Most weeks April through October she is either monitoring
the waters of the west coast of Scotland for whales, dolphins, and
porpoises, or serving as a floating classroom for one of the many Argyll
island primary and secondary schools.
Read the
log below to find out what Silurian and her crew have been up to each
week and all about the whales, dolphins and porpoises they spot!
To find out about the latest marine life sightings spotted elsewhere,
click here.
Tobermory High School Eco-committee arrived at 1:30pm to come aboard Silurian for a marine life workshop. Here are some of their comments:
Getting to hold the baby starfish was really cool. The baby furry crab was so cute. We even had a visitor from a seal. Charlotte
I thought it was cool how the scallop has lots of eyes. Colin Laurie
Nice to learn about the animals especially the lobster. Jakob (S2.1)
I enjoyed all the animals and the seal. Mary Hall. (S1)
I really enjoyed the bit when we were touching the sea animals. Tom
The fuzzy baby crab was so sweet. Florry Cash
A good hands-on approach. Dexter Govan
I enjoyed looking at all the animals and the hydrophone. Amy Barlow
I liked when me and Colin tangled the cutlery. James Boa
Your hair gets very windswept, so take a hair bobble. Lorna Miller
I liked it when we held the sea animals. Cameron Brown
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