Lured by the sea from the time he was a little boy, Travis Krause, recipient of the Ocean City Fishing Club (OCFC) scholarship this year, plans to major in oceanography at Rutgers University next fall.
From his home in Marmora, it’s just an easy trip over the 34th Street bridge to the Atlantic Ocean where he enjoys surfing, swimming and even a bit of fishing in the back bays with his grandfather.
“Growing up at the shore just increased my awareness of how the ocean affects everything along the coast,” he said, while visiting the OCFC fishing pier recently. “It seemed natural to me to want to study oceanography when I start college.”
Within that field of study, he plans to major in physical oceanography, which involves the physical conditions and processes of the ocean such as tidal patterns and effects. Other branches include biological, chemical and geological studies of the ocean.
“Rutgers has one of the best oceanography programs in the country,” he explained. “It also has a marine field station in Tuckerton, where I might be able to land an internship next summer.”
His course study fit perfectly with the OCFC scholarship program which awards $500 annually to a deserving high school graduate. Travis was recommended for the scholarship by the faculty and administration at Ocean City High School. It was presented to him by Margaret Feil, club secretary, at a scholarship ceremony earlier in June. Founded in 1913, OCFC is the oldest, continually operating fishing club in the country.
