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…
Read more →Planning is well underway for the 2013 Marine Science Forum! This year’s Forum is titled ‘Who cares? Global research, local issues’ and will be held on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of May at the Eden Marine High School Hall. Speakers confirmed for this year’s Forum so far include: Dr Ziggy Marzinelli – Sydney…
Read more →The centre has been bustling again this week with a number of school visits. Wednesday saw 50 students from Bombala Public School tour the Discovery Centre. The students enjoyed a talk about whales, exploring the beachcombing table, making scientific observations with the microscopes and getting up close to some rocky shore creatures in the…
Read more →SCMDC staff members Jillian Riethmuller and Sheree Epe attended the recent MDCA forum hosted by the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre in Terrigal, NSW. MDCA is a collaborative group comprised of a number of marine discovery centres from around Australia. With funding from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, MDCA members meet annually to…
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…
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