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Down By The Bay
Classes collect marine specimens along the shore of Mobile Bay close to the Fairhope Pier. This past fall these creatures were collected and observed with microscopes or the flexcam.

Specimens collected


blue crab
shrimp
oscillated flounder
pipe fish
sea robin
isopods
silverside minnows
hermit crabs
snails
seaweed
grass shrimp
lookdowns
algae eaters
barnacles


We use a dip net to collect seaweed in the water.
Parents assist by pulling a seine net through the shallow warm water.
Classes collect their fish, seashells, driftwood, and barnacles in buckets.
Back at the Pelican's Nest Science Lab students use microscopes and discovery scopes for observations as they learn about the habitat of the brown pelican.

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Last updated 6-13-1998


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