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29-08-2008

do they have to do this procedure in reverse before being released? so they have to be tought to take live food again or does instinct just kick in and they remember how?

29-08-2008

I'm going to quote jurassic park here:
"you can't surpress millions of years of good instinct"

the biggest risk is the animals getting used to people around them en not seeing them as a threat.

I remember one case of an oceanic whitetip (I'm not entirely sure it was this species) that was released again only to be harpooned a short while later.
on the other hand, oceanic whitetips, blues and great whites aren't generally impressed by humans. so was it really to trusting?

09-09-2008

It appears that she just wouldnt eat aquarium food, so they release their latest Great White Shark after 11 days at the aquarium. The article mentions that this will probably be their last exhibited Great White until 2011/12 due to remodeling of the Outer Bay exhibit.

Aquarium releases great white shark after 11 days: Female deemed healthy, but wouldn't eat - San Jose Mercury News

09-09-2008

I got the news through a press release, this morning.

too sad she didn't stay in that long, but it's good to see the aquarium putting the animal's health first.

14-09-2008

the great white the Aquarium just released has been caught in nets set for threshers...
Discovery News: Born Animal: Great White Shark Captured Yet Again

14-09-2008

for a second there, I thought you were going to tell us he killed her.
It has happened a few years back with another large sharkspecies the aquarium put on exhibit, tagged and set free. I'm not sure wheither it was an oceanic whitetip (C. Longimanus) or a blue shark (P. Glauca)

but apparently the shark got "of the hook" again. bizarre twist of faith getting caught again, only a week after being released.

If it happens again, it's no coincidence, then she craves the attention

15-09-2008

Honestly, I find it appalling that this aquarium is putting an animal through the stress of capture and captivity just to exhibit it. Not for a breeding program, just to make money. It makes absolutely no sense for me. If they wanted to track sharks, they could do taht without putting them in their aquarium first.

15-09-2008

Let's be honest, the main reason the aquarium does it is just to say it has the species and in order to "just" display it.

But if you ask me, it does so in the best way possible. They are able to collect a whole lot of data about the great white that would be impossible to get in the wild, and in the end the shark though perhaps a bit stressed, is not killed and will still be able to take part in breeding later on in it's life. I don't see too much wrong with it really, if you consider how many are butchered every year senselessly by fisherman. Taking one out of the wild and releasing it a bit a later on is one of the least intrusive ways to keep a species like this...

15-09-2008

This is an animal that has been the source of SO much fear and misunderstanding. Providing people the opportunity to view one in real life goes a long way in promoting its conservation. I will agree that it is a huge draw, but the benefits of that go beyond the ticket booth. The more people who experience the aquarium, the better the chance they will be inspired by the beauty of the oceans and its inhabitants and subsequently be more inclined to make decisions to the benefit of the ocean.

16-09-2008

you want them to catch several great whites, hope they do well all their lives in an aquarium AND breed? OMG! we're talking about an animal that was impossible to keep up till some 3 years ago. and even then the sharks of MBA have indirectly proven that housing an adult great white will virtually be impossible.

and by the way they captured and displayed 4 animals: they've tagged several dozen. MBA is one of the biggest contributers to TOP and investigations on big pelagic sharks, which brings me to Jwers remark

quite right and eacht time it is a massive boost in visitors, but as the aquarium donates a lot of money to research etc, I'm willing to "close an eye"

especially since they always try to keep the animals health and safety guaranteed.

18-09-2008

Jellyfish Exhibit moving to the Tennessee Aquarium.

Chattanooga Times Free Press | New jellyfish exhibit coming to Tennessee Aquarium

18-09-2008

I was wondering what would happen to all of the jellyfish, as Monterey Bay has announced plans for a large seahorse gallery as the latest revolving exhibit.

Outer Bay Refurbishing -- When?
10-02-2009

Does anyone know WHEN the Outer Bay will be closing for refurbishing? I will be there next month, and I'm hoping I don't miss this amazing exhibit.

26-02-2009

Two aquarium birds set longevity records...

Two Monterey Bay Aquarium birds set longevity record for all U.S. zoos | thecalifornian.com | The Salinas Californian

08-04-2009

One of the world's truly great aquariums has opened its latest exhibit, and there are more than 15 species of seahorses and their kin for visitors to admire:

The Secret Lives of Seahorses | Monterey Bay Aquarium