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Georgia Aquarium

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, is the world’s largest with more than eight million gallons of water and the largest collection of aquatic animals. The mission of the Georgia Aquarium is to be an entertaining, educational and scientific institution featuring exhibits and programs of the highest standards, offering engaging and exciting guest experiences and promoting the conservation of aquatic biodiversity throughout the world.

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  • Marine Mammal Malaises

    Sat, Dec 20, 2008
    The Georgia Aquarium's Senior Vice President of Veterinary Services and Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Gregory Bossart discusses how emerging diseases may reflect an environmental distress syndrome, and how similar trends are being documented in marine ecosystems and are impacting marine mammals.
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  • Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins

    Wed, Jan 7, 2009
    Director and veterinarian of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center Dr. Terry M. Norton shows the work that is being done to preserve some of his favorite wildlife. Pictured in front of the Georgia Aquarium's beluga whale tank, he covers many of the efforts at his Jekyll Island facility. In addition to providing veterinary care for the center's programs, Norton works on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, where he provides medical, surgical, and preventative health care for a wide range of captive mammals, birds, and reptiles. He earned his doctor of veterinary medicine at Tufts University; Boston and Grafton, MA.
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  • Saving Georgia's Dolphins

    Wed, Feb 25, 2009
    Peach Hubbard, president of The Dolphin Project, talks about preserving the habitat for Georgia's bottlenose dolphins and much of the state's coastal ecosystem. The project is an all-volunteer, non-profit research organization, logging 20 years of bottlenose dolphin research. It conducts monthly surveys on coastal inshore waters from Hilton Head to San Fernandina Beach, photographing dolphin dorsal fins and recording behavior and population trends.
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  • Philip Motta: How Whale Sharks Eat

    Thu, Mar 26, 2009
    The University of South Florida's Philip J. Motta presents the results of work he and his colleagues have been conducting on whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium and in Mexico. His research is focused on the feeding mechanics and unique filter pads in the sharks' throats.
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  • Researching Whale Sharks

    Thu, Aug 2, 2007
    Bob Hueter discusses research being conducted by the Georgia Aquarium, Mote Marine Laboratory, and Mexican scientists off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula. He talks about the research being conducted by the Georgia Aquarium in partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory and Mexican scientists off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. Up until a few years ago, a congregation of hundreds of whale sharks was unknown to science. Now the population being studied is considered to be the largest congregation of whale sharks in the world. Since 2004, Dr. Bob Hueter from Mote Marine Laboratory, in partnership with the Georgia Aquarium, has conducted research on this newly discovered population of whale sharks. To date, more than 550 whale sharks have been tagged with either conventional tags or satellite tags. The science coming out of Mexico is offering insight into where whale sharks swim, how deep they dive, how much they grow and how much they eat.
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  • Breakfast with the Biologists: March of the Penguins

    Sat, Jun 26, 2010
    Jennifer Odell discusses the care and handling of Georgia Aquarium penguins as they manage their penguin collection through their exhibit renovation. Odell also discusses details about animal training, facility development and penguin breeding and management.
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