Marine Veterinary Medicine
MARVET externships incorporate activities with key aquatic species such as bottlenose dolphins, manatees, sea lions, marine turtles, selected shark species and fish.
Select MARVET workshops have been held in facilities where aquatic animals are placed for rehabilitation before being returned to the wild. Leading animal care specialists instruct participants in clinical procedures and care of the animals.
Dolphin training session
Bottlenose dolphin swimming in marine facility pool
Bottlenose dolphin surfacing in marine animal facility
Bottlenose dolphins approaching MARVET instructor
Bottlenose dolphin positioning for physical exam
MARVET participants examine underside of bottlenose dolphin
Participants examine green sea turtle
MARVET participant practicing approach to green sea turtle
Physical exam of a green sea turtle
Manatee and fish in marine facility
Instructor preparing for manatee examination in marine facility
Manatee in examination position in marine facility
Nurse shark, a slow-moving bottom-dweller, swims in marine animal facility
Nurse shark in marine animal facility
Anesthesia procedure on fish