Learning Science by Doing Science
Thom Smith, an elementary school teacher in Bradford, NH is currently on McAuliffe Sabbatical, collaborating with Center staff to develop a Rocky Shore Curriculum, which will …
SSC President Wendy Lull to Retire
Wendy Lull, who has been at the Seacoast Science Center’s helm since it opened in 1992, has announced her retirement next spring, 2017. Lull’s visionary leadership …
#OceanRunnerNH: Hampton Beach Pick-up Patrol
SSC’s Ocean Runner Nichole chats with Marilyn MacIntosh of Hampton, NH, who walks the Hampton Beach every morning, picking up trash along the way. But …
Great Bay Strategy Oil Boom Deployment Exercise
Today three Marine Mammal Rescue Team staff members went out on the water with members of the NH Department of Environmental Services, Coast Guard, and a …
National Marine Animal Health and Stranding Network Conference
Ashley Stokes | Marine Mammal Rescue Manager On September 6-9, 2016, Marine Mammal Rescue Assistant Sarah Toupin and I attended the National Marine Animal Health and Stranding …
Ocean Acidification or Osteoporosis of the Sea?
Kate Leavitt | SSC Director of Mission Invitiatives If you are unclear about what ocean acidification is and question if it’s occurring in the Gulf …
Swordfish Washes Up on Rye Beach
Karen Provazza | Director of Marketing On Monday, September 12, 2016, our Marine Mammal Rescue Manager Ashley Stokes received an unusual report: a swordfish washed …
Why the Rocky Shore?!
Thom Smith’s Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical project is to create a free ecosystem curriculum on the rocky shore. The creation of this curriculum is a collaborative effort with …
A Busy Week!
Ashely Stokes | Marine Mammal Rescue Manager Wow, what a crazy week it has been for the Marine Mammal Rescue Team! Between Labor Day and …
#OceanRunnerNH: The American Lobster
Crusher claws, cutter claws, pincher legs, and long whipping antennae make these arthropods a frightful sight for some, but we love them here at the …
Salisbury Reservation Harbor Seal
Ashely Stokes | Marine Mammal Rescue Manager Yesterday afternoon, we responded to this female weanling harbor seal at Salisbury Reservation. She had reportedly been there since …
#OceanRunnerNH: Horseshoe Crabs 101
Horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, are often referred to as dinosaurs of the sea. Fossils show that the have lived on earth, unchanged, for about 480 …
