Last Thursday the New Brunswick Nature Camp took part in a number of activities at the Huntsman. Their first task was to mark the invasive species, Green Crab at Pottery Creek. The students with the NB Nature Camp were trying to beat the number of crabs marked by the Introduction to Marine Biology students from earlier in the week. Despite the fog the students found a record number of the crabs and captured, marked and released 144 crabs! They more than doubled the total of the previous group. In the afternoon the NB Nature Camp students boarded the Fundy Spray to take a closer look at the animals that live subtidaly in the bay. They finished off the afternoon with a tour of the Fundy Discovery Centre.
The campers hit the beach in search of Green Crabs.
Even through the fog they were all eager to beat the record.
Just one of the many crabs found on the beach that morning.
On the Fundy Spray, Moon Jelly spotting.
Our catch from the scallop drag.
The students could not wait to dig in.
Enjoying the view as the fog starts to clear.
Group photo time.
The campers start the tour with a viewing of a film on the local Bay of Fundy tides.
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