Today we rotated the students through the plankton lab and going out on our research vessel, the Fundy Spray. While in the lab the students played plankton bingo to become familiar with the organisms that make up the base of the marine food chain. Out on the boat the students got to collect plankton, conduct a scallop drag to bring up animals from the bottom of the ocean, and gather data on the water temperature and salinity. We collected lots of animals such as sea stars, urchins, crabs, and sea peaches while on the boat to study later in the week.
To finish off the afternoon the group had a tour of the Fundy Discovery Aquarium, which features animals found in the Bay of Fundy, such as harbour seals, skates, lobsters, and many species of fish and invertebrates. The students enjoyed watching the seals have their supper, as well as, spending time getting their hands wet in the touch pools.
It was a wonderful first day!
Finishing up in the plankton lab.
Copepod through the microscope.
Steep walk during low tide.
Safety briefing with the captain.
Plankton tow.
Our beautiful plankton samples.
Our collection from the bottom.
Getting our hands dirty sorting through the scallop drag contents!
A sea mouse (its a worm)!
Trying fresh from the Bay scallops...yum!
Gathering temperature and salinity data.
Found a big rock crab.
Lovely group of sea stars.
Touring the aquarium.
Fun at the touch tank!
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