News | Page 15 | Island Bay Marine Education Centre

New marine life found in Oz waters

Around two weeks ago, a group of divers discovered marine life they have not yet seen in Whyalla waters before. Closely looking for seahorses, Mike...

Victor

1 Sep 2013

Sea canyons source of biodiversity

Ocean News

Submarine canyons play an important role in maintaining high levels of biodiversity of small invertebrates in the seafloor sediments of the main and...

Victor

1 Sep 2013

Clownfish Wiggles Do an Anemone Good

Ocean News

Clownfish do a wiggle dance to increase seawater circulation to their sea anemone hosts, helping the sea creatures breathe, a new study suggests. The...

Victor

1 Sep 2013

Sharks Worth More Alive Than Dead

Ocean News

Sharks are worth more in the ocean than in a bowl of soup, according to researchers from the University of British Columbia.

Victor

15 Jun 2013

Plastic Bags Fool Turtles

Ocean News

Plastic bags fool turtles into hunting them.

Victor

15 Jun 2013

An Ocean Away!

Ocean News

Two new encrusting anemones found in unexpected locations.

Victor

24 May 2013

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