Currents

Dec 07

Biomedicine in Our Backyard: The Power of Blue Blood

Many families share the same Thanksgiving tradition of going around the table and saying something that they are thankful for. What did you say this past year? Your health? Your family? Something that is never mentioned, but arguably makes spending Thanksgiving with your family possible is...the horseshoe crab. If you’ve…
Nov 01

The Tide is High: Where Art and Action Collide

It was a very ominous evening as guests fought the sheets of rain to make it to the second Holland Lifelong Learning lecture of the season. After guests dried off, grabbed a glass of wine to warm up and found their seats, they were introduced to a real-life scient... errr…
Oct 04

Dolphins are Sounding the Alarm: Are We Listening?

On Wednesday, September 20, 150 guests enjoyed a brilliant sunset, small bites from Zoe’s Kitchen and sampled Ship’s Wheel Hard Cider. The cherry on top? Three groups of dolphins swam by easily visible from the South Carolina Aquarium’s Harbor Overlook Terrace. Bottlenose dolphins are a mainstay in the lowcountry and…
Jul 12
Jun 22

Interns Bag Oysters for Saltmarsh Restoration Project

This month, 10 of our high school interns had the opportunity to participate in an important conservation project in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Fresh off the heals of their spring internship and specially-selected to continue on in our summer internship program, these interns had been…
Jun 15

Bryce’s Story

Heather Murray and her son Bryce are huge animal lovers. They use every chance they get to interact with the South Carolina Aquarium outreach table at all the different events we attend. A few weeks ago, at the Lowcountry Kids Expo, they were the lucky winners of our drawing for…
Mar 27

The Plastic Impact: Perspectives from our Holland Lifelong Learning Speakers

Kelly Thorvalson, Conservation Programs Manager at the South Carolina Aquarium Speaker for “Groundbreaking News: Journey to Recovery” “In the 16 years spent rehabilitating sick and injured sea turtles, the South Carolina Aquarium has admitted fourteen patients with plastics in their intestinal tracts, nine of those in the last two years.…
Jan 27

Holland Lifelong Learning – “Branch Out: Shark and Ray Evolution”

Filling a lecture hall at the College of Charleston‘s Harbor Walk Campus, excited adults, college students and shark-enthusiasts were greeted by the South Carolina Aquarium’s Director of Education, Brian Thill, who presented the theme for the fourth session of the Aquarium’s Holland Lifelong Learning series. The audience was about to…
Dec 15

Sea Turtle Snack Bar is Ocean Friendly Certified

The South Carolina Aquarium is passionate about protecting wildlife and wild places, and another step is being taken to protect our beautiful environment and ocean. The Aquarium’s eatery, the Sea Turtle Snack Bar, recently became Ocean Friendly Restaurant Certified. The certification is through the Charleston Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation,…
Nov 22
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