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World's Largest Animal Migration Every Night!

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Marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal is the first to dive into and record the largest migration on Earth. The "vertical migration" is the...
Victor
9 Jan 2016
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The Circle of Whale Poo

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Blue whales are kind of like farmers, if farmers used their own feces as manure! Researchers have shown that nutrients from whales’ poo fertilize...
Victor
9 Jan 2016
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Sea Monkey Astronauts

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They fell out of the sky and landed on the pale blue planet with a splash. Many of the crew missed the whole thing. Deep inside the spacecraft,...
Victor
6 Jan 2016
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Far North Marine Reserve

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Have you ever gone fishing and come back empty-handed? Have you ever been snorkelling and there's not much to see? There used to be seven times as...
Victor
6 Jan 2016
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Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year

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Thank you everyone who has visited our Centre over the last year.  The Centre will be closed from the 20th December to the 17th January 2016...

Victor
18 Jan 2016
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Hydra Can Genetically Modify Itself

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The Hydra is an ancient serpentine marine monster, a fearsome beast in Greek mythology who grew two heads for each one removed by a valiant warrior...
Victor
12 Dec 2015
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Emperor Penguins Need Cooling Off In Winter!

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Emperor penguins huddle for warmth during the deep Antarctic winter. However, new research has found that they only stay in a huddle for about 50...
Victor
12 Dec 2015
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Our Newest Arrival!

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Finally, after almost a year, our first Carpet Shark egg has hatched this morning at our Island Bay Marine Education Centre.
We now have this...

Victor
24 Dec 2015
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Soy Fish Food Better Than Fish

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Research supported by the soybean industry is looking to convert some farm-raised fish into vegetarians. South Dakota State University fisheries...
Victor
5 Dec 2015
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Impact of Acidity on Coral Health

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A combined team of researchers affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has found, via a...
Victor
5 Dec 2015
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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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