Glenview 2018

This week on the Huntsman campus we welcomed a wonderful group of Grade 8 students from Glenview Senior Public School, Toronto. While here we introduced the students to the marine environment around St. Andrews by-the-Sea. The students took a trip on our research vessel, visited a number of different beaches, studied the specimens they collected in the lab, explored the aquarium, went whale watching with Quoddy Link Marine (and saw three minke whales!), and had a tour of historic Ministers Island. Below are a few pictures from their visit.

On the Huntsman research vessel sorting the animals collected using the benthic drag.

Shrimp

Rock crab

Sponge

Sea stars

Sad to find a plastic water bottle mixed into with the animals from the bottom of the bay.

In the lab identifying the plankton collected while on the boat.

Mix of phytoplankton and zooplankton, including a sea star larvae.

Searching for invasive green crabs.

 

Data is gathered on the size and gender of the crabs. They are then marked and released.

One of the students found a large female with eggs!

Collecting marine debris at Pagan Point Nature Preserve.

Some of the debris collected.

Using art to learn about fish adaptations.

There were some beautiful and interesting fish created.

Conducting an experiment with live seastars and sea urchins.

Does size effect the flipping rate?