Eugenie Clark

Eugenie Clark
Growing up, everyone wants to be in the pros, or an actor. No one wants to be around slimy and stinky fish until retirement age. But one person did. That person is Eugenie Clark. Eugenie did not call it quits at retirement age however. In fact, Eugenie would continue to dive and study sharks at the age of ninety-two (MOTE). In this paper, you will learn about Eugenie Clark’s life, her contributions to the scientific community, her educational background, the passion for which she did her job, scientists that worked with her to reach a common goal, awards that Eugenie has won, and the knowledge on sharks from before Eugenie’s time, during her time, and now sadly, after her time. On May 4, 1922, Planet Earth gained another ichthyologist;
One of her first contributions was in becoming a female biologist in a male dominated field. Post World War II is when Clark became a marine biologist. As much as Eugenie was a biologist, she was also an author. Her first book “Lady With A Spear”, which she wrote and published, was an international best seller National Geographic). Eugenie not only wrote books, but she wrote scientific articles and papers too. In the span of her almost seventy-five year career, Eugenie would come to write one hundred seventy-five plus articles (MOTE). Eugenie Clark was an accomplished diver as well, having gone on more than 200 field expedition dives. Not only would she dive, Eugenie also conducted seventy-two submersible dives; with the deepest being twelve thousand feet. Another contribution Eugenie would make to the scientific community is opening her own marine lab. Built in southern Florida, it started out as a one room building, which would eventually grow into multi-room, nationally recognized lab (MOTE). The lab would be called MOTE Marine Laboratory, and become a staple in the eyes of the local community. The last major contribution Eugenie would make was paving the path for other women to follow in her footsteps. Eugenie did allow other women to get involved in science. Eugenie was not the stereotypical mom at that time. She did not just sit at home and raise the children. Instead, she took her four children with her all over the world on her research projects. From Florida to California to the Red Sea and Greenland, Eugenie brought her kids all over with her. This would go on to show other women that they could follow their dream and live their life passion in science. It would not matter if they had kids or not. (National Geographic). Eugenie Clark cannot be remembered for making just one contribution to the scientific community, but instead for making a plethora of