Marine Aquarium Visit

Yesterday, my class went on the bus to the Marine Aquarium. A lady took us to the laboratory and we looked at all of the different types of seaweed.

Then we looked at the scavengers. They are animals that get the left over scraps that other fish don’t want.

After that we went to the sharks. I really liked the sharks because the teeth on them were huge and sharp. After the sharks we went to a little room where the lady taught us all about fish and sharks. Then we went to the touch pool - there were lots of really scary things there.

I think everybody had a good time. By Josh



On Monday, I went to the Aquarium. There were four groups - a, b, c, and d. I was in c. There were four stations.

The first one I went too was the lab. I learnt that the plants under the water, like the ones on top need sun. Next was talking about what we learnt in the lab.

Then we looked at the carpet shark, blue cod and others. Then we went inside to see the sharks that have only just hatched. They were only just as long as a ruler.

We then went to the aquarium where we saw an eel, A shark and plankton. Then we went to the touch boxes. Then it was back to the bus and back to school. By Dylan


We took the bus to the Aquarium. When we got there we saw this tank with fish and starfish. Then they took us into this room and showed us the world. Then we went to the lab. Then we went into the roomand to the fish room. Finally we visited the touching room. By Brad


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Portobello Marine Laboratory
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island. It is run as part of the University of Otago, the main campus of which is 23 kilometres to the southwest in Dunedin's main urban area.

The laboratory is New Zealand and Oceania's oldest established marine research facility and was opened on January 13, 1904. Originally proposed by leading naturalist G.M. Thompson in 1895 as a fish hatchery, it was initially planned to have it sited at Purakanui, north of Port Chalmers, but the current site on the shores of Otago Harbour was deemed more suitable.

The laboratory is highly regarded worldwide for its facilities and research, and is an important asset to the university's Marine Science Department. The facility also includes the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Aquarium, which is open to the public. For this reason, the laboratory is often referred to locally as the Portobello Aquarium."