Here are a few pictures from their marine biology immersion.
Heading out on the research vessel to sample the bay.
Conducting a benthic drag for marine invertebrates.
Sorting through the benthic drag contents.
Blood star.
Armoured shrimp.
In the lab studying plankton.
Fresh plankton samples collected from the bay.
Touring the Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium.
Exploring the animals that live in the intertidal zone.
Found lots of little sea stars.
Found some humpback whales in the Bay.
Hanging out with Sockeye.
Sockeye decided to explore the boat and came close enough that you could see the barnacles on his fluke!
Just lounging with the seals.
Talking to a lobster fisherman on Grand Manan Island.
Learning about the seaweed industry on the island.
Studying zonation patterns at Bar Road.
Gathering data on the invasive green crab population.
Green crabs measured and marked.
Determining the effect of temperature on the feeding rate of barnacles.
Learning about the anatomy of echinoderms.
Periwinkle mark...
and recapture.
Checking out the bird banding station on campus.
Presentation on sponges with the Huntsman's Dr. Claire Goodwin from the ARC.
Describing the sponge species.
Sponge spicules under the microscope.
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