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CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSURE: UPDATES, RESOURCES, AND CONTEXT

Life on the Rocks - North Carolina's Only Tidepools

The aquarium's Touch Tank - the destination for this afternoon's catch of anenomes, sea stars, and crabs.
(c) Aquarium at Fort Fisher
The aquarium's Touch Tank - the destination for this afternoon's catch of anenomes, sea stars, and crabs.

By Megan V. Williams

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/whqr/local-whqr-516206.mp3

Carolina Beach, NC – To be honest, the outcrop doesn't look like much. From the shore, it's just a flat crumble of stone, carpeted with tiny mussels and neon green sea lettuce. And that's what's visible at low tide; at high tide, everything's underwater. But this isn't some failed breakwater or old dump. These rocks make up the only tide pools along the Carolina coast, and provide a natural supply point for the Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Members of the education staff spent a recent afternoon getting reacquainted with the rocks before they start bringing summer campers to them... and picked up a few things for the Aquarium's touch-tank along the way. These are their voices...

You can find out more about the Aquarium at Fort Fisher at their website.