2017+ Calendar National Marine January 2017 – June 2018 Sanctuary
Exploring marine
biodiversity in Stellwagen Bank 2017+ Calendar National Marine January 2017 – June 2018 Sanctuary
An 18-month calendar featuring K-12 student art from the Massachusetts Marine Educators’ annual marine art contest
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
ARMS GALORE: At three feet or less in length, the Atlantic or common octopus Octopus( vulgaris) doesn’t quite measure up to its Pacific Ocean cousins. This inconspicuous animal can occasionally be spotted on the seafloor in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary hunting its prey. When approached, the shy octopus jets away quickly by propelling water from its mantle cavity. Phylum Mollusk/Class Cephalopoda includes octopi, squids, nautili, and cuttlefish, but unlike the other mollusks, octopi have no shell. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators annual marine art contest. Artist: Xindi Chang, gr. 10, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
NEW YEAR’S DAY NEW YEAR’S DAY (OBSERVED) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.DAY 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2017
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January
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WINTER VISITORS: Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) spend much of the spring through fall on rocky islands and coastal cliffs in Maine and eastern Canada where they nest and raise their young. In the winter, they make southward migrations along with other alcids, a group of seabirds that includes razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and murres. Masses of small, schooling fish draw these sturdy, quick-swimming seabirds to the waters of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators annual marine art contest. Artist: Eric Tang, gr. 8, Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 29 30 31 1 2 3 4
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PRESIDENT’S DAY 26 27 28 1 2 3 4
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February
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A SNAIL THAT FLIES: With delicate, wing-like appendages, pteropods, more commonly called sea butterflies, flutter through the water. The word “pteropod” comes from the Greek meaning “wing-foot.” Some of these sea snails (pictured) have shells; while naked sea butterflies (aka sea angels) do not. Ocean acidification presents a growing threat to these planktonic mollusks, which serve as an important link in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary food web. More acidic waters can stunt shell growth and/or dissolve them. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist:Julian Draz, gr. 11, Nauset Regional High School, Eastham, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 26 27 28 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MME HS MARINE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM - BOSTON 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
MME HS DAYLIGHT SAVING MARINE SCIENCE TIME BEGINS SYMPOSIUM – SALEM 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2017 SPRING EQUINOX
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March
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
HOME AGAIN: April marks the start of the whale watching season at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. During the winter, North Atlantic humpbacks (from New England to Iceland) swim down to the Caribbean Sea, where mothers give birth while males and females from the various feeding groups mix and breed. After fasting for months, the returning whales now actively feast in the prey-rich waters, rebuilding their blubber supplies. Calves accompany their mothers back to their respective feeding grounds. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators annual marine art contest. Artist: Caroline Jiang, gr. 4, Luckie Art Studio, Winchester, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MME ANNUAL MEETING 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
PASSOVER BEGINS
AT SUNSET 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
EASTER PATRIOTS DAY 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2017
DEADLINE FOR MME MARINE ART CONTEST 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
April
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
WHIRLING SEABIRDS: Summer visitors to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary include the red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), a relative of the sandpiper. This small seabird breeds on the Arctic tundra but spends the rest of the year on the open ocean. It is often found congregating in large rafts of many individuals, especially near mats of floating seaweed. To feed, it spins in circles on the water, stirring up zooplankton prey, such as copepods, which are also a dietary favorite of North Atlantic right whales. Its food preference and a trait of picking bits of skin off whales has led to its nickname of “whalebird.” Artist: Jonathan Li, gr.8 , William Diamond Middle School, Lexington, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
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ENDANGERED MOTHER’S DAY SPECIES DAY
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NATIONAL RAMADAN MARITIME DAY BEGINS 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
MEMORIAL DAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
May 2017 May
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
SURPRISE VISITORS: They’re not easily spotted, but four species of sea turtles visit Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and coastal areas along Massachusetts from spring through fall. The animals, many of them juveniles, come to feed -- loggerheads and Kemp’s ridleys on crabs and mollusks, the green sea turtles (pictured above) on plant matter, and leatherbacks on gelatinous creatures. As winter approaches andwaters cool, the sea turtles begin to move south. Too great a delay and they will end up cold stunned and need rescue. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Junki Baek, gr. 8, Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
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WORLD OCEANS DAY 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
FLAG DAY 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
FATHER’S DAY SUMMER SOLSTICE 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2017
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SEA SOUNDS: Those fingerlike appendages are not legs, but separate fin rays, that can “walk” along the seafloor and dig up invertebrate prey. Despite claims that it is tasty, the northern sea robin has been relegated to the category of trash fish due to low numbers and small size. But this interesting resident of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and coastal waters from the Bay of Fundy to Florida, is also a noisy ocean denizen, producing squawks, growls, barks and rapid clucks by vibrating its large swim bladder. Award- winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators annual marine art contest. Artist: Calvin Toran-Sandlin, gr. 10, Falmouth High School, Falmouth, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 25 26 27 28 29 30 1
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INDEPENDENCE DAY 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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July
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
CELEBRATING SANCTUARIES: To increase public understanding and appreciation of its ocean treasures, the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has deemed August 12 as Get Into Your Sanctuary Day (although everyone is encouraged to visit these special places throughout the year). The network of 13 sanctuaries and 2 national marine monuments protects America’s most iconic natural and cultural resources. Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, is New England’s only such site. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators annual marine art contest. Artist: Anne Marie Miscioscia, gr. 11, Cohasset High School, Cohasset, Mass..
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 30 31 1 2 3 4 5
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GET INTO YOUR SANCTUARY DAY
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August
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
POPULATION BOOM: Seals, once hunted for meat and fur, are now protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and their numbers are booming. Growing populations of harbor seals (pictured above) and gray seals waddle onto Cape Cod beaches. When not resting on sandy beaches or rocky coastlines, they prey on fish and other tasty treats. Inquisitive individuals, often juveniles, haveeven scoped out research vessels in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.But, more seals are also attracting more great white sharks. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Aaron Rippin, gr. 8, Marshall Simonds Middle School, Burlington, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 27 28 29 30 31 1 2
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LABOR DAY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2017
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BEGINNING AT SUNSET ISLAMIC NEW YEAR AUTUMN ROSH HASHANAH EQUINOX 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 emb YOM KIPPUR BEGINS AT SUNSET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
OCEAN DETOUR: The distinctively patternedcommon loon (Gavia immer) can be found in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary year-round, but less often during summer months when it undertakes its biennial breeding sojourn to freshwater lakes. Swift swimmers and divers, these birds can quietly slip underwater and swim to depths as deep as 230 feet (70 meters). While their movements underwater are quick and graceful, their takeoffs from the water’s surface are somewhat awkward and difficult. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators annual marine art contest. Artist: Isabelle Pardew, gr. 12, Loch Raven High School, Towson, Maryland.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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BOSTON HARBOR EDUCATORS
COLUMBUS DAY CONFERENCE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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HALLOWEEN 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
October
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
25 YEARS YOUNG: On November 4, 1992, President George H.W. Bush signed into law National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization. In doing so, he also designated Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay. The bipartisan effort to create this sanctuary was led by Massachusetts Congressman Gerry E. Studds and fueled by the energy of the whale watch community and the desire of the fishing industry to protect the area’s important seafloor habitats. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Madison Sheldon, gr. 11, Cohasset High School, Cohasset, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 29 30 31 1 2 3 4
STELLWAGEN BANK SANCTUARY 25TH ANNIVERSARY
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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME VETERANS DAY ENDS ELECTION DAY (OBSERVED) VETERANS DAY 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2017
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THANKSGIVING DAY 26 27 28 29 30 1 2
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MESMERIZING DRIFTERS: Beachcombers and swimmers o�en consider the gela�nous blobs they encounter as ugly and dangerous. Jellyfish have tentacles that can cause irrita�ng s�ngs. Opinions change, however, when these cnidarians reside in aquarium tanks, where their alluring, hypno�c movements fascinate audiences. For some ocean creatures in Stellwagen Bank Na�onal Marine Sanctuary, like ocean sunfish, leatherback turtles and spiny dogfish, dri�ing moon jellies (pictured) serve as a moveable feast. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusets Marine Educators marine art contest. Ar�st: Aubrie Isabelu, gr. 11, Old Rochester Regional High School, Matapoiset, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 26 27 28 29 30 1 2
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WINTER SOLSTICE 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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NEW YEAR’S EVE
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MOBILE HOME: Acadian hermit crabs carry their homes on their backs. As these crabs grow, they constantly seek larger domiciles to upgrade their living spaces. The hermit crab will not leave its old home until it is confident that the new home meets all of its requirements for size, weight, fit and mobility. These new homes are usually empty gastropod shells found on the seafloor. While a hermit crab will not attack living gastropods in this house hunt, it may fight another hermit crab to possess a shell that both desire, even when one crab is already living in that shell. Artist:Helen Zhou, gr. 3, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, Medford, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 31 1 2 3 4 5 6
