On the research vessel, the Fundy Spray, sorting and counting benthic invertebrates.
We found sea stars.
We also found scallops, from tiny...
...to huge!
Plankton collected while on the research vessel.
Having a look a the plankton using the microscopes.
Copepods are a very common zooplankton. Viewed at 40x magnification.
There are many different species of phytoplankton. Viewed at 100x magnification.
Its always amazing to see the life in a drop of seawater!
Learning about lobster fishing with Captain Peter on Grand Manan Island.
Exploring the intertidal zone at low tide.
There were lots of animals hiding under the rocks in the tide pool!
Collecting a few animals to study in the lab.
Squeals of delight when the students found crabs!
Walking across the sand bar to Ministers Island. At high tide this bar is covered by water and the island is only accessible by boat.
Touring the barn at Ministers Island. A brief bit of history mixed with the marine biology. The island was the summer estate of Sir William Van Horne starting in the 1890s. He was an important person in Canadian history and was instrumental in getting the railway completed across Canada.
Drawing, describing and identifying invertebrates collected throughout the week.
This female crab with eggs was found at the beach.
Beautiful brittle star!
Students divided into groups to work on five different behaviour experiments. These students were testing the strength of sea stars, urchins and blood stars.
Testing to see if temperature affects the feeding rate of barnacles.
Does size affect the flipping rate of sea urchins?
Or sea stars?
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