Ever wanted to see a sea star up close? Have you ever seen a barnacle
feeding? You can see these things and more at our touch tank, located
at the Isles of Shoals
Steamship Company in downtown
Portsmouth.
Visit our New Touch
Tank!
Photo slide
show
Learning about
marine life at the tank!
FALL HOURS:
Open most weekends, 12:00-2:00 PM
And by appointment - call (603) 431-0260 or e-mail
info @ blueoceansociety.org
Jen Kennedy, Patty Adell and new touch tank coordinator
Katherine Lanzer place the first critters in the tank on June 5
Thanks to the Port Inn and our other generous sponsors,
our new tank is ready to go!
Photos from our grand opening June 15:
Help Keep our Tank Free to the
Public!
$
We gratefully thank
these supporters who have already pledged to help!
Lonza
Biologics, Platinum Sponsor Bottomline
Technologies, Gold Sponsor
Appledore Marine Engineering, Portsmouth Propeller Club,
Sea-3, Inc., Bob &
Liz Adell, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Farnsworth & family —Silver Sponsors
Visit
www.islesofshoals.com for
information on the Isles of Shoals Steamship Co. We gratefully acknowledge
their donation of space for our touch tank on their dock.
What's in the tank right now?
Here's a sampling of what you can see in the tank when
we're open!
Sand dollars
Green sea urchins
Green crabs
Jonah crabs
Hermit crabs
Mussels
Periwinkles
Dogwinkles
A variety of
marine algae (sea lettuce, Irish moss, kelp, knotted
wrack)
SUMMER PROGRAMS
During the summer, we have free educational
demonstrations and touch tank "tours." No cruise ticket required, it's
free to visit and participate! Hours will be posted here soon!
After your visit, hop aboard an Isles of Shoals &
Portsmouth Harbor Cruise, one of the seacoast's best attractions!
Cruise ticket required. Schedules and info online at
www.islesofshoals.com.
Julie
our Touch Tank Coordinator does a presentation
Giant
sea star!
Craft
time: making a seal puppet onboard the boat
Viewing more animals at the touch tank
Craft
table onboard a cruise
Field trip photos
Below are photos from a field trip cruise we did on the M/V Thomas
Laighton. As part of our educational offerings this
year, we are setting up a series of educational stations aboard each cruise
on the boat. This cruise featured stations allowing children to
explore local seaweeds and other marine life, whale sounds, marine debris,
and many others!
Click on each image for a larger version!
Wish List
We can use your help in
supporting this educational experience! For more information, visit our
Wish List.
