Seals and Society

Seals and Society: A traveling exhibit from New Bedford Whaling Museum Seacoast Science Center announces that a new traveling exhibition, Seals and Society, is on …
Explore Monarch Butterfly Conservation with SSC

Each summer along the New Hampshire Seacoast, nature lovers eagerly await the arrival of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). With its brightly colored black and …
A Harbor Seal’s Journey: Rescue, Release, and Beyond!

Originally published February 12, 2021 JUNE 7, 2021 UPDATE Held on June 7th, this webinar provides an update on Harbor Seal #087 from …
Where have all the Ice Seals gone?

Ashley Stokes | Marine Mammal Rescue Manager New Englanders are accustomed to seeing harbor seals and their larger gray seal cousins on our coast’s …
Shark and Seal Safety in New England Waters
Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue was featured on WMUR TV9’s NH Chronicle on October 8, 2020. MMR Manager Ashley Stokes, along with partner Marianne …
Sharks, Seals, and a Healthy Ocean Ecosystem

Brian Yurasits | Marine Mammal Rescue Community Outreach Manager This week Maine experienced its first-ever fatal great white shark attack, leaving many New England …
That’s A-Moray!

Lauren Bucciero | Marketing Intern Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Center to explore the new living coral tanks in the Restoring …
Two-Spot Octopus: Babies!
Video by Daryn Clevesy | Visitor Program Coordinator Story by Lauren Bucciero | Marketing Intern This March, Seacoast Science Center welcomed some new baby critters! …
Where are all the sea stars?

by Kate Leavitt | Director of Mission We get this question a lot. Nearly every day, visitors ask our naturalists why they can’t find sea …
Seahorse Courtship
Lined Seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) mate for life and are monogamous. The male typically courts the female for several days before mating. Females produce eggs and …
Moon Jellies
Moon jellies, like the ones on exhibit at the Seacoast Science Center, are found off the New England shore and in the ocean world-wide. Naturalist …
Chain Catshark Sensors
Chain catsharks (a.k.a. chain dogfish) are named after their cat-like eyes and chain-link pattern. Serving as camouflage, along with its white belly, the chain pattern …