On Sunday 21st October I drove to Rhyll for an interview at Seaquarium. The interview took place at 11:30am. I was greeted by the Senior Aquarist Gaz Mead.
He asked me:
Why I wanted to gain work experience at the Seaquarium? Why Seaquarium should offer me the work experience role? Why I chose to apply specifically for the Marine Mammal work experience? What University or College I attended? What day I could work at the Seaquarium?
..and various other questions. Before I left, he told me I would be contacted by email if I had been successful or not by Tuesday 23rd October.
After the interview I took the opportunity to spend the day exploring the Seaquarium as I hadn’t ever visited before. The aquatic animals I got to see where fascinating and I learnt a lot from the educational information boards displayed around all the enclosures. At 13:00 I got to see the Seal show! This was particularly of interest to me as the Marine Mammal work experience involves working in the Seal enclosures. The show was informative and entertaining. There was a good focus on the harm plastics are doing to marine life which I thought was very important.
Below are images which display some of the aquatic life and enclosures I saw at Seaquarium (Plates 1, 2 and 3)
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