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The penguin exhibit is definitely one of the worst exhibits at the aqiarium. Glad to see it being renovated but the space seems like it would still be a smaller exhibit.
 
Into the Deep now a permanent exhibit (most likely) : While it hasn't been confirmed by the Aquarium itself, there have been a couple hints pointing towards Into the Deep being a permanent exhibit instead of a temporary special exhibition.
The biggest piece of news is from this article by the AtlasObscura that clearly states Into the Deep being a permanent exhibit. They've done previous work with MBA so I think it's safe to trust their word. There's also a lot of cool behind the scenes information of the exhibit in there so definitely check it out.
A couple other hints come from MBA's website, Into the Deep is no longer labeled as "Special Exhibition", rather it's labeled as "Exhibit" now. I believe it was labeled as the former before on the website. Hopefully we'll get some confirmation soon since this is awesome news.
Into the Deep was previously confirmed to be open for 8 years, but now it's looking like they've changed their minds and are keeping it as a staple of the Aquarium. This is super exciting since the R&D that's already come out of the exhibit in it's first year is incredible, and no other Aquarium in North America has anything like it.
I'd imagine some of the animals that will be on display permanently are the Japanese Giant Spider Crabs, Giant Isopods (different species possibly being rotated), Bone Worms, and Coral Community Tank in the Sea Mount Gallery.
 
Northwest_FIsh_Keeping said:
Was there an Ocean Sunfish in the Open Sea tank? I saw someone post a few photos of one a few days ago but they didn't clarify whether those photos were old or new
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I definitely did not see an Ocean Sunfish and I even attended the morning feeding session. I also didn't see any sea turtles and only one Hammerhead Shark in the Open Sea tank.
 
snowleopard said:
I definitely did not see an Ocean Sunfish and I even attended the morning feeding session. I also didn't see any sea turtles and only one Hammerhead Shark in the Open Sea tank.
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Ah, interesting. The Sea Turtles were probably in the separate holding pool. They move them in there during feeding times since they get out competed by the Tuna and Mahi Mahi mainly, and also get moved when divers are in the tank since they're known for pestering the divers when they're cleaning which is super funny
 
snowleopard said:
I uploaded approximately 50 photos from my visit yesterday and a review will follow in the coming weeks. They have a Giant Isopod touch tank!
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Can't wait for your review.
Ebirah766 said:
It's a fantastic aquarium. Definitely one of my top 5 I've visited, and probably top 5 in the world.
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I totally agree, I haven't seen that many aquariums outside of the USA, however.
 
•The Aquarium gets an early start on their 40th Anniversary Celebration by rolling out some interface changes. This includes a few changes to their Logo, and new fonts, colors, and other minor changes to their website. The full set of changes will be rolled out by October (October 20th is the 40 Anniversary of the Aquarium).
•A good timeline the Aquarium also put together of some of their biggest accomplishments was also published on the site to celebrate the 40th Anniversary.
•A new story about some of the Jelly accomplishments the Aquarium has made was also published on the site. The most exciting part of info I got was that the Dinner Plate Jelly (Solmissus sp.) will be a semi-regular animal that will be on display in Into the Deep. Tommy from the Jelly Team also posted some photos recently of the team collecting some more Dinner Plate Jellies, they're not a common species to come across in the Canyon but they seem to be having good luck at finding them. Which is very exciting since they're some of the most stunning Deep-Sea Jellies that they've displayed so far.
 
Northwest_FIsh_Keeping said:
•The Aquarium gets an early start on their 40th Anniversary Celebration by rolling out some interface changes. This includes a few changes to their Logo, and new fonts, colors, and other minor changes to their website. The full set of changes will be rolled out by October (October 20th is the 40 Anniversary of the Aquarium).
•A good timeline the Aquarium also put together of some of their biggest accomplishments was also published on the site to celebrate the 40th Anniversary.
•A new story about some of the Jelly accomplishments the Aquarium has made was also published on the site. The most exciting part of info I got was that the Dinner Plate Jelly (Solmissus sp.) will be a semi-regular animal that will be on display in Into the Deep. Tommy from the Jelly Team also posted some photos recently of the team collecting some more Dinner Plate Jellies, they're not a common species to come across in the Canyon but they seem to be having good luck at finding them. Which is very exciting since they're some of the most stunning Deep-Sea Jellies that they've displayed so far.
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I like that they did a whole page, with little videos showing changes, about the updates to the logo and other design elements!
 
TinoPup said:
I like that they did a whole page, with little videos showing changes, about the updates to the logo and other design elements!
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For sure, at first I thought it was just the color of the logo that got a few shades darker but it was cool to see them make the little adjustments.
I'm also wondering / have a hunch as it get's closer to the Anniversary, if they'll announce the next Special Exhibition theme. At that point, it'd be a little over 2 years since Tentacles closed and for a big milestone as 40 years, announcing that next chapter in the Aquarium's history with what theme the new exhibit will be about would be really good timing
 
Northwest_FIsh_Keeping said:
According to one of the staff members (who is also a mod in the discord), a new Ocean Sunfish is currently on display in the Open Sea Tank!
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According to one of the staff members in the discord, this Mola was released back into the wild a little while ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't taking food anymore ("Forgot how to eat" is the words they used) so they took it out of the main exhibit, and put it into a holding area where they made sure it was taking foods again before releasing it back into the Bay.
They also note that End of Spring through Summer is the usual time for when a Mola joins the aquarium for it's short stint before being released back out into the wild which is nice to know.
 
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