• Monitoring / Research
• Student Projects
• Marine Birds
• Topics of Interest
• Eelgrass

In the Discovery Lab

As part of a year-long study of an eelgrass restoration project at the Northwest Maritime Center site, Port Townsend Highschool students had the opportunity to conduct their own research projects in the Port Townsend Marine Science Center's new research Lab. In teams of two, students designed, set-up and monitored their projects over a three week period.

As part of a year-long study of an eelgrass restoration project at the Northwest Maritime Center site, Port Townsend Highschool students had the opportunity to conduct their own research projects in the Port Townsend Marine Science Center's new research Lab. In teams of two, students designed, set-up and monitored their projects over a three week period.
Does the presence of eelgrass affect the level of dissolved oxygen in a tank?		Do animals attack their prey differently in an eelgrass environment versus a sandy environment?
	Do animals have a preference between algae and eelgrass as habitat?		Does eelgrass gow faster if epiphytes on the blades are removed?
Will decorator crabs change their decorations depending on their environment?		Does a graceful crab detect food by smell or sight?
The eelgrass curriculum and monitoring project is a collaborationof the Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory.