Our Chief Scientist Ruby Banwait launched our educational program today by setting up the touch tanks in Nain, Labrador. We had a fantastic turnout from the local community. We learned the Inuktituk names for animals from local people and shared our knowledge with kids who were able to touch the critters that are normally beyond their sight. Sea creatures were caught gently in the morning, lived in the tanks for the afternoon and were carefully returned to the sea by the enthusiastic kids. Erika’s underwater robots were a real hit with the kids until she ran out of battery power. We’ll launch again tomorrow and expect an even bigger crowd to come out.
