Marine Education Officer Jillian Riethmuller took her newly developed Marine Science program entitled ‘Murder in the Depths’ to Eden Marine High School today for a trial run. From the feedback we received from the Year 8 Marine Studies students, the program was a great success. We wish to thank our sponsors The Australian National…
Read more →In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 4th and 5th May, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. Dr Ezequiel (Ziggy) Marzinelli, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sydney Institute of Marine Science & Centre for Marine Bio-innovation, University of NSW. Dr Ziggy Marzinelli is a…
Read more →Check out our latest Newsletter Sea Scenes April 2013 . Lots of news about what’s been happening – and more importantly – what’s coming up! From the team at Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre The Wharf Building, Snug Cove, 253 Imlay Street, EDEN NSW 2551 p: +61 2 6496 1699 email: admin@sapphirecoastdiscovery.com.au
Read more →On Friday March 22, the staff was surprised and delighted when a man with a turtle turned up on our front door step. Michael Hewitt from Melbourne was happily fishing in Pambula Lake while on holiday when he came across a lost green turtle. He quickly collected her and brought her down to us hoping to…
Read more →Download your ‘Who Cares’ Marine Science Forum 2013 Registration Form and send it in by April 19 2013 to receive the early bird special. Check our website every week for the ‘Speaker Spotlight’ where we showcase the topics and backgrounds of the wonderful speakers that we will be having at this year’s forum. The speakers will be: Dr…
Read more →In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 4th and 5th May, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. Dr. Pia Winberg, Director, Shoalhaven Marine & Freshwater Centre, University of Wollongong Pia Winberg is currently the Director of the Shoalhaven Marine & Freshwater Centre…
Read more →Victorian school holidays have arrived and our holiday activity program has begun. Download our Easter Holidays Program to see what exciting activities we have on each day. Make sure you book in to avoid missing out.
Read more →In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 4th and 5th May, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. Dr Jane Sexton, Section Leader, Risk Analysis Methods, Geoscience Australia Jane Sexton joined Geoscience Australia in 2005 to work collaboratively with Australian Government agencies to understand tsunami…
Read more →Staff at the SCMDC managed to collect samples of the recent algal bloom in Twofold Bay and send them to CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research laboratories in Tasmania for identification. Analysis of the samples revealed that the algal bloom was caused by the dinoflagellate species Noctiluca scintillans which is distributed in temperate, sub-tropical and…
Read more →The residents of Eden awoke to a sea of pink yesterday morning as an extensive algal bloom had painted the waters of Twofold Bay. Algal blooms are a natural phenomenon caused by the mass reproduction of tiny microscopic phytoplankton including dinoflagellates, diatoms and algae. They often occur in Autumn and Spring when water temperatures…
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