Nantucket Green Crab Week
Join the Maria Mitchell Association, Nantucket Land Council, and Sustainable Nantucket for a week of fun and informative programming about the invasive European green crabs! Events will include chances to hunt, capture, recycle, and even eat green crabs!
Green Crab Identification Workshop and Derby Information Sessionn
The Maria Mitchell Association is thrilled to welcome Caroline Collatos as a visiting scientist during their first annual Shark Week! Caroline is a shark scientist and PhD student at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium and UMass Boston.
sHARK WEEK DATES
Tuesday July 26th - Saturday July 30th
Special Summer Programs
Special Edition Nature Story Hour
To kick off the MMA’s Shark Week, we are hosting a unique Nature Story Hour. During this program, Shark Scientist, Caroline Collatos, will read a special book about sharks and talk about the importance of women in science! She will finish up by making a craft or playing games related to the story. All children must be accompanied by an adult and all participants must register.
DATES
Tuesday, July 26th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hinchman House
Natural Science Museum
Members: $10
Non-Members: $15
Shark Week Dissection
Join Caroline Collatos as she educates guests about the biology of sharks during a real shark dissection! Please join us for this next iteration of MMA’s Shark Week to learn about these toothy and fantastic creatures that play an important role in Nantucket’s ecosystems. This program is FREE and designed for children ages 12 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult and all participants must register.
DATES
Wednesday, July 27th
10:00AM - 11:00 AM
Maria Mitchell Association
Research Center
Shark Research Talk & Q&A
Join Caroline Collatos as she discusses her shark research on Nantucket and the importance of sharks in Nantucket’s ecosystem. This class is followed by a Q & A session, so come with all yours shark questions! This program is FREE and designed for children ages 12 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult and all participants must register.
OFFERED
Friday, July 29th
5:00PM - 6:00 PM
Maria Mitchell Association
Research Center
Shark Work-Up
Join Caroline Collatos as she demonstrates how she tags and works with sharks for her research! She will be demonstrating her field techniques using a life size replica shark and the MMA Aquarium sharks. This program is FREE and designed for children ages 5 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult and all participants must register.
OFFERED
Saturday, July 30th
11:00AM - 12:00 AM
Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium