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 →July 2011 Newsletter
Read more →Our new Architectural Masterplan will be officially launched by Federal Member for Eden-Monaro, Dr Mike Kelly, AM, MP on Friday 10th June with a number of invited dignitaries attending. Community members are invited to join the celebration from 1.30pm till 4.30pm. The Centre will be open again on Saturday 11th June from 10am till…
Read more →Recent flooding rains and big seas buried our coast in a sea of foam and littered our beaches with debris and an array of interesting marine creatures. Sea foam is a naturally occurring phenomena created by the agitation of seawater containing high concentrations of dissolved organic matter. The organic matter acts as a ‘foaming…
Read more →The 3rd Annual Marine Science Forum ‘Food for Thought’ was another great success with people travelling from far and wide to attend. 6 impressive speakers kept the audience captive with amazing educational presentations and spectacular imagery about subjects such as marine habitats, ocean currents, fisheries management and aquaculture of both oysters and sea urchins….
Read more →So you’ve missed out on the Early Bird rates? It’s still very affordable to register for your place at the ‘Food for Thought’ Marine Science Forum on 26th & 27th March at the Eden High School Hall. At only $30 per day for general public and free entry for students, it’s still well within…
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