Every year students from RB Stall High School in North Charleston, South Carolina embark on a series of field studies with the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve that help them explore not only the nearby estuary, but also careers in marine science.
![Students observe a White Shrimp on the E/V Discovery while exploring the Edisto River in the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve. At the reserve, students conduct fisheries research alongside scientists and, in the process, are introduced to a wide array of careers in marine science and environmental resource management. (Image credit: Erin Weeks/South Carolina Department of Natural Resources) Students observe a White Shrimp on the E/V Discovery while exploring the Edisto River in the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve. At the reserve, students conduct fisheries research alongside scientists and, in the process, are introduced to a wide array of careers in marine science and environmental resource management.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/IMG_0657.jpg?itok=q0oMLR4d)
Students observe a White Shrimp on the E/V Discovery while exploring the Edisto River in the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve. At the reserve, students conduct fisheries research alongside scientists and, in the process, are introduced to a wide array of careers in marine science and environmental resource management. (Image credit: Erin Weeks/South Carolina Department of Natural Resources)