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Basically it's the underwater viewing areas of the Sea Cliffs habitats.

 

It used to have a seahorse gallery and another section of fish before the storm though. So I wonder if any other species will be displayed down there again.

 

I really hope so, I remember seeing concept art for a kelp forest tank when I went a couple years ago. Not sure if it'll hold up, though.

 

On June 18th, the aquarium announced they have moved their Atlantic sturgeons from the Canyon's Edge exhibit to a brand new exhibit between the PlayQuarium and the Aquatheater.

New York Aquarium - Sturgeon Transfer | Facebook | By New York Aquarium | The New York Aquarium’s Atlantic sturgeon were recently relocated from Canyon’s Edge to their new exhibit. It’s no small feat to move these fish that can...

 

Why? That's literally just the old beluga exhibit...

 

Probably to have animals on-display in a tank that's viewable to the public?

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But they didn't have to move them. They were fine in the current shark exhibit

 

They were, but they've decided to showcase them in their own standalone tank now, a tank that would otherwise be left empty.

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There was no reason to move them, though? Maybe they should finally destroy that terrible tank and replace it with an actual, functioning exhibit.

 

On June 24th, the aquarium announced that a (1.0) harbor seal named Conway has been born and is now on exhibit in the Sea Cliffs area.

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The Sea Otter exhibit is currently closed due to renovations.

 

On October 27th, it was reported that the aquarium received $4.5 million from the New York City Council to help the facility bounce back from Hurricane Sandy.

Coney aquarium gets $4.5 million in capital funds to support programming • Brooklyn Paper

On December 13th, it was announced that the aquarium transferred a (1.0) California sea lion named Cruz to Oceans of Fun at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania.

Sea Lion Joins Oceans of Fun at Hersheypark in December 2022

 

On March 17th, 2023, the aquarium announced that they acquired a (0.1) giant Pacific octopus which is now on exhibit.

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On June 2nd, the aquarium announced that they acquired a (1.0) southern sea otter named Ryder from the Aquarium of the Pacific in California on May 17.

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It's very frustrating to find accurate species information for this place and it seems like a few members go somewhat frequently, so I'm asking here. A review from 2018 mentioned the following shark species:

Sand Tiger
Blacktip Reef
Zebra
Sandbar
Nurse
Smooth Dogfish
Epaulette
White-Spotted Bamboo
Brown-Banded Bamboo
Whitetip Reef Shark

Is this still correct? I know a lot of time has passed.

 

Add gray reef shark, horn shark, and spotted (?) wobbegong and this list is accurate

 

How certain are you? The aquarium got back to me and said they had five species, Sand Tiger Shark, Sandbar Shark, Nurse Shark, Zebra Shark & the Blacktip Reef Shark, but that seemed oddly small so I’m kind of skeptical. If you have a recent visit to back up the extra species I’d take that as evidence.

 

Smooth houndshark should still be there ( a trio came from Mystic Aquarium), as well as horn shark and wobbegongs that are supposed to be spotted but have a different pattern (hybrids? variants?).

 

I visited in November of 2023

 

I visited on Saturday, and they had an animal signed as a Gray Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium griseum), but I didn't see any Gray Reef Sharks or Whitetip Reef Sharks.

 

I meant gray bamboo shark