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A Laboratory Under the Sea

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A new instrument that can provide early warnings of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and other toxic organisms in the ocean has successfully passed its...
Victor
24 Feb 2014
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Researchers Discover New Species of Deep-Diving Whale

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Researchers have identified a new species of mysterious beaked whale based on the study of seven animals stranded on remote tropical islands in the...
Victor
6 Feb 2014
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Sharks Slaughtered for Supplements

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A Chinese company killing hundreds of endangered sharks to make health supplements, has been exposed as running the world's largest shark abattoir...
Victor
29 Jan 2014
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Mantis Shrimp See By One-Step Process

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Marine biologists have long been mystified as to why mantis shrimp, otherwise known as stomatopod crustaceans, boast up to 12 different types of...
Victor
28 Jan 2014
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Limbs From Fins

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Fish have the genetic machinery necessary to make fingers, but it is not switched on, a study suggests. The research in Plos Biology journal sheds...
Victor
25 Jan 2014
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New Antarctic Ice-loving Anemone Discovered

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Using a camera-equipped robot to explore beneath the Ross Ice Shelf off Antarctica, scientists and engineers with the Antarctic Geological Drilling (...
Victor
22 Jan 2014
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The 7 Weirdest Creatures Under The Sea

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If you’re looking for a good fright, forget about going to see a horror movie or wandering through a cemetery in the middle of the night. Just flip...
Victor
21 Jan 2014
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Crayfish May Crawl Out of the Sea to Feed

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Wellington's south coast could witness the march of the crayfish, as they swell in numbers and crawl out of the sea to seek new food sources. New...
Victor
16 Jan 2014
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Why Sharks Have No Bones

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Geneticists Wednesday said they had sequenced the genome of the elephant shark — revealing much about the evolution of vertebrates. The shark, which...
Victor
13 Jan 2014
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Unseen Biofluorescent Fish Apparently In Large Numbers

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A recent study by the American Museum of Natural History has found that there are over 180 species of fish with biofluorescence. The light emitted by...
Victor
13 Jan 2014
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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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