Turner Fenton - Day 2

Yesterday morning the students were split into smaller groups to complete activities either on the research vessel or in the labs.  I conducted a presentation on invasive marine species for one of the groups and then for the remainder of the morning the students conducted an experiment to test the strength of echinoderm tube feet.  The students did a great job harnessing the sea stars and urchins for the experiment!  For all their hard work they got a chance to view the seal feeding and do some souvenir shopping at the aquarium.

In the afternoon the group boarded the bus to head down the coast to the New River Beach Provincial Park.  Here the students hiked along a trail through a forest, a bog, and then back along the coast.  The scenery was beautiful!  On our way back to campus we were able to see seals jumping in the water near a small island in the Bay.  That was pretty cool!

After supper the students meet us in the labs to study seaweed that had been collected in the intertidal zone the previous day.  

Learning the fine art of sea star harnessing!

Urchins are a two person job.

The experiment begins!

Learning about lobsters in the aquarium theatre.

Along the trail at New River Beach Provincial Park.

The students skipping rocks.

Making a dichotomous key for seaweeds.