As part of promoting ‘fisheries tourism’, the Kerala Government has initiated a proposal to set up a Rs 350 crore Oceanarium (a simulated ocean) to allow people and researchers to view and study marine species in their simulated natural habitat. For instance, visitors would be able to get a feel of walking on the sea [...]
Come April, and the Georgia Aquarium plans to open 1,000-gallon exhibit on lionfish - the colorful tropical fish with showy fins and venomous spines that are invading the state’s coast like an out-of-control weed. Because lionfish, which are native to the South Pacific, have no natural predators in Georgia waters, their population is exploding and [...]
Octopus Week at the Seattle Aquarium, and handlers were hoping an arranged meeting between two Pacific octopuses — Popeye, a 45-pound male, and Pepper, a 35-pound female — would end arm-in-arm-in-arm-in-arm-in-arm. But the octopus as it turned out wanted to test their patience. Though the mood was set with Barry White music, Popeye chose to [...]
55 fish (Ghost Catfish and Chanda Ranga – commonly known as Glass fish) were kept in three tanks as part of an installation by Cildo Meireles, a prominent Brazilian artist, but almost a quarter of them died during the 13 week long exhibition says this article. Called Atraves or Through, and Red Shift, the installation [...]
According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other organizations, researchers discovered a surprising correlation between “middle class” communities in Eastern Africa and low fish levels. Curiously, areas with both low and high socio-economic levels had comparatively higher fish levels, up to four times higher, than areas with intermediate levels of infrastructure [...]
What better place to hold yoga other than with the animals, which bring peace and calm just by looking at them move – the beluga whales. The Georgia Aquarium, in partnership with Be Well Atlanta, has begun offering yoga classes, Yoga Under the Sea, in front of the Oceans Ballroom tank that holds its belugas [...]
The Georgia Aquarium is putting a different – and decidedly adult – spin on Valentine’s Day this year. In a special sleepover open to the over 21 crowd, the Aquarium plans to show why it’s not only the world’s largest fish tank — it’s also the world’s largest underwater mating den. In “Motions of the [...]
Tests on clownfish larvae showed they became disoriented and were unable to find a suitable place to live if they were raised in seawater that had absorbed carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The effect is potentially devastating for a wide range of fish populations because many rely on odours in seawater to seek out the [...]
