Thank you!

Special thanks go to Russ Northrop, a local scuba diver and friend of the tank who has gone out of his way several times to collect some beautiful critters for us. Thanks also to Atlantic Aquasport in Rye, with whom Russ dives on Saturday mornings - the business has been very supportive in our search for animals for the tank. Thank you to Wayne, a diver who works for the Isles of Shoals Steamship Co. He brought us some great examples of colonial tunicates, which are highly invasive and coating the bottom of the Piscataqua in amounts Wayne said he's never seen in his 30 years of diving. Thanks to Tom, a crewman on the M/V Thomas Laighton who has brought us some fascinating animals found in his lobster traps. And thank you to Seaport Fish, who has kindly donated food for our critters.

Great Surprise!

Saturday morning was a slow start at the touch tank because of the rain clouds overhead. However, the Jeffrey's Ledge came along and it is looking fantastic, and by early afternoon the sun was coming through and the touch tank was booming. The best part was getting a donation of some wonderful brand new additions. The touch now has Blood Stars, Northern Sea Stars, Jonah crabs, and 2 baby hermit crabs. Come down and take a look.

Feeding Frenzy!

Here are some videos from one of our recent feedings at the touch tank!  We feed the fish and crabs every Tuesday and Friday around 1pm, so if you are interested come on down and let us know you want to see the feeding session!

And some big news - we got some new additions to the touch tank today!  We now have a lot more Northern sea stars, some blood stars, hermit crabs, and both adult and baby Jonah crabs!  So come see them!

And don't forget to take a picture with our sea stars when you visit!

A reminder about our hours:

Mon-Thu 10am-2pm

Fri-Sun 9am-2pm

See you at the touch tank! 

PS - don't forget to take a picture with our sea stars when you visit!