02
Oct2014
This week we have a guest post from our Outreach Coordinator, Andy!
Have you ever been working on a project and thought, “When will I ever use this?” My middle school science project turned into my dream career! In the 7th grade, I created a project about Turtle Excluder Devices, which are used to help sea turtles escape when they are ... Read More
25
Sep2014
Have you met our sea turtle ambassadors? When you visit the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, you will meet a loggerhead hatchling educating our visitors about sea turtles. The hatchling stays at the Aquarium for a little more than a year as they grow big and strong. On August 18 we welcomed two new hatchlings into our collection. Once ... Read More
18
Sep2014
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a team to care for sea turtles. Today’s Sea Turtle Spotlight is Judy, an Aquarium volunteer who helps care for our loggerhead sea turtles. Judy has been volunteering at the Aquarium since she retired to Kure Beach in 1997. When asked why she began volunteering at the Aquarium, ... Read More
11
Sep2014
For Julie, a normal day at the Aquarium includes caring for alligators, stingrays and hatchling sea turtles. After getting her feet wet as a volunteer while a student at UNCW, Julie later became the lead aquarist in charge of many of the reptiles and amphibians at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. “I enjoy the challenges and rewards of caring ... Read More
04
Sep2014
What would you do for an opportunity to work with sea turtles every day? Working with sea turtles is part of what Carol, a member of the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s husbandry staff, does for a living. Carol cares for sea turtles, alligators, amphibians and even stingrays each day.
Carol started at the Aquarium as a volunteer when she was ... Read More
28
Aug2014
Have you ever wanted to be a marine biologist? What animal would you want to study? Dolphins? Sea Turtles? Sharks? My name is Megan and I am an Education Program Specialist at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and I get to learn about them all!
I decided in middle school I wanted to be a marine biologist. I dreamed ... Read More
31
Mar2014
A hidden nest, a perilous trek, a temporary home and a Coast Guard escort make the successful release of two loggerhead sea turtles by the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher quite an epic tale.
The sea turtles began their journey in August 2012, when they hatched in an undiscovered dune nest in Kure Beach. Instead of heading to sea ... Read More
31
Mar2014
The green sea turtle spent Friday morning swimming near a round observation window at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Eager visitors snapped photos, while small children pressed faces to glass to get eye-to-eye with the animal. There was no way for the turtle to know a big announcement was only minutes away.
Soon dozens of Aquarium guests gathered at ... Read More