There are lots of new things happening at the SoundWaters aquarium. We have tanks filled with new, young animals from the summer. Yesterday, we discovered Oyster Toadfish eggs in one of our tanks. Unfortunately, with only one Oyster Toadfish in the tank the eggs are unfertilized, but they were interesting to look at!
SoundWaters terrapin, horseshoe crab, hermit crabs, mussels and oysters captured the imaginations of more than 2,500 children and adults this weekend at the Norwalk Oyster Festival. No doubt Facebook was filled with photos of toddlers in strollers, kids of all ages, their parents and grandparents holding and touching the animals that live right here in […]
Nearly 4,000 children and adults of all ages visited the SoundWaters booth at area festivals this fall, eager to touch and hold animals from Long Island Sound. Terrapins, horseshoe crabs, hermit crabs, mussels and oysters captured the imaginations of visitors to the Oyster Festival and Live Green festivals in Norwalk, and the Waterside Diversity Festival […]
Touch a terrapin or horseshoe crab when you visit the SoundWaters booth in the Oyster Pavilion at the Norwalk Oyster Festival. Come by say hi and get a sticker!
Some students faced a chalkboard, but others learned amid the waves and wonder of Long Island Sound. Come aboard the schooner SoundWaters– our fall season runs through November 1st!
After a very successful and fun Summer Camp, the SoundWaters team reunites. Let the semi- annual aquarium overhaul begin! Our myriad fish and invertebrates of our aquarium have been moved into temporary safe holding tanks in order for their more permanent homes to receive a good cleaning. Over 100 animals! More than 80 rocks and […]
The schooner SoundWaters is getting underway early this morning. We are timing the slack water at Plum Gut.
During last week’s “Anything that Floats” boat race, the Bluefish campers found a tagged horseshoe crab. They called in the tag and here is the certificate.
An average of about 2.4%! Sea Star campers explored salinity levels of 3 different types of water today. To measure each type of water, pharm they used hydrometers as their tool. Do you know how we get brackish water in Long Island? Sea Stars do; it takes a mixture of fresh water sources and salt […]
Hint: campers found many on the sandy beach today. Hint #2: you will see this animal on a beach & in the water. these images are from a microscope. Answer: This is a Horseshoe Crab egg. This animal has been around since before the dinosaurs! Come to the […]
