The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University and world-renowned Georgia Aquarium have successfully bred and reared the Squarespot Anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia. Wild-caught Squarespots are a difficult proposition for the average home reef aquarist, needing expert quarantine and conditioning for survival,…
Georgia Aquarium President Dr. Brian Davis passes away
Georgia Aquarium has shared the sad news of the loss of its president and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Brian Davis. “It is with immense sadness we announce the passing of our leader, friend, and mentor, president and CEO, Dr. Brian…
Georgia Aquarium’s Steve Hartter Speaking at ReefStock Chattanooga
Georgia Aquarium’s Associate Curator Steve Hartter will be speaking at this year’s ReefStock Chattanooga in Tennesee. Steve has been an aquarium hobbyist since 1994, filling his fish room with everything from aquatic turtles to reef aquariums. First, he worked at…
Georgia Aquarium To Offer Cage Diving in New Shark Exhibit
The Georgia public aquarium has revealed a one-million-gallon shark exhibit with an immersive experience. Accompanied by Georgia Aquarium staff, guests get up-close with sharks and rays and learn about the conservation of these fascinating animals. Inside the main exhibit, for…
Seven Public Aquariums Offering Brilliant Digital Content
Missing some of your favorite public aquariums? Or just need to keep busy? We’ve put together a list of seven public aquariums offering engaging virtual content. This list includes a few live cams, (don’t miss the Anthias Cam), and much…
Georgia Aquarium breaks ground on $100 million expansion
The Georgia Aquarium is impressive enough, but its about to get better as it just broke ground on an interesting new $100 million expansion as part of its “2020 project”. The addition is slated to open in 2020 and will…
WATCH: How To Grow Coral From Coral Spawning – SciFri and Georgia Aquarium
SciFri and scientist from the Georgia aquarium show us how they are raising Caribbean Acropora corals from gametes collected during spawning events. Once gametes are fertilized planula larvae are either release back onto the reef to settle and grow or brought…
An early start to the 2015 Caribbean coral spawn
Corals are known for their synchronistic spawning, typically a week after the last full moon in August. This year with a late blue moon in July the spawning happened earlier than normal. Teams from the Steinhart Aquarium, Seaworld, Akron Zoo, Georgia…
Georgia Aquarium in 3D
Large-scale exhibits at public aquariums are always impressive, especially when you have the humongously graceful Whale Shark as part of the show. In case you haven’t been to the Georgia Aquarium, one crafty reader of the website BoingBoing put together this sweet…
Georgia Aquarium gets new sand tiger sharks
The Georgia aquarium, the biggest aquarium in the world for those of you not in the know received a new shipment of 6 sand tiger sharks, 3 males and 3 females. The sharks will go “into the 6.3 million gallon…
