Category: Featured
Coast Guard, Bag Pipes, and Lobsters…oh my! – Plymouth Maritime Festival
Saturday the 14th was the Plymouth Maritime Festival and the National Marine Life Center was represented. There were loads of vendors as well as many marine conservation groups set up all over the Plymouth marina educating and entertaining the many passersby. After getting through the crazy bridge traffic the rest was a breeze. We were […]
Renown Artist Donates Exclusive Painting to the Mermaid Ball
Arnold Desmarais is a well-known artist best known for his evocative seascapes. Through lighting and color, his paintings reflect the ocean in all its moods. In one interview, the artist comments: “I enjoy the power of the ocean, its ever changing aspects, its elusive qualities of color and reflective light. It’s hard to capture, but […]
Catch’s Release
For those of you have been following the National Marine Life Center for awhile, this is a long awaited post. Catch 22 is an endangered Red Bellied Cooter who was admitted to the National Marine Life Center in May of 2010. He had ingested a staple and was suffering from shell fungal disease and after […]
National Marine Life Center Fourth of July Float!
As one of the 2012 summer interns, I can definitely say I have enjoyed every experience thus far. I have learned so much about turtle anatomy and care, in addition to working education programs and festivals. However, during the summer holiday season, we have taken on a new project. Currently at the National Marine Life […]
Summer Internship Commences
It’s been quite an interesting start to my summer internship here at the NMLC. My first day was at the Burrage Pond turtle release event where I finally met all the other interns and staff. Being my first time in these lands, I had yet to acquire that oh so critical sense of direction and […]
Alisia’s Exciting First Weeks At NMLC!
When I first learned that I had been accepted as a 2012 Summer Intern at the National Marine Life Center the words excited and overjoyed could not describe exactly how I felt. Being only in college for two going on three years, internships do not come easy and I was a bit nervous for my […]
First Day of Summer – Basking Red Bellied Cooters
Now that the first official day of summer has come and gone our red bellied cooters are enjoying the heat. Four of the cooters currently in our hospital are suffering from metabolic bone disease, which causes malformation of the skeleton and shell as well as metabolic irregularities. I was not familiar with metabolic bone disease […]
Marine Animal Discovery Workshop
Because of the number of requests we’ve received for this, we are pleased to offer a new multiple-day summer program – our Marine Animal Discovery Workshop! Dive into the world of marine animal biology and conservation as you spend a week getting to know your favorite seafaring species. Learn how wildlife rehabilitation experts tend turtles, […]
Announcing our Summer Programs!
This just in – NMLC’s summer 2012 programs schedule is now available! From July 2 through August 31, 2012, NMLC offers onsite education programs each weekday for kids of all ages. Join us, and learn more about our native marine animals! Patient Update Mondays & Fridays, 11 am (All ages are welcome.) Meet a member […]
Interning with the NMLC: red-bellied cooter release
As a summer intern not only is the Cape new to me, but working one on one with turtles is as well. Last week I was able to participate in a red-bellied cooter release where 150 hatchlings, raised through the Head Start program, were released in Burrage Pond in Hanson, MA. When I was told […]
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The time has come to announce the winner of our 2025 Seal Patient Naming Theme! The winner is 🥁🥁🥁🥁 Stars, Planets, and Constellations! We can't
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We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year on this #WishlistWednesday! This week we are asking for an item at the very top
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Goodbye 2024, and hello 2025! Check out what our patient's are planning for the upcoming year!