Visitors can look down into the pool where the resident nurse shark, Thelma, lives with various fish. Clearwater Marine Aquarium is located 1 mile east of Pier 60 off of Windward Passage.
sterile bowl with a single forlorn fish sitting on a kitchen table or a large tank in a municipal aquarium, they are designed to keep fish in captivity for human enjoyment. Within their walls, a ...
Each year humans trade 20 to 30 million tropical marine fish for aquariums, representing more than 1,800 different species. The United States is the world’s largest consumer, buying up to 80% of the ...
Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef. STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023 ...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — In an announcement Friday, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium said it is having to take “critical measures” due to financial challenges stemming from Hurricanes Helene ...
If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are ...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium sits about 5 miles west of downtown Sarasota on the northern tip of Lido Key. Free parking is provided in the on-site lot, and the No. 18 SCAT bus stops twice ...