Eugenie Clark by C.S.

            Hi, I’m Dr. Eugenie Clark a marine biologist and I’m going to talk about my life. I was born in 1922 in New York City, New York. Well, I was 9 years old I visited the N.Y. aquarium for the 1st time! I was so fascinated by the fish, especially the sharks. After that I would visit the aquarium every week. Dr. Charles M. Breder was my friend, teacher and, mentor. He was the greatest influence in my life. He saw that I was determined (eager) to learn.
      Well now, I am a marine biologist. I study the ocean life. I scuba dive and submersible dive. Saving the Coral Reef is one of my big contributions and making people aware of how important the Coral Reef is to ocean life. Also, training sharks how to push a button to get food. I like to think I made life better by teaching people about sharks and other marine life. Sharks really don’t go after humans, they’re just hungry.  Some of my character traits are determination, friendly, and eager to learn. I was also in the field of zoology, scuba diving. One of my greatest problems is trying to teach people about the coral reef and how important it is to the ocean world. William Beebe and David Doubilet are some famous people that I worked with. Willaim Beebe – he is a great underwater explorer. David Doubilet – he is an underwater photographer for the “National Geographic” Magazine. My message to the students would be even though you can’t see the fish in the ocean, they are just as important to this planet as the people, and animals and the environment and that we are all connected! So kids remember, always listen to parents and, never give up!!!!!!         





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