I see you, beautiful. #octopus

Send your Facebook friends a message in “whale” and Irving Oil will donate $5 to support right whale research! Here’s their nifty Facebook app

Do you know what to do if you spot a seal on a beach? Step one is keep your distance! Aquarium biologist Kerry McNally recently talked to The Boston Globe about seal rescue season. Read the story.

Visitor Pictures: Happy visitors makes us happy, like the happy harbor seal picture on the ticket!

we-are-infiniteeeeeee:

What a lovely day at the aquarium! :D

Visitor Pictures: The stingrays are all smiles in the Giant Ocean Tank these days. So is Myrtle.

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#stingray #newenglandaquarium

Small but healthy corals support vibrant schools of fish on the Belize Barrier Reef. Locals say the reefs are recovering, slowly. More

Coral rubble, as far as the eye can see

“Unfortunately, what we saw was rather sad. Come to find out this area is a perfect example of how delicate these ecosystems truly are.” A series of devastating assaults on a coral reef in Belize reduce this ecosystem to rubble. More from Aquarium researchers on the Global Explorers Blog.

Where reef meets mangroves meets seagrass: The Pelicans are an interesting ecosystem where coral reef, mangrove and seagrass habitat occur in extremely close proximity; even together at times. More pictures

Like father like son?

The biggest dad at the Aquarium has to be Isaac. Take Dad to see our hefty fur seal father and his (growing) baby, Flaherty, on exhibit at the marine mammal center!