Ocean Centre

08/24/2022

Environmentalists say microplastics are causing a huge problem at beaches on the Great Lakes.

08/08/2022

Alright Muskegon, looking for a group to make this happen again. All the stuff is included (posts for some locations, zip ties, roughly 35 bins ready to go, post hole digger, spare parts, wrench to open, map to show locations, white shelf to use for storage, boxes to send line to recycle location).

The only thing that needs to be adjusted will be the phone number to call when bins are full.

This is a simple project to maintain. Please consider this to keep our water ways free of fishing line and prevent entanglement of wildlife.

05/12/2022

02/25/2022

02/10/2022

02/07/2022

has been explaining this for decades.

Earth's oceans were once home to an absolutely fearsome predator.

01/29/2022

Giant barrel sponges may grow over 6' in diameter! Near the surface, these are red-brown, or brown-grey. But, deeper in the ocean they're pink or purple due to cyanobacteria. Giant barrel sponges eat by using their walls as filters. The food is caught in the walls, and waste deposited into the bowl, exiting out the top opening (osculum).

01/24/2022

Please be aware that our January GulfChat has been postponed to the 27th! http://tinyurl.com/JanuaryGulfChat

01/19/2022

Red Cushion Sea Stars (Oreaster reticulatus) are the largest species of found in the & area. They also go by the name West Indian Sea Star. They grow to 20 inches (50cm) in diameter. They live in shallow grass beds and/or sandy bottom areas, making them easy to spot from a bridge, if they are the red or orange of their namesake. However, this species can also be brown or yellow.