Four Woodland Middle School students have been working to educate the public about overfishing in Long Island waters. Dylan Amblo, Dominique Basso, Kayla Cartier and Rachel Rose are all sixth-graders who are enrolled in the school’s science research program. They received the prestigious honor of recently being named New York State’s first-place winners as well as one of eight top national middle school research teams in the Siemen’s, “We Can Change the World Challenge”.
For their project, titled “Fishful Thinking,” the team researched Long Island’s aquaculture, particularly the overfishing of many species of fish. To prepare for the annual competition, the student-scientists were instructed to choose an environmental issue, research the issue and provide a solution.
Through their research on overfishing, the team learned that with current fishing methods, fishing on Long Island will be nonexistent by 2048. This grim prospect prompted the students to raise $141 for the Cold Spring Harbor research program by selling fish fortune tellers, much like a fortune cookie, with a fish fact inside. They also plan to educate fellow students and adults about this issue, which will affect all Long Island residents.
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