(RIVERHEAD, NY) – Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center invites you to participate in its Trainer Programand learn what it really takes to be a Marine Mammal Trainer at an Aquarium.
Anyone over 10 years of age are asked to don their rubber boots (optional!) and shadow the Aquarium’s Marine Mammal staff on Saturdays from April through September. During the nearly two-hour program, “trainers” assist the staff with their daily routines, including food preparation and participation in a harbor seal training session.
About the Trainer Program
- Participants learn how we train our animals and help train our sea lions to learn a new behavior –painting – and take home a painting they helped create
- Go into the seal exhibit with trainers
- Participate in a seal training session — and get to pet and feed one of our harbor seals
- Help prepare food for seals
- Attend our Sea Lion Show
- Get a kiss from sea lion, Java – and take home a keepsake photo!
- Receive an Aquarium shirt
- Take home a Certificate of Completion
- Instructions on how to get started with clicker training
- Full-day Aquarium Admission
Schedule Saturdays; April – September Sessions: 10:15am or 2:00pm Participants (maximum four per group) must be at least 10 years of age.
Pricing: $150.00, includes Aquarium Admission (Members: $135.00)
About Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center (LIA & EC) Two great family attractions in one fin-tastic destination, this full-scale Aquarium and Exhibition Center features one of the largest all-living coral reef displays in this hemisphere, a 120,000-gallon shark tank, year-round sea lionshows, numerous touch tanks, and more than 100 exhibits and interactive experiences, including Shark Dive,Pirate Snorkel Adventure, Atlantis Explorer Tour Boat and Sea Lion Kiss. Long Island Exhibition Center’s first exhibit is Butterflies & Birds! Flying for a limited engagement, only, don’t miss them!
Located adjacent to the Hyatt Place East End& Resort Marina, LIA & EC is also the home of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, New York’s only authorized marine mammal and sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation center, and the 120-slip transient marina, Treasure Cove Resort Marina. The Aquarium was ranked by ParentsMagazine as one of the “Top Aquariums for Kids.” Visit Web site for more details: LongIslandAquarium.com.
