What you are looking at is one of the rarest guitarfishes, a family of rays that are known for their flattened heads and are normally shy from humans, but sadly are critically endangered thanks to overfishing.
(Originally drawn in January 2021, redrawn for May 2025)
So I think this small Aquarium needs some attention despite its vintage interior look in the main aquarium over the past decade and following years, it’s been getting a lot of new renovations to the aquarium tank displays, new displays for Seahorses, sharks, tide pool, mural, pop-up kelp canopy...
As mentioned in the video the Jaycees Busselton Oceanarium operated for about 18 years, but the Oceanarium itself remained open under a new owner until it closed sometime in about 1997.
Most aquariums I know of do not keep real corals in their very large tanks, instead opting for artificial corals. I presume this is because it is probably much cheaper and easier to manage than real corals in tanks of this scale, but I am wondering if there are any aquariums that do house real...
Some potentially good news in this trying time: rebuilding marine life so species populations rebound to at least 50% is possible within a generation.
Saving ocean life within a human generation is 'largely achievable' say scientists
Oceans can be restored to former glory within 30 years, say...
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