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African Penguin Awareness
Day
One scary
reality is the status of the endangered African penguin.
Currently, there are only 10,400 breeding pairs in South
Africa, which is a loss of 25% of the population from the
last assessment in 2019. These numbers put the penguin
populations less than 3% of historical numbers. Since 2005,
five colonies have gone extinct, and no colonies have more
than 2,000 breeding pairs. Help us increase awareness of
these birds on Oct. 9th for African Penguin Awareness Day!
You can share our social media posts or create your own!
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Field Research Returns to
The Deep
Due to
Covid-19, field research is postponed or restricted all
over the world. After a year-long delay, a research cruise
on the RV Auk to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
occurred! The project, led by Dr. Peter Auster in
collaboration with the Sanctuary, UConn, and Boston
University, continues a long-term study of seafloor
habitats in an area closed to most fishing. This work
indicates the large-scale effects of climate change on
ecosystems and examines species interactions like predation
and competition.
This study was funded, in part, by the
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
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Meet the King of
Halloween
Meet the
Halloween Crab! This crustacean gets its name for dressing
up for the season. Unlike most crabs, Halloween crabs spend
most of their time on land and only return to the sea for
breeding. At night, these crabs come out of their burrows
to forage for food in their forest, mangrove swamp, or
beach habitats. Find the Halloween crab in the Hidden
Amazon during your next visit.
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Team Casper or Is Your Name
Better?
Casper is
currently the hot name for a beluga, but would that be your
choice? The likelihood of "Casper the Friendly
Beluga" rests in the Beluga Raffle winner's hands.
Increase or decrease the odds of it happening by purchasing
a raffle ticket supports beluga care and research. We will
randomly draw ten tickets to receive VIP experiences at
Mystic Aquarium. One of the ten winners will be the lucky
winner to Name a Beluga.
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