Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre is pleased and proud to announce the launch of its annual pass. Available now, here’s what you get: Free unlimited entry to the centre for 12 months (during normal opening hours) 10% discount off retail items in the SCMDC shop Buy 1 coffee get 1 free at Great White…
Read more →Board and staff members of SCMDC enjoyed a lovely meal at Mystique Restaurant in Eden last Saturday night to celebrate another successful year and the coming Christmas season. Supersize Nemo made an appearance and almost stole the show, keeping all the restaurant patrons enthralled with his flying antics.
Read more →The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre will be conducting a range of activities including hands on workshops and outdoor programs in the upcoming school holidays. More information on what is on offer
Read more →Don’t forget we’re open this Saturday the 19th November at 10am till 2pm Investigate. Explore. Discover!
Read more →io9 have published an interesting article on Why ‘whale vomit’ smells so delicious
Read more →Don’t forget. We’re Open for the Eden Whale Festival. 11am till 4pm Saturday 29th October What does a crayfish eat? What about an octopus? Come and see with fish feeding at 12pm. Ever wondered how a whale breathes? How long can they hold their breath? What is a blow-hole? With a fun poptastic & realistic…
Read more →There’s lots of information about whales in this Edition of Sea Scenes. Read on and enjoy!
Read more →The Board of Directors of Eden Marine Centre Ltd. (Trustee for The Eden Whale Discovery Centre Research Trust and trading as “Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre”) signed off on a new Constitution recently and we have been advised that it has now been processed by the Australian Securities & Investment Commission. Click here for…
Read more →Kylie Owen, the PhD student studying humpback whales in the area has had a very successful start to her research project. Since starting work on Monday with her colleagues Dave Donnelly and Scott Sheahan, Kylie has managed to secure 8 biopsy samples from feeding humpbacks. She said the whales were being ‘very co-operative’ with…
Read more →Presented by Kylie Owen and David DonnellySURFAH Project: Surface and Underwater Research on Feeding Australian Humpback WhalesInvestigating the fine scale feeding behaviour of humpback whales.Humpback Whale Presentation
Read more →