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Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre (CCMDC)

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25.01.2022 Yesterday marked the end of work for 2020. Contractors, volunteers and staff got together for some Christmas cheers before many head off on holidays. Here are some photos of the facility with the final tasks. An outstanding facility for the Central Coast community that will bring social, economic and environmental benefits to everyone.

25.01.2022 Don't you just love cephalapods! Check out our mix up! What's your favorite species of cephalopod??

24.01.2022 Here are some photos of the ribs of our whale skeleton. It has been suggested that it may be a Bryde's Whale.....or a Minke Whale? The ruler is 0.5 metres in length.

23.01.2022 Our Wonders of the Wreck display now includes additional Naval History and stories of the HMAS Adelaide both above and below the sea. New IT with additional relics and displays makes for an enjoyable and interesting visit.

23.01.2022 Exotic and Strange Fish of the Ocean

22.01.2022 No exotic annual overseas vacation? No worries. Calm your wanderlust with these staycation-inspired experiences transporting you to Bali, Japan, Europe or even ...the 80s! All available on NSW's Central Coast... #LoveCentralCoast https://www.visitcentralcoast.com.au//exotic-central-coast Osteria il Coccia Osteria A' Mano Pick your own Oranges Dooralong Pro-Dive Central Coast Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre (CCMDC) Parklife popup coffee Gosford Regional Gallery and Edogawa Commemorative Garden Bamboo Buddha Yasaka Japanese Dining Yume Modern Japanese Restaurant Bowlarama Bowls Island Time Espresso Bar Arc. Est Terrigal Tropicana Pizza Pizza BMX Burgers

22.01.2022 Today our builder (Robb) and his mate (Cec) finished the trim in Tasmanian Oak. A magnificent job and a great credit to their skill and workmanship. Thank you for a great job.

21.01.2022 Finally ticked off my list , a grey nurse shark .. best part of 3 meters long and absolutely sensational.. thanks guys..

20.01.2022 Found in the far depths of the Eastern Pacific ocean, this rarely-seen jellyfish was first recorded in 1909. Happy World Jellyfish Day!

20.01.2022 The most amazing bone is the humerus - almost a cube of solid bone about 300 mm long. This one is from a baby.

20.01.2022 What can you do when there's nowhere left to hide? #BluePlanet2

19.01.2022 You may recall a photo of fossilised Amber (tree sap) with an insect trapped inside a few weeks ago. Today, we put the Amber under the Microeye Microscope and it revealed some long wings on what looked like a bee. The Amber is estimated to be around 70 million years old. Isn't nature amazing when you stop and look closely?

18.01.2022 While others talk, Waterwatch does..

18.01.2022 An octopus that carries shells wherever it goes. That's the fascinating behavior observed recently by scientists.

16.01.2022 Many people in Terrigal have heard of Lord Ashley, a ship named after him sank there in 1877. The real Lord Ashley (1801-1885) made laws in the British Parliament to stop children being forced to work in coal mines. The Marine Centre has the story of them both. Recently, a donor came forward with a carved piece of coal from that period. See for yourself when we open at 9:30 am.

16.01.2022 The tail of a sand tiger shark swims through a massive school of fish off the coast of North Carolina, USA. Photographed by Joe Tepper

16.01.2022 SAND OCTOPUS Now you see me, now you don't ! || @onebreathdiver #octopus #deepsea #seacreatures #creatures #videostar ... https://instagram.com/onebreathdiver?igshid=1578bge3tdhe3

16.01.2022 Please join us at Wamberal Lagoon for a Marine Debris Workshop with Clean4 shore on Saturday 16th January at 8am Want to know what happens to the rubbish that ...we see in the streets and our creeks? Please join us for a talk and marine debris pick up. We will collect rubbish from Wamberal Lagoon with Clean 4 Shore and categorise it by its type, number and source according to the Tangaroa Blue data collection. visit www.cen.org.au/events for more information. Bookings are essential for catering purposes. Please let me know of any dietary requirements. Please wear appropriate clothing, Sturdy boots or gumboots and long pants must be worn as we will be walking and collecting debris from the lagoon. Please bring gloves also. See more

15.01.2022 This Eden whale is #trending but the reason behind this unique feeding technique are unfortunate... Video by Bertie Gregory "This extraordinary behaviour (wher...e the whale treads water!) is thought to have developed because pollution has made the Gulf of Thailand a hypoxic environment. Sewage outflows from the land have caused all the oxygen in the water to be used up, except at the surface. This means the whale’s fish prey can only live in this surface layer. By treading water and keeping the corners of their mouth below the surface, a flow is created pulling the fish into the whale's mouth. In the panic, some of the fish also seem to jump out the water and into the whale’s mouth!" #Take3fortheSea #OceanPollution #Whales #EdenWhale

14.01.2022 I found the anchor of the Lord Ashley. It is at the Henry Kendall Museum where it was taken in the 1960s.

14.01.2022 Australian giant cuttlefish Cuttlefish are molluscs (related to snails and clams) and along with squid, nautilus and octopus make up the group called ceph...alopods, meaning head-feet in Greek, because their arms are attached to their their heads. Both cuttlefish and squid have eight arms (two legs and six arms) and two tentacles, as opposed to octopus who have eight "arms" and no tentacles. : David Edgar (@edgar_pacific_photography)

14.01.2022 This week is very exciting, out new Lord Ashley display should be finished. It has taken nearly 18 months to get the story together with lots of help (historians, naval architects and designers). The story started out being about a shipwreck in 1877 at Terrigal and ended up being about the man that got 8 year old children out of mines and factories and into school. A wonderful and inspirational story on what one person can achieve.

