Whale and Seal Week Interactive Exhibit

Our interactive exhibit at the aquarium this week is all about whales and seals!  Come and play the Hungry, Hungry Whale bean bag game, get a free beluga whale tattoo, watch “Whales an Unforgettable Journey” in the theatre at 1:30pm every day, and match the callosity patterns of the Right Whales and get a special edition aquarium trading card!  Plus on Saturday there will be a 55’ blow-up right whale visiting for the day (very cool!).  

Also, this evening Dr. Catherine Hood will be giving a public lecture at 7pm titled “About the Whales”. The 45 minute session is followed by a short question period and refreshments by the touch tank.  To RSVP call (506) 529-1200 or email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca.  

And don't forget to stop in at 11am and 4pm every day to watch the seal feeding! 

Life size blow-up right whale.  Awesome!

Special edition trading card (get one while you can!).

Hungry, hungry baleen whale game...fun for all ages!

Working on the Water Week Interactive Exhibit

Our interactive exhibit at the aquarium this week is all about working on the water.  In the theatre we are featuring two short videos filmed by Coastal Livelihoods Trust, a local community organization.  At 11:30am is a 19 minute video titled ‘We’re Going Weir Fishing!’ and at 1:30pm is a 12 minute video titled ‘Lobster Fishing on Deer Island’.  We also have a children’s fishing game, information about lobsters and lobster traps, a scavenger hunt, and activity sheets for the kids.  Below are some pictures from the exhibit.

An old wooden lobster trap.

What can you catch for lunch? 

A lobster or perhaps a sea cucumber...yum!

Lobsters...king of the crustaceans!

Whale and Seal Mini-Course

I had lots of fun with the students that attended the whale and seal program at the aquarium this morning.  We observed the seals to learn why they are mammals, played whale bingo, played a harbour porpoise echolocation game, made artwork for the ocean appreciation mural that will soon be displayed in the aquarium, did a scavenger hunt to look for the marine biologist’s equipment, watched the seal feeding, and of course spent a little bit of time playing in the touch pool. 

Below are some pictures of our fun morning.

Next Wednesday, August 15 (9:30am-12pm) and Saturday, August 18 (9:30am-3pm) we will also be offering the Whale and Seal program.  For more information or to register your child call (506) 529-1200 or email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca

Observing the seals. Do they have webbed flippers?

Playing whale bingo.

Making drawings, paintings and

poems for the ocean appreciation mural.

Watching the seal feeding.

Shark Week Full Day Course

Below are some pictures from our children’s program today.

For the next two Wednesdays, August 8 and 15 we will be offering the Whale and Seal mini-course.  For more information or to register your child call (506) 529-1200 or email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca.

Drawing lifesize sharks outside the aquarium.

How many students does it take to

make up a basking shark?  Six!

Doing an experiment to learn why sharks have oily livers.

Shark fin bookmarks.

Learning all about the skates.

Shark Week Mini-Course

This morning we had 23 excited students take part in our shark mini-course at the aquarium.  The group had lots of fun playing sharks and herring, studying the skates (shark cousins), making shark fin bookmarks (we discovered two new species, bumblebee and ladybug sharks!), having a very stinky show and tell with real shark jaws, teeth, skin and fins, and measuring the sizes of some Bay of Fundy sharks (wow, the basking shark just barely fit in the boardroom!).  It was a great way to spend a rainy morning.

For the next two Wednesdays, August 8 and 15 we will be offering the Whale and Seal mini-course.  For more information or to register your child call (506) 529-1200 or email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca. 

What does a skate feel like?

Viewing the bottom of the skate.

Making great white shark bookmarks.

New species...bumblebee shark!