On Wednesday October 17, students from the Louise McDonald High School on North Bimini got the chance to get up close and personal with some pretty "fin," tastic animals.

Bimini is home to the world-renowned Bimini Biological Field Station (Sharklab), founded by Dr. Samuel Gruber in 1990, and a diverse population of sharks in the waters that surround these, "Islands in the Stream." Just over a year ago a 243,244 square mile Shark Sanctuary was established in the Bahamas and it is crucial for this next generation to know what is in their own backyard and why it is worth protecting...