Pearson College Marine Science

First year marine scientists travelled to Sidney (BC, not Australia as some of them thought when the trip was announced in class!) on 10 and 12 December to visit the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, a small aquarium full of local fishes, invertebrates and seaweeds.

We saw many beautiful and amazing creatures including:

Sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens)

Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) in empty giant acorn barnacle

Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii)

Hooded nudibranch (Melibe leonina)

Anemones (Urticina sp. and Anthopleura xanthogrammica) & ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus)

Juvenile wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) in empty scallop shell

Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)

This particular individual is known as Steve and was very active on Monday 10 Dec.

A few students played the salmon survival game.

And most got their hands wet in the touch tank.

Thanks to the Oceaneers at the Ocean Discovery Centre for all of their information & enthusiasm and to Sophie for several photos & for driving us to the aquarium!

Tags: giant pacific octopus, grunt sculpin, octopus, Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, wolf eel, year 39

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