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White Spotted Bamboo Shark
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 01/26/2012
- News and Events
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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NSF Teach SouthCoast Funding Opportunity
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 01/20/2012
- News and Events
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<<
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!
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 10/27/2011
- News and Events
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.
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.
Ocean Explorium gets thumbs up from Gov. Patrick and Rep. Frank
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 12/8/2010
- News and Events
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Congressman Barney Frank have
given New Bedford’s
Ocean Explorium their seal of approval. >>
Thankyou to the Community for making FishBowl 2010 such a success!
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 09/24/2010
- News and Events
The Ocean Explorium would like to thank all who made the First Annual FISH BOWL such a wonderful success.
Citizen's-Union Savings Bank - Neighbourhood Contributions Program
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 09/15/2010
- News and Events
CITIZENS-UNION SAVINGS BANK
NEIGHBORHOOD CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAM
The Ocean Explorium is pleased to be among the 34 organizations in the greater New Bedford area selected to participate in the Citizens-Union Savings Bank Neighborhood Contributions Program. Citizens-Union will officially launch the program on September 14, 2010, during the Grand Opening of their newest branch, at 1000 Ashley Boulevard in New Bedford.
Through October 16, 2010, visitors to the new branch will be encouraged to vote for their favorite non-profit organization. The list of organizations includes a variety of arts and cultural venues, educational institutions, community organizations and social service providers. The $25,000 will be allotted to participants according to the percentage of votes each received.
We hope everyone will stop by and welcome Citizens-Union Savings Bank to the North End of New Bedford and, while there, cast a vote for the New Bedford Oceanarium, parent corporation for the Ocean Explorium.
You can also download a ballot by clicking on this link >>
Please consider taking the time to vote. It's quick and easy. You can then drop the ballot off at the Citizens-Union Savings Bank or the Ocean Explorium. Thank you very much for your support.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAM
The Ocean Explorium is pleased to be among the 34 organizations in the greater New Bedford area selected to participate in the Citizens-Union Savings Bank Neighborhood Contributions Program. Citizens-Union will officially launch the program on September 14, 2010, during the Grand Opening of their newest branch, at 1000 Ashley Boulevard in New Bedford.
Through October 16, 2010, visitors to the new branch will be encouraged to vote for their favorite non-profit organization. The list of organizations includes a variety of arts and cultural venues, educational institutions, community organizations and social service providers. The $25,000 will be allotted to participants according to the percentage of votes each received.
We hope everyone will stop by and welcome Citizens-Union Savings Bank to the North End of New Bedford and, while there, cast a vote for the New Bedford Oceanarium, parent corporation for the Ocean Explorium.
You can also download a ballot by clicking on this link >>
Please consider taking the time to vote. It's quick and easy. You can then drop the ballot off at the Citizens-Union Savings Bank or the Ocean Explorium. Thank you very much for your support.
The 2nd International Elasmobranch Husbandry Symposium
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 06/29/2010
- News and Events
The 2nd International Elasmobranch Husbandry Symposium will take
place in 2013. The Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport is proud to
support this important conservation initiative.
Go to the Elasmobranch Husbandry website to learn more: www.elasmobranchhusbandry.org
Go to the Elasmobranch Husbandry website to learn more: www.elasmobranchhusbandry.org
HabCam comes to the Ocean Explorium
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 06/29/2010
- News and Events
The latest
plasma screen presentation has opened at the Ocean Explorium. In the
Habcam or the Habitat Mapping Camera System presentation we learn about
The Sea Scallop Project and the Northeastern Bentho-pelagic Observatory
(NEBO) Project.
This newest presentation joins our other presentations about science in our back yard: The EPA Superfund site--cleaning up New Bedford Harbor, Harmful Algal Blooms or "Red Tide" and the SMAST Sea Floor Observation and Survey Program.
This newest presentation joins our other presentations about science in our back yard: The EPA Superfund site--cleaning up New Bedford Harbor, Harmful Algal Blooms or "Red Tide" and the SMAST Sea Floor Observation and Survey Program.
Tem Blessed "Now is the Time" video clip filmed at the Ocean Explorium
- By Ocean Explorium
- Published 04/26/2010
- News and Events
