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Are the barnacles feeding? Will the hermit crab switch shells yet again? Here you'll learn about all the exciting happenings at our Marine Life Touch Tank in Portsmouth and our Blue Ocean Discovery Center in Hampton Beach, NH!

Locations and Hours:
- Blue Ocean Discovery Center, 170 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH (just north of the Sea Shell stage). Open 10 AM-7 PM daily until early September, and weekends in the fall and spring. Like Us on Facebook

- Marine Life Touch Tank in Portsmouth, Isles of Shoals Steamship Company dock, 315 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH. Open Tuesday-Friday, 9 AM-12 PM until late August. Like Us on Facebook
We'd love to hear your questions and comments! Hope to see you soon!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Feature Creature

This weeks feature creature is the European Green Crab! The Green Crab is an invasive species in New England, originally brought over from Europe in the 1800's. These creatures are not always green however, they sometimes lose their color as they age.
Come to the touch tank this week to take a look at our Green Crabs or make a Green Crab mask!

This is also our first week doing a naming contest. Come to the touch to name our Green Crab, the winning name will be announced at the end of the week!

1 comment:

Jen Kennedy, Blue Ocean Society Exec. Director said...

What a great idea! Folks, the green crab at the touch tank is such a beautiful green - you should make sure to see it before summer's out!