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Coolest Animals Never Seen

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The Coolest Animals You’ve Never Seen: How a “Dream Team” of Scientists from the Aquarium and MBARI is Displaying Deep-Sea Cephalopods. From the...
Victor
10 Jun 2014
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Carpet Shark Diary Part 3

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Hello again. It’s been very busy for us at the Marine Education Centre with a news article in the Wellingtonian about the “little one.” On that...
Victor
18 May 2014
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

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Around 100 million years ago, grass from land adapted to live and reproduce while submerged in seawater—the modern-day seagrasses. This sea invasion...
Victor
24 Apr 2014
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Carpet Shark Diary Part Two

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This has been an amazing month for the egg. The development has taken a huge step forward to the point where we can see the little guy or girl with a...
Victor
13 Apr 2014
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"Slow Life" by Daniel Stoupin

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Daniel Stoupin says, "I am a PhD student in the University of Queensland and my research is in the field of marine biology. Coincidentally, I am also...
Victor
9 Apr 2014
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Whale Carcass Cure for Rheumatism

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In the above photo, a rheumatism sufferer sits inside the carcass of a whale in Eden, Australia. Climbing inside the carcass of a whale was once...
Victor
3 Apr 2014
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Eddie's Carpet Shark Diary

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The following article was sent to us by Eddie, one of our very dedicated and valued volunteers who assists at our weekly Open Sunday. Eddie has...
Victor
27 Feb 2014
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Conjoined Gray Whale Twins May be World First

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A pair of conjoined gray whale twins found washed up on the banks of a Baja California lagoon, are likely the first documented case of conjoined gray...
Victor
10 Jan 2014
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Rare Marine Mammal Feeding Frenzy

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Dozens of humpback whales, dolphins and sea lions are chasing an unexplained explosion of anchovies in Monterey Bay. Scientists and tourists have...
Victor
5 Dec 2013
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New Opalfish

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Jono brought in a new fish today; an Opalfish. Opalfish belong to a group called "duck bills" because of their flattened mouth. They usually hide...
Victor
31 Jul 2013
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Nice little place they have down there by the water. Good place to go for a quick and fun outing. Interesting seeing all the various types of marine life they have in one building.

Archie

 

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre's  Bait House Aquarium  is an interactive marine experience based in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast.There are  lots of different sea creatures on display including a couple of octupuses, sea horses, lobsters to name a few.  You can also gently touch and handle starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, crabs and other sea life found in the local rock pools outside.There's far more inside than you would expect. The volunteers and expert staff are  very friendly and helpful. It is really reasonably priced and we were all entertained for ages. Really good fun and educational too. Definitely worth checking out with the family.

Haydn

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