2012-2013
News Release
REF NO.: 124
SUBJECT: Marine Public Education Program to re-open at Ocean Sciences Centre, Logy Bay
DATE: May 24, 2013
The Department of Ocean Sciences’ Marine Public Education Program will re-open Saturday, June 1, and will run until Labour Day weekend. The program, which is located at the Ocean Sciences Centre in Logy Bay, is a complimentary interactive and interpretive outdoor activity for tourists, school children and local visitors.
Features of the program include an outdoor touch tank where visitors can experience a never-ending variety of local marine life, an outdoor observation platform to view a captive population of harp seals and ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University students working as marine interpreters to answer questions about the marine environment, animals, history and current research initiatives at the facility.
The program operates seven days a week from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There is no charge for visitors, but a donation box is available.
REF NO.: 124
SUBJECT: Marine Public Education Program to re-open at Ocean Sciences Centre, Logy Bay
DATE: May 24, 2013
The Department of Ocean Sciences’ Marine Public Education Program will re-open Saturday, June 1, and will run until Labour Day weekend. The program, which is located at the Ocean Sciences Centre in Logy Bay, is a complimentary interactive and interpretive outdoor activity for tourists, school children and local visitors.
Features of the program include an outdoor touch tank where visitors can experience a never-ending variety of local marine life, an outdoor observation platform to view a captive population of harp seals and ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University students working as marine interpreters to answer questions about the marine environment, animals, history and current research initiatives at the facility.
The program operates seven days a week from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There is no charge for visitors, but a donation box is available.
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