Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

MYSTIC, Conn. - Everyone knows whales and sea lions can be trained, but few realize that a variety of fish, including goldfish, can learn behaviors, too. Immersion Learning™, a division of Sea Research Foundation, is challenging kids across the nation to show off their animal training skills during its first-ever Goldfish Training Contest. The top three entrants will win the opportunity to be a beluga trainer for a day at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration during Immersion’s “Marine Mammals of the Arctic” live webcasts February 10 to 12.

MYSTIC, Conn. – Black Friday may have passed, but at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, every day is black… and white! For the first time ever, 40 original paintings created by the aquarium’s African penguins are available for purchase.

MYSTIC, Conn. – Join famed oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard as he discusses his recent deep-sea discoveries, introduces you to his new, state-of-the-art ship of exploration and reveals the details of his 2010 expedition – all via a live webcast! On December 3, Immersion Learning™ webcasts bring Dr. Ballard live to Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration and Immersion sites across the country.

The cameras of 60 MINUTES go where no man has ever been before to capture the moment ocean explorer Robert Ballard’s expedition discovers a 7th Century shipwreck 1,500 feet below the surface.  Lara Logan reports from the famous oceanographer’s ship, Nautilus, as the vessel searches the waters at the juncture of the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Nov. 29 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television network.