It’s that time of year again and the Explorers van is back on the road, visiting seashores and stocking tanks. While most schools who visited the shore this September escaped the worst of the elements the students from Letterfrack NS ploughed on through some of the most horrible conditions I’ve worked in over the last few years all in the name of science. Kitted out in their raingear and wellies we headed off across glassilaun beach in search of animals for the schools fish tank. The student’s hard work and dedication was rewarded with a shoal of baby sticklebacks, some hermit crabs, prawns, sea anemones and a sand goby.
Doorus National School also stocked their tank from their local shore with a scorpion fish, blenny, butterfish and rockling making the school their new home for this school term.
Matt and Kevin from the aquarium have been busy finding animals for the schools that were not able to make it to the shore themselves this term and I will endeavour to have any school in Galway who wants to stocked before mid-term, up and running in the next couple of weeks. Marine classes in school will be on offer over the next month or two for the Explorer Schools in Co. Clare and Co. Mayo.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon,
Dr Noirin.
