Ocean Explorium

The Ocean Explorium is pleased to announce the arrival of a baby White Spotted Bamboo Shark.After approximately 100 days in the egg, this fully-formed young shark hatched this morning >>

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The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport are partnering to offer the NSF TEACH! SouthCoast program.

This program is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation / Robert Noyce Program, who's goal is to increase the population of teachers who are strong in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in our nation's public middle and high schools.

This is a unique opportunity for teachers in the Southcoast region to deepen their content knowledge, strengthen their leadership qualities and acquire the latest technological skills for use in their classrooms. 

Please click on the link below for more information, or come to our information session on January 25, 2012!

>>  NSF TEACH! SouthCoast<<

Baby Sharks at the OE!

Come and check out our baby sharks as they develop in their egg cases at the Ocean Explorium.

If you look closely you can see their pink, feathery gills. Eventually these will be enclosed under the sharks gill covers, but as embryos they are external.

Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS), the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMD), and the Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport (OE) are pleased to announce the next phase of what will become a more comprehensive and long-range partnership.  The intent of this joint venture is to increase the number of students who access and continue to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics – STEM – fields in high school, higher education and the workforce.  To this end, the partners are launching an innovative formal and informal STEM education and history experience for GLCPS high school students that will expose them to the world-class technology and scientific talent of the University and the Ocean Explorium. >>

NEW BEDFORD, MA (July 11, 2011) — The Ocean Explorium is teaming up with Macy's for the 'Shop for a Cause' fundraising Event.  Since 2006, Macy's 'Shop for a Cause' campaign has partnered with non-profit organizations nationwide to raise more than $38 million for their ongoing efforts. >>>

NEW BEDFORD, MA (July 7, 2011) — The Ocean Explorium hosts the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and U.S. Geological Society as they present results of a cooperative seafloor mapping project on Monday, July 11, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.

Only two years after it opened full time to the public, New Bedford’s Ocean Explorium is expanding—and its newest marine animal residents are about to make a resounding splash >>

Construction is nearly finished on the new live exhibits at the Ocean Explorium.  "The installation crew has worked around the clock, stopping only for student field trips and our visitor hours", said Mark Smith, Ocean Explorium Executive Director.  >>

Construction is under way for new live exhibits at the Ocean Explorium. Curator Warren Gibbons and his crew have been assembling life support systems and building a large touch tank, which will display rays and sharks. >>

NEW BEDFORD, MA (April 29, 2011) - The Ocean Explorium and Russell Morin Fine Catering announce that they have signed an agreement for an exclusive relationship.The latest addition to the list of venues in the SouthCoast, the Ocean Explorium exhibit space is a unique location for a variety of special events:weddings, showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, sweet sixteen and Quinceanera celebrations. >>