Tag: aquariums

a view from the entrance of the Our Dynamic Gulf of Maine exhibit

Seacoast Science Center receives New England Museum Association Excellence Award

December 7, 2022

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 …

Rob Royer looking at corals

How SSC is helping protect Florida’s threatened corals

November 5, 2021

Rob Royer | Senior Aquarist Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on Earth, home to more than a quarter …

employee pointing out video display on the wall showing sea stars tube feet

Journey to the Edge of the Sea with Seacoast Science Center

September 13, 2021

Kate Leavitt | Chief Program Officer Seacoast Science Center is thrilled to announce its new intertidal-themed exhibit, The Edge of the Sea. The interactive …

Touch Tank Renovation: 2 weeks in 34 seconds!

January 30, 2018

We’ve completed the renovation of our iconic indoor Tide Pool Touch Tank! The exhibit is now equipped with new observation tools and interpretive signage designed …

Starfish on glass that has lost a leg

Sea Star Wasting Disease

Mike Doherty | Program Naturalist If you visited the Center recently, you may have noticed an odd-looking sea star or two. That is because …

starfish feeding

Northern Sea Star Feeding

Watch this short video to see the sea star’s inverted stomach! The sea star has a feeding method unlike any other; it secures its prey with its tube …

orange lobster molting

Rare Orange Lobster Molting

Watch an American Lobster’s (Homarus americanus) molting is this sped-up video, narrated by Seacoast Science Center Aquarist Rob Royer. This rare orange lobster was in …

sea urchins in a bucket

A Day in the Life of an SSC Intern

Sammie Powers | Marketing Intern My day at the Seacoast Science Center (SSC) began by holding a salty wet rock with an anemone on it. You might …