Catalina Island Marine Institute

The Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) is a non-profit educational program run by Guided Discoveries on Santa Catalina Island, California.

It is the host to approximately 15,000 students a year, who visit it in school-organized trips and summer camps.[1][2] Students at CIMI learn marine biology through activities such snorkeling, hiking, and squid dissections.[3]

CIMI operates out of three facilities on Catalina Island: Toyon Bay (a private beach three miles northwest of Avalon), Fox Landing, and Cherry Cove.[4]

References

  1. ^ Alvarez, Fred (April 9, 1995), "Rites of Passage Signal End of Fifth Grade", Los Angeles Times, http://articles.latimes.com/1995-04-09/local/me-52551_1_lincoln-school-students .
  2. ^ "Submersion in summer program yields results", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct. 3, 1994 .
  3. ^ "In class with sharks: something fishy for sixth graders out of school", Los Angeles Daily News, January 31, 2005, http://www.thefreelibrary.com/IN+CLASS+WITH+SHARKS+SOMETHING+FISHY+FOR+SIXTH-GRADERS+OUT+OF+SCHOOL-a0128394798 .
  4. ^ Entry in Marine, Coastal, and Watershed Resource Directory published by the California Coastal Commission, retrieved 2011-02-05.

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