NEW YEAR’S DAY 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 201
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January
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
RAINBOW LIGHTS: Ctenophores, also known as comb jellies or sea walnuts, look a bit like jellyfish, but make up a completely different phylum. Unlike cnideria, these gelatinous forms of zooplankton have no stinging cells. The animals, such as this Beroe’s comb jelly, have comb rows (bands of fused cilia), which are used for locomotion. Luminescence from photocytes in the digestive system appears to come from the ombc rows, giving the animal a visual effect like rainbow lights. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Yanxin Wang, gr. 5, Norman E. Day School, Westford, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
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PRESIDENTS’ DAY 25 26 27 28 1 2 3
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February
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
LONG-DISTANCE TRAVELER: The Arctic tern’s range extends from the high Arctic to the Antarctic, with a migratory route that can reach up to 25,000 miles (40,000 km). It breeds during the summer on coasts and tundra from as far south as New England, Washington and Britain and as far north as the northern limits of land around the Arctic Ocean. These birds can live for decades; a banding study revealed a 34-year-old individual. They use Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary as a stopover point in their migrations. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Amy Sharma, gr. 5Nashoba Brooks School, Acton, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 25 26 27 28 1 2 3
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PASSOVER BEGINS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
March
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
SKATING ALONG THE SEAFLOOR: Skates are an ancient form of fish. They first appeared in the fossil record 150 million years ago. Like sharks, their skeletons are made of cartilage, not bone. Unlike sharks, they have a flattened body with pectoral fins serving as “wings” to let them cruise along the seafloor. These wings are the most valuable portion of the fish in the commercial market. In addition to the winter skate (pictured), other skate species at Stellwagen Bank include little, barndoor, thorny, smooth, and clearnose. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Julia Hui, gr. 5, Acton, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
EASTER 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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PATRIOTS DAY
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DEADLINE FOR MME MARINE ART CONTEST 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 201
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April
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
FEARSOME VISAGE: The long canine teeth provide one clue to why this fish received its name. Despite its ferocious look, the Atlantic wolffish presents no danger to humans – just don’t stick your hand near its mouth. Wolffish prefer to eat crabs, sea urchins, marine snails and other hard-bodied invertebrates. They have powerful jaws and a hard, bony plate on the top of their mouths with which they crush their prey. And, like land wolves, mated pairs can be found living in dens, except these dens are underwater. Award- winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Michael Correia, gr. 11, Old Colony Reg. Voc. Tech. HS, Rochester, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 29 30 1 2 3 4 5
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ENDANGERED MOTHER’S DAY SPECIES DAY
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MEMORIAL DAY 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
May
Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
ONE FISH, BLUEFISH: Recreational fishermen love bluefish. At the right time of year, shore-side anglers may get their lines into schools of bluefish frenetically feeding on schools of baitfish massed at inlets and shoals. Bluefish migrate seasonally, arriving in the Gulf of Maine in spring and summer as water temperatures rise and then moving south in autumn and winter to the Carolinas and Florida (like many human “snowbirds”). At Stellwagen Bank, bluefish prey on sand lance and are preyed upon, in turn, by tuna and sharks. Award-winning art from the 2016 Massachusetts Marine Educators marine art contest. Artist: Olivia McKnight, gr. 11, Falmouth High School, Falmouth, Mass.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 27 28 29 30 31 1 2