13.01.2022 The whale bones donated to the Marine Discovery Centre were looked at by an expert today. It is a small baleen whale probably a calf about 4 metres long. It will eventually become a visual display of the part skeleton and art work along the wall. It will look spectacular!

13.01.2022 Intern Positions Vacant, aged 17 to 21 years: Closing TODAY 20th November 2020. 2 Paid Junior Interns (Traineeships). Part Time - 3 days per week. Essential requirements: HSC and ability/willingness to complete TAFE course in Tourism 3 within 2 years. Desirable: Willingness/ability to undertake tour guiding. There is no charge for the course fees. Selection will be on merit.... 2 Page (Max.) Applications should be sent to: [email protected] by 5 pm TODAY. See more

13.01.2022 Interaction Member Photographer Name: Amir Abramovich

12.01.2022 Check out our Sea Horse Mix!

12.01.2022 Urgent Notice - The CC Marine Discovery Centre will be closed from Monday (tomorrow) until Friday 25th due to the COVID 19 alert. This is a precaution to give everyone the best chance of beating the beast and having a great Christmas. All going well we will reopen on Tuesday 29th December if all goes well.

11.01.2022 Want to know more about SHARKS? Download our FREE ULTIMATE SHARKS FACT SHEET and get to know these incredible creatures so you can tell everyone why we need ...to protect them. Look out for our question sheet next week so you can test what you have learnt! More shark resources to come... https://www.oceanlifeeducation.com.au/resources/ #shark #Sharks #sharkchampions #welovesharks

10.01.2022 A very impressive macro shot from Alex Mustard! Read the story behind the photo here: https://uwpho.to/3aJqIsx Pictured: A Northern prawn close-up, Scotland, UK

10.01.2022 Oysters once grew in Tuggerah Lakes. Early reports show many bushells being sent to the Sydney Markets by train around 1900. Oysters were also common on the floor of the lake. A research program is needed to reintroduce oysters back into the lakes to help improve water quality.

10.01.2022 Friday we achieved another milestone. A Forum by NSW Waterwatch was the first use of our new Learning Space. Community led with lots of brains and lots of enthusiasm. Congratulations to all involved.

10.01.2022 Evans Baudin takes us behind the scenes of this award-winning shot capturing remoras inside the mouth of a whale shark https://uwpho.to/38OrNy4

09.01.2022 marine animals up close - very cool

08.01.2022 The Walking track from the Marine Centre around Terrigal Lagoon is on public exhibition until the 7th December. Have your say and support the track being built. See: https://www.yourvoiceourcoast.com/terrigal-lagoon-trail

07.01.2022 Intern Positions Vacant, aged 17 to 21 years: Closes 20th November 2020. 2 Paid and 2 Unpaid Junior Interns (Traineeships). Essential requirements: HSC and ability/willingness to complete TAFE course in Tourism 3 within 2 years. Desirable: Marine Science and Sustainability studies and willingness/ability to undertake tour guiding. There is no charge for the course fees. Selection will be on merit. 2 Page (Max.) Applications should be sent to: ... [email protected] by the due date. See more

07.01.2022 Another unusual donation to the Marine Discovery Centre, a piece of scrimshaw from Alaska. I believe it is a Walrus tooth with figurines carved from fossilised tooth. In David Attenborough's latest book on page 93, the plight of the Pacific Walrus is discussed as climate change robs them of sea ice to rest on. They are dying by the thousands.

06.01.2022 Another paid traineeship position available at CEN.

06.01.2022 On Thursday Broken Bay Pearls visited. There are many possibilities for partnerships from growing oysters to filter the water for aquariums through to joint education programs. At 7 am CC Council staff arrived and picked up rubbish from the Park, cleaned footpaths and mowed the lawns - to get all ready for tourists and the park users. Thank you council staff for always being so helpful.

06.01.2022 Our Lord Ashley display went up today. A great story that hopefully will be the first of many. It includes some pieces of coal that had spent over 100 years underwater and were calcified. What sank the ship? A Whale? Old Age and Poor Maintenance? Insurance Fraud? Leaking Plates? Our Naval Architect Expert identified the most likely.

06.01.2022 LIGHT ON SHADOW Art is my passion and conservation my purpose, and for me the two are inseparable. Art is the primary instrument I use to help inspire the cons...ervation of our oceans most vulnerable species and habitats. My works come from almost two decades of my journey on the front lines of conservation, capturing some of the most beautiful and profound moments in nature, but also some of the greatest heart-breaks. In these works, I lay bare my soul in the hopes that others will feel both my joy and pain, and become inspired to join us in helping to conserve our oceans. #lightonshadow #bethechange #lightonecandle #onlyone See more

05.01.2022 Michael Gallagher captures a pink anemonefish in Ngemelis, Palau https://uwpho.to/3bhJkQT

04.01.2022 Divers! Learn about the best cephlopod dive in the world!

03.01.2022 This is one awesome nudibranch!!! The Kalinga Ornata is extremely rare to see. I was lucky enough to have captured this video of one during a night dive in An...ilao Philippines. You can see it eating a brittle star, and then the brittle star moving around its translucent body. Credit OceanShutter

03.01.2022 Octopuses have blue blood, no bones and three hearts. #OctopusInMyHouse

01.01.2022 Wonderful news from one of our regular donors, he has 2 artifacts from the Ex HMAS Adelaide to donate. 1. A piece of ribbon from the launch on 21 June 1978 by Lady Ann Synnot (wife of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot). 2. HRH Queen Elizabeth signature approving the crest and naming of the ship. Both will be put on exhibition in the next 6 months.

01.01.2022 This gulper eel's ability to stretch to bizarre proportions sparked humorous reactions from the scientists watching a deep-sea rover’s camera. https://on.natgeo.com/2OMKgPi