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On board Silurian
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. If you would like to send the crew an e-mail with your questions click here. Click here to view the Silurian Log archive. Wednesday 26th September
12 Salen Primary students of P5 to 7 came aboard Silurian today for a workshop on marine life between 9:30am and 11am. They learnt a lot and here are some of their comments:
One thing I enjoyed today was getting to touch the starfish and the sea urchins. They were cool and I loved it. Mollie I enjoyed today because I got to go on the boat. I learned that edible crabs looked like pies and I enjoyed touching the crabs and lobster. Andrew I liked the starfish and the crabs. Robert Kennedy I learnt that scallops had eyes. Angus I enjoyed being splashed by the lobster. Emma Hall-Maclaclainn I enjoyed the whole thing from start to end. Shannon May Maclean I liked holding the lobster today. Cullen I enjoyed touching the animals. Jamie I liked getting splashed by the lobster. I learned about all of the animals. Stuart I liked the crabs and the lobster. Ewan Bennett I liked the whole thing. Carys I liked touching the things. Katherine Tuesday 25th September
Today 34 Salen Primary School students from P1 to 7 learnt about Silurian as a research vessel and also about local marine life. Here are some comments from the students:
I liked your boat and I learned a lot. I won’t forget. Bethan Today Salen Primary School saw crabs and lobsters. Claire I learned that crabs have hairy legs. Daisy The two things I learned are that hermit crabs are small and sea urchins have legs. Saffron I liked touching a lobster. Robbie I learnt that hermit crabs live in shells. Scott I enjoyed today. Hannah I liked touching the crabs. Murdo I enjoyed today because I touched an urchin. Sarah I liked the lobster and I got to touch the lobsters back. Matthew I learnt that a lobster has legs. Scott Thomson Monday 24th September
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 Silurian Log Archives
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