Jan. 2014 - Surrounded by Sharks - First Tunnel (23+ species)

January 7, 2014

- Shark Ray
- Zebra Shark
- Blacktip Reef Shark
- Whitetip Reef Shark
- Sand Tiger Shark
- Sandbar Shark
- Nurse Shark
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle
- Southern Stingray
- Honeycomb Whiptail Ray
- Sergeant Major
- Obicular Batfish
- Yellow Tang
- Barred Flagtail
- Nassau Grouper
- Bluestripe Grunt
- Black Triggerfish
- Five Lined Snapper
- Silver Moony
- Emperor Snapper
- Porkfish
- Three Spot Damselfish
- Orange-Epaulette Surgeonfish
- Convict Surgeonfish

This is a great photo of an aquarium that would perhaps just squeak into my list of the 20 best in the United States (even with the poor juvenile croc exhibits). Here is an excerpt from my 2012 review:

Newport Aquarium is well worth visiting, even though it can easily be seen in a couple of hours. What it makes up for with its lack of size is a consistent level of high quality with the animal exhibits. The Amazon Flooded Forest and Surrounded by Sharks areas are both amazing, and there isn’t really a poor area to be found in this establishment. It would be nice to see an overhaul of the World Rivers and Shores Gallery (the first two sections) as they are simply average and there needs to be something there that grabs visitors right from the start to get them energized about their visit. The Rainforest/Aviary zone is perhaps the weakest, but the last few areas, culminating in the tremendously popular Penguin Palooza, guarantees that visitors leave the aquarium in high spirits.