Educational Information

The Sponge Docks by Birke Baehr ( a written report)

The sponge docks in Tarpon Springs, Florida is one of a few areas where natural sea sponges grow in the Gulf of Mexico. Two kinds of sponges that grow in the Gulf are the yellow sponge and the wool sponge. Another type that grows in the Mediterranian is called the silk sponge. A sponge is a living breathing animal, the sponge has a membrane on the outside which is called the gurry. The yellow part is the skeleton for the membrane. I bought a yellow sponge at the Sponge Factory (watch the video there it's free) Come Check out Tarpon Springs, FL and make sure you visit the sponge docks.

The Sponge Docks by Bailey Baehr ( a written report)

There are different kinds of sponges here are some, silk sponge, yellow sponge, finger sponge, wool sponge there are also the loofah which is not a sponge at all. The part that they take is the skeleton. They sort them by placing them through circles cut out of wood for the different sizes.

And how they get them is by a SCUBA diver. It was amazing. The end.