OXNARD — Mystic Whaler, the educational schooner, will be offering a Dockside Plankton Lab on March 1, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard.
The public is invited to come and learn about these tiny plants and animals that live in and help support and feed The Ocean.
Participants will have the chance to witness a plankton tow, view plankton under a microscope, and participate in a plankton craft.
Space is limited, and an RSVP is required for the Lab. Please go to https://www.centralcoastoceanadventures.org/upcoming-events
to register.
The Dockside Plankton Lab will be held on the dock located in front of 3900 Bluefin Circle in Oxnard.
Mystic Whaler/CCOAF: Mystic Whaler, a 110’ schooner, is the outdoor classroom of CCOAF, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to promote hands-on education, STEAM academic comprehension, environmental stewardship, teamwork, self-confidence, and nautical skills with a special focus on youth through sailing and the sea. Mystic Whaler offers year-round educational programming to schools, community-based organizations, and the public.
About Southern California Plankton Watch: Interest and awareness of plankton and blooms brought together scientists and informal educators in the Southern California Bight region to form a volunteer plankton monitoring network called the Southern California Plankton Watch. This program replaces the Southern California HABWatch which was formed in 2011 with support from USC Sea Grant, the Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE) West, and the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System. This ongoing effort increases the number of eyes on the ocean for understanding changing ocean systems, and early detection of blooms and sets into place a method for rapid response.