Internship Pics!!!

Here are some pics from the internship! Enjoy!

SCUBA diving

Every week we dive into the various exhibit pools in order to clean them. Algae and other matter can build up down at the bottoms of the pools as well as the gates between pools (called the flumes) and it can take a lot of time, energy and cost to drain the pools and clean them all by hand (Not to mention that we would not be able to transition the dolphins into another area because they are entirely aquatic.). Therefore interns, volunteers and full-time staff are assigned to SCUBA dive different pools throughout the week. During this process, we prepare our equipment, grab a rag and a broom brush, turn on our tanks and jump into the pools. We first will go down to the bottom and sweep all of the debris in a circular pathway around the grates and drains; this helps move everything to the drains so we can get the pool nice and clean! Next we take the rags and wipe down the floors and any surfaces that may have algae growing on them. And that's how you clean a dolphin pool just in case you guys wanted to know! :)