Camp session two.

06/23/2024

Thank you to the Key Biscayne police officers who for the second year in a row have offered to come out to our fishing location to assist with our fish tagging program. One of the many advantages of having them there occurred when 3 manatees suddenly appeared on one side of the bridge last Friday. The police officers were able to pause the traffic on the bridge for a few seconds so that the kids on one side of the bridge could quickly and safely cross to the other side to join their fellow campers and see the manatees up close.

06/21/2024

Thank you to the Key Biscayne Beach Club for hosting this week's Marine Biology Camp session. Another fun and educational week is in the books. Next session starts on July 15th.

06/15/2024

Another great Marine Biology Camp week came to an end today. Thanks goes out to the "home school mom" who organized this week's private camp. Regular camp starts next week and only a few spots still remain.

06/08/2024

When parents of some former Marine Biology Campers asked me recently if I could organize a one-day Everglades field trip for their kids, I told them that I'd be happy to make it happen. When I was a college professor, aside from teaching marine biology and oceanography courses, I also taught ecology to the students majoring in marine biology. Today I returned to the Everglades with some younger students where I included an airboat ride as part of the trip. It was a fun and educational day, so I hope to do more of these trips in the future.

05/23/2024

As we celebrate World Turtle Day, Marine Biology Camp will once again be sponsoring a sea turtle nest at Bill Baggs State Park.

05/02/2024

Thank you to Key Biscayne's Islander news for mentioning my camp on the front page of today's paper. Although some of the quotes weren't completely accurate, I very much appreciate the inclusion of my camp in the story (and in the special camp guide). And yes, I got my start as a DJ when I had to fill in for a radio DJ who missed his late-night shift when as a UM student, I chaired a 45-hour dance marathon to raise money to help fight Multiple Sclerosis. The radio DJ from the previous shift showed me what to do and as they say, "the rest is history".

04/17/2024

More photos from Marine Biology Spring Camp. The week ended with our traditional fish tagging day.

04/04/2024

Another fun day at Marine Biology Camp.

04/03/2024

I wasn't sure I should schedule a Marine Biology Spring Camp the week that most kids in South Florida are back in school, but when you have kids from Germany and Mexico attend the camp, it works. We had a great field trip yesterday!

03/20/2024

Some photos from Monday's Marine Biology program.

03/10/2024

The video shot by former marine biology camper Abie Raymond of a gray whale that Michael Hunt and I identified for NBC 6 last December after it was spotted off of Miami Beach, was used in this NBC News story with Jeff Corwin. Michael is a friend of mine and former marine biology student, who I believe at one time worked with Corwin at the Georgia Aquarium.

Scientists from the New England Aquarium spotted a gray whale swimming near the water of Nantucket, Massachusetts, for the first time in over 200 years. NBC ...

03/07/2024

The gray whale story continues. David Raymond posted the following yesterday :
For those of you following the story of our Miami gray whale-received this story from a friend in Massachusetts. A French whale expert contacted Abie and verified its one and the same whale. Looks like she’s headed home! 🐳 🐳 🐳

02/20/2024

It might have been a little chilly on President's Day yesterday, but we still had a fun and educational Marine Biology birthday party.

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P. O. Box 286
Key Biscayne, FL
33149

Website

http://marinebiologycamp.net/

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I went snorkeling off Key Biscayne yesterday afternoon and when I was getting out of the water, I saw this dead seahorse and noticed that it was a male with a brood pouch that appeared to be full of eggs or babies. Although the adult male was already dead (with no eyes), I decided to try and apply pressure to the pouch in case the babies were out of the eggs and ready to come out. Amazingly, it worked and there appeared to be a hundred or more baby seahorses that were released from the pouch.