Monterey Bay Aquarium

The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California is one of the largest public aquariums around the world. It was built in 1984, opened the exhibition with a 55 - million dollar donation from David Packard at the site of a former fish factory on Cannery Row. An extension for $ 57 million was completed in 1996. It is known for the acrylic window which allows you to view the largest aquarium. It was a long time with a length of 17 and a height of 5 meters the largest window world.

Exhibition

You can see there at the Monterey Bay Aquarium about 35,000 animals and 550 different species of marine life, from tiny slugs on starfish, jellyfish to large sharks and penguins.

The aquarium has about 200 tanks, the largest of which "the Outer Bay " holds about 4 million liters of water. Also for the area Outer Bay is an extensive collection of jellyfish. Other focal points include a large kelp forest - pool, sea otters, an extensive exhibit of other otters ( " mad about otters " ) and an intertidal zone in the penguins are shown. From the terrace to Otter can be observed in the wild.

Science

Worldwide in the headlines, the Monterey Bay Aquarium came through his pioneering project, the first successful long -stay accommodation of a young white shark in an aquarium.

This female great white shark was captured in August 2004 off the California coast and transported on 14 September 2004 the Monterey Bay Aquarium. After 198 days' stay in the aquarium, the shark was released back into the wild in March 2005. His walk by the ocean was recorded by a tracking device for a period of 30 days. Overall, the aquarium was home to six white sharks so far, the last date 2011, which were all equipped with tracking device and exposed again.

In addition, the Monterey Bay Aquarium also runs a program to protect sea otters ( Sea Otter Research and Conservation ), participates in the Tuna Research and Conservation Center ( TRCC ) to protect the bluefin tuna and the Tagging of Pacific Predators ( TOPP ) Project be equipped with the marine animals with radio collars. The coastal strip in front of Monterey is an important marine reserve today.

The aquarium has close contacts with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ( MBARI ), which was also founded by David Packard.

Building

The aquarium is located partly in the halls of a former sardine canning factory. The fishing was since about 1850 central source of income for the region. 1895 in Monterey, the first actual fish factory was built, Knut Hovden built on the site of today's exhibition in 1916, the largest and most modern cannery Cannery Row, which formed the economic hub of the entire region. When went back in the fifties the income of the sardine fishermen due to the overfishing noticeably and eventually stayed away completely, had to close all factories. The road became a tourist center with many hotels and restaurants.

Even today the large steam boilers, which were used for preservation of sardine in the entrance hall. Her story is a stark contrast to today, here mediated understanding of the vulnerability of the sea.

Miscellaneous

  • Here the scenes for the aquarium scenes were filmed Back to the present: For the film Star Trek IV. Two humpback whales have been to look at.

The exhibition of the Pacific

Great white shark in the Outer Bay

Large sunfish

Sting heads float around the Seetangwald around.

Orange sea pens

A standing on one foot Sanderling

Sea Otters

Jellyfish

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