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WORLD OCEANS DAY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
FLAG DAY 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 8
SUMMER FATHER’S DAY SOLSTICE 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 201
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June
Art Contest Sponsors: For more information: Art contest sponsors: http://www.ma-marine-ed.org or Massachusetts Marine Educators 2017 MARINE ART CONTEST http://stellwagen.noaa.gov New England Aquarium email [email protected]; Ocean Genome Legacy Center, Northeastern Univ. phone: 781-545-8026 ext. 204 Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Theme: Exploring the Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Send entries to: Whale and Dolphin Conservation MME Marine Art Contest c/o Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary DEADLINE: April 28, 2017 175 Edward Foster Road Scituate, MA 02066
Massachusetts Marine Educators and co-sponsors invite DIVISIONS: students in grades K-12 to participate in the 2017 Marine Elementary School — Grades K-4 Art Contest. The theme is “Exploring the Marine Biodiver- Middle School — Grades 5-8 sity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. High School — Grades 9-12 Scientific Illustration — All Grades REQUIREMENTS: Computer Graphics & Photography — All Grades Make sure that all artwork depicts species that are
found in Stellwagen Bank National Marine PRIZES: Sanctuary located in the Gulf of Maine just off the 1ST Place: $50 cash award, 4 NE Aquarium Massachusetts coast. passes, certificate. Entries should be no smaller than 8”x10” and no 2nd Place: $30 cash award, 2 NE Aquarium larger than 18”x 24”. passes, certificate. White, non-glossy paper is recommended — 3rd Place: $15 cash award, 2 NE Aquarium please do NOT laminate and try to keep artwork passes, certificate. flat. Do not fold, if possible. 4th-6th Places: certificate. Label each entry on the back with student’s name, age, grade, school, school address, school phone SPECIAL AWARDS ($20 each): number, teacher’s name and teacher’s email MME/Joseph McQuade Memorial Award for address or use the official entry form. On a Seabird Art separate line write the name(s) of the animal(s) in Whale and Dolphin Conservation Award for Marine Mammal Art the artwork. New England Aquarium Award for Fish Art For individual entries (not associated with a school Center for Coastal Studies Award for Sea program) include home address, email of parent Turtle, Invertebrate or Plankton Art or guardian, and phone number for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary correspondence purposes Award for Invertebrate Art DEADLINE — Friday, April 28, 2017 Ocean Genome Project Award for Invertebrate or Plankton Art Deliver in person or via delivery service or postal service (1st class mail) with postmark by deadline date to: Additional admission passes for winning artists MME Marine Art Contest, have been donated by the Harvard Museum of c/o Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Natural History, the South Shore Natural Science 175 Edward Foster Road, Center, and other local institutions. Scituate, MA 02066
ALTERNATE THEME FOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS: Contest sponsors retain the right to use artwork th In recognition of the 25 anniversary of Stellwagen Bank submitted to this contest for educational, outreach National Marine Sanctuary in 2017, artwork commemorating and promotional non-commercial use. Original this anniversary is offered as an alternate theme and will be artwork will be returned to the artists. used by the sanctuary in publications and at events. In addition to a printout of the artwork, please send a digital file View winning art from past contests at: via disk, thumbdrive or email ([email protected]). http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/pgallery/kidscorner.html
Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary Species List 2017 MARINE ART CONTEST DEADLINE: April 28, 2017 PHYTOPLANKTON Invertebrates (continued) Demersal (seafloor) Diatoms Echinoderms Dwellers Dinoflagellates Forbes’ sea star Atlantic wolfish Blue-green algae Spiny and Smooth sunstars Sea raven Horse and Badge stars Ocean pout ZOOPLANKTON Blood sea star Acadian redfish SEABIRDS Arthropods – Copepods and other Daisy brittle star Longhorn, Shorthorn and Alcids drifting crustaceans Northern basket star Grubby sculpins Razorbill Chaetognaths – Arrow worms Orange-footed cucumber Northern sea robin Dovekie Cniderians Moon jelly, Lion’s Scarlet psolus Cunner Atlantic puffin mane jelly Common sand dollar Black sea bass Common murre Ctenophores –Beroe’s comb jelly, Green sea urchin Goosefish (Monkfish) Thick-billed murre Sea gooseberry Tunicates Snakeblenny Black guillemot Mollusk –Pteropod, Naked Stalked sea squirt (Boltenia) Radiated shanney Great auk (extinct) sea butterfly Sea vase and Sea peach Fourbeard rockling Gulls and Terns Larval fish and invertebrates Northern white crust Unusual Shape Herring gull Club tunicate Ocean sunfish Great black-backed gull INVERTEBRATES Pipefish Lesser black-backed gull Sponges FISHES Hagfish Laughing gull Finger sponge Sharks Lumpfish Bonaparte’s gull Breadcrumb sponge Thresher shark Ring-billed gull Chalice sponge Blue shark MARINE MAMMALS Iceland gull Cniderians Shortfin mako shark Baleen Whales Glaucous gull Frilled anemone White shark Blue whale (R) Sabine’s gull Northern red anemone Porbeagle Fin whale Black-legged kittiwake Northern cerianthid Basking shark North Atlantic right whale Least tern Red soft coral Spiny dogfish Humpback whale Roseate tern Dead man’s fingers (soft coral) Skates Sei whale Common tern Solitary hydroid Winter (big) skate Minke whale Arctic tern Tubularian (pink-hearted) hydroid Little skate Toothed Whales Gannets and Cormorants Bryozoans (Spiral tufted bryozoan) Barndoor skate Sperm whale (R) Northern gannet Mollusks Thorny skate Orca (Killer whale) (R) Great cormorant Ocean quahog Small, Schooling Prey Fish Long-finned pilot whale Double-crested cormorant Northern horse mussel Northern sand lance Atlantic white-sided Sea Ducks and Loons Sea scallop Atlantic herring dolphin Common eider Northern moon snail Atlantic mackerel Atlantic white-beaked Long-tailed duck Waved and Ten-ridged whelks Butterfish dolphin Black scoter Red-gilled nudibranch Flounders Common dolphin Surf scoter Short- and Long-finned squid Atlantic halibut Harbor porpoise White-winged scoter Atlantic octopus American plaice Seals Great skua Worms Four-spot flounder Harbor seal Common loon Nemerteans (ribbon worms) Windowpane flounder Gray seal Shearwaters, Storm Petrels Annelids (segmented worms) Winter flounder Harp, Hooded and Ringed and Albatrosses Clam and Fan worms Witch flounder seals (R) Great shearwater Leafy paddle worm Yellowtail flounder Cory’s shearwater Brachiopods (Northern lamp shell) Gadids (cod family) SEA TURTLES Sooty shearwater Arthropods Atlantic cod Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Manx shearwater Rough barnacle Cusk Leatherback sea turtle Wilson’s storm petrel Acadian and Hairy hermit crabs Haddock Loggerhead sea turtle (R) Leach’s storm petrel Jonah and Rock crabs Pollock Green sea turtle (R) Yellow-nosed albatross (R) Toad crab Red and White hakes Fulmars, Jaegers, Phalaropes Northern fulmar American lobster Silver hake (Whiting) Rarely seen (R) Parasitic jaeger Northern pink and Sand shrimp Silvery Swimmers (pelagic) Mysid and Skeleton shrimp Atlantic salmon This is only a partial list. There are Pomarine jaeger Lentel sea spider Bluefish many other species, particularly Long-tailed jaeger Horseshoe crab Bluefin tuna among phytoplankton, Red-necked phalarope zooplankton, worms and other Red phalarope Isopods and amphipods Striped bass benthic invertebrates.
Cover and this page:
Bluefish by Olivia McKnight, gr. 11, Falmouth HS, Falmouth, MA; Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin by Fallon Mello, gr. 11, Plymouth South HS, Plymouth, MA; Octopus by Erik Zou, gr. 9, Roxbury Latin School, W. Roxbury, MA; Harbor Seal by Cynthia T., gr. 4, Li Jia Art Studio, Houston, TX.
2017 contest page:
Minke Whales by Yihan L., gr. 8, Jonas Clarke MS, Lexington, MA; Basking Shark by Ding Min X., gr. 7, Edith C. Baker School, Chestnut Hill, MA; Green Sea Turtle and Tuna by Jessica L., gr. 8, McCall MS/ Luckie Art Studio, Winchester, MA; Red-Necked Phalaropes by Dahlia L., gr. 6, Homeschool, Belmont, MA; Double-Crested Cormorants by Yanbo F., gr. 7, Julee Art Corner Studio, Ann Arbor, MI; Orca by Fangze T., gr. 8, Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, MA; Striped Bass by Mattie Madsen, gr. 11, Falmouth HS, Falmouth, MA.
Species list page: Dovekie by Catherine L., gr. 8, Pierce MS, Milton, MA; Atlantic Cod by James Porter, gr. 11, Old Colony Reg. Voc. Tech. HS, Rochester, MA; Asterias Art Credits Sea Star by Daniel Stafford-Mello, gr. 11, Falmouth HS, Falmouth, MA; Lion’s Mane Jelly by Lili Barba, Cover, 2017 Rules page, species list gr. 11, Swampscott HS, Swampscott, MA; Butterfish by Emily Gedney, gr. 11, Falmouth HS, Falmouth, MA; Atlantic Puffins by Steven Li, gr. 12, Julee Art Corner Studio, Ann Arbor, MI; Green Sea Turtle and Jellies by Daolin Qiu, gr. 10, Julee Art Corner Studio, Ann Arbor, MI; Finger Sponge by Gwen Borning, gr. 10, Falmouth HS, Falmouth, MA.