21 E 2nd St.
OIB
Come and learn about one of the most popular fish species in this family-friendly program. The museum has two species of pufferfish in its aquariums: burrfish and balloonfish. Ever wonder how pufferfish inflate or who their natural predators are? This program explores fun facts about pufferfish with a focus on the ones in the museum’s aquariums and includes a fun pufferfish craft for kids.
This program is presented by Jamie Justice, the Education Coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jamie is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio and moved to Wilmington, North Carolina for graduate school in 2017. Before coming to the Museum, she worked in a variety of educational positions at summer camps and schools.