Winter seal visitors along NH’s coast

By Ashley Stokes, Director of Marine Mammal Rescue, Seacoast Science Center Seacoast residents are accustomed to seeing harbor seals and their larger gray seal cousins …
Student research contributes to local scientific data

Heidi Duncanson | Communications Coordinator High school students are conducting scientific research along the Seacoast, showing their keen interest in what is happening to our …
Seacoast Science Center receives New England Museum Association Excellence Award

Seacoast Science Center (SSC) announces that it was selected as a 2022 recipient of a New England Museum Association Excellence Award, chosen for their newly …
SSC Marine Mammal Rescue Responds to Wayward Seal

Ashley Stokes | SSC Marine Mammal Rescue Director Our Marine Mammal Rescue team is called to all kinds of animal situations but not all of …
UNH Aquaculture Research on Display

Heidi Duncanson | Communications Coordinator Just off New Hampshire’s coast, innovative aquaculture research is taking place and is now being featured at Seacoast Science Center. …
Fatal Maine shark attack spurs great white tracking efforts at these Seacoast beaches

Ian Lenahan | The Portsmouth Herald Published August 25, 2022 RYE — Bobbing in the Atlantic Ocean off town beaches are four orange buoys, all designed …
SSC’s Seal of Approval promotes safe wildlife viewing for ocean recreators

Seacoast Science Center (SSC) has been advancing wildlife conservation through stranded marine mammal response, care, and community outreach in New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts since …
A magical spot for tide pooling on the Seacoast

Heidi Duncanson | Communications Coordinator Discovering a tiny sea star, slippery eel or prickly urchin at the coast has often been described as a magical …
Celebrating Women in Science: Kate Leavitt, SSC Chief Program Officer

For thirty years, Seacoast Science Center has been inspiring and employing women in science careers. From field trips and summer camps to volunteering and internships, …
Gulf Stream Orphans Project

How community members are helping monitor wayward juvenile fish. Rob Royer | Senior Aquarist The Gulf Stream is a swift water current that runs …
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 …
SSC provides educational resources to over 26K in first two weeks of temporary closure

During this unprecedented global health crisis, Seacoast Science Center has been hard at work to find new ways to continue to engage the community …