About Georgia Aquarium
My Virtual tour:
One of the first exhibits as you enter the aquarium is the Georgia Explorer exhibit, geared especially towards children. It contained touch pools filled with horseshoe crabs, sharks, shrimps, sea stars and rays. The exhibits featured sea turtles and wildlife of Gray’s reef. It’s a children friendly environment with a whale slide and a whale theater. The second exhibit, River Scout was set up like I was floating on a rafter on a slow winding in the Chattahoochee River, featured an overhead river where I seen North American fish from the bottom up. It also displayed electric fish, piranha, etc. The third exhibit of the aquarium, Cold Water Quest, featured a diversity of animals (beluga whales, Japanese spider crabs, and African black-footed penguins) that are found in the rivers of Africa, South America, Asia and in Georgia. The fourth exhibit, Ocean Voyager, as I walked through the acrylic tunnel I found myself standing in front of this gigantic acrylic tank. I felt like a sea explorer in the bottom of the sea, mesmerized by hundreds of thousands of fish swimming over my head as the giant whale sharks and mantas circled overhead. This exhibit is designed to feature the life of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, and showcases the aquarium's whale sharks, as well as a 100 foot underwater tunnel and the world's second largest viewing window. The final exhibit takes an artistic turn, as the Tropical Diver exhibit features many curious and haunting forms of aquatic life, including a living reef with live coral. It was as though someone took vibrant colors and pastel paints and splashed it upon the creatures of the ocean creating a beautiful natural work of art similar to how an artist mix colors to create a work of art on a blank canvas. Being a former artist, I was in awe of the amazing color and especially like the jellyfish. Their translucent bodies that resemble a floating bubble were astonishing.
Comments: How did you feel after visiting the Georgia Aquarium?
"It makes me want to increase my efforts of protecting the environment."
Anonymous
"Each exhibit blew my socks off!"
Anonymous
"Wow, it was one of the most inspiring exhibits I ever been to."
Anonymous
"I was stun by the amount of sea creatures that are being protected in this lovely enivronment."
Anonymous
"I see dolphins, I see dolphins!"
Quin, nephew 2 years old
"When I saw all the beautiful animals, it made me feel bad about all the animals that are being hurt."
Edyah older sister
"It was an exciting experience it made me take on a better understanding and appreciation of the aquatic creatures. I would charish this moment forever."
Me
History:
Bernard (Bernie) Marcus, the aquarium’s founder, stated that the primary mission of the aquarium was to assist in the conservation of endangered species and environmental preservation of natural habitats for these animals and plants. The aquarium’s status as an attraction was secondary to conservation efforts but a logical secondary goal since educating people is key to ensuring the survival of our aquatic resources. Prior to opening as an attraction, the aquarium worked in conjunction with universities such as Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia in Athens to help save endangered species through education and research programs.
Since its opening in 2005, the aquarium has continued its research efforts in collaboration with other universities and research facilities around the world. They have saved whale sharks from the Yucatan Peninsula; beluga whales in Alaska; penguins from South Africa; manatees in Quintana Roo, Mexico; loggerhead sea turtles off the Georgia coast and spotted eagle rays in Sarasota, Florida.
The acquisition of the male Beluga whales, rescued from an inadequate environment, serves as a prime example of the type of conservation activities that the Aquarium loves to be involved with. The Aquarium has also saved hundreds of tarpons stranded in a tidal pool at Skidaway Island, off the coast of Georgia. Coral used in exhibits at the Aquarium is a manmade collaborative effort between Georgia Tech and the University of the South Pacific. The coral was created by suspending blocks of pumice over a reef near the Tagaqe village in Fiji for eight months so that seaweeds and reef invertebrates could establish colonies. The newest research initiative centers on the Bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon and is a joint partnership with the government and Florida Atlantic University. Since these animals are good indicators of environmental health due to their permanent resident status in the lagoon and they are at the top of the food chain, the health of the dolphins can be monitored and used to identify potential pollution and emerging infectious diseases.
One of the first exhibits as you enter the aquarium is the Georgia Explorer exhibit, geared especially towards children. It contained touch pools filled with horseshoe crabs, sharks, shrimps, sea stars and rays. The exhibits featured sea turtles and wildlife of Gray’s reef. It’s a children friendly environment with a whale slide and a whale theater. The second exhibit, River Scout was set up like I was floating on a rafter on a slow winding in the Chattahoochee River, featured an overhead river where I seen North American fish from the bottom up. It also displayed electric fish, piranha, etc. The third exhibit of the aquarium, Cold Water Quest, featured a diversity of animals (beluga whales, Japanese spider crabs, and African black-footed penguins) that are found in the rivers of Africa, South America, Asia and in Georgia. The fourth exhibit, Ocean Voyager, as I walked through the acrylic tunnel I found myself standing in front of this gigantic acrylic tank. I felt like a sea explorer in the bottom of the sea, mesmerized by hundreds of thousands of fish swimming over my head as the giant whale sharks and mantas circled overhead. This exhibit is designed to feature the life of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, and showcases the aquarium's whale sharks, as well as a 100 foot underwater tunnel and the world's second largest viewing window. The final exhibit takes an artistic turn, as the Tropical Diver exhibit features many curious and haunting forms of aquatic life, including a living reef with live coral. It was as though someone took vibrant colors and pastel paints and splashed it upon the creatures of the ocean creating a beautiful natural work of art similar to how an artist mix colors to create a work of art on a blank canvas. Being a former artist, I was in awe of the amazing color and especially like the jellyfish. Their translucent bodies that resemble a floating bubble were astonishing.Comments: How did you feel after visiting the Georgia Aquarium?
"It makes me want to increase my efforts of protecting the environment."
Anonymous
"Each exhibit blew my socks off!"
Anonymous
"Wow, it was one of the most inspiring exhibits I ever been to."
Anonymous
"I was stun by the amount of sea creatures that are being protected in this lovely enivronment."
Anonymous
"I see dolphins, I see dolphins!"
Quin, nephew 2 years old
"When I saw all the beautiful animals, it made me feel bad about all the animals that are being hurt."
Edyah older sister
"It was an exciting experience it made me take on a better understanding and appreciation of the aquatic creatures. I would charish this moment forever."
Me
History:
Bernard (Bernie) Marcus, the aquarium’s founder, stated that the primary mission of the aquarium was to assist in the conservation of endangered species and environmental preservation of natural habitats for these animals and plants. The aquarium’s status as an attraction was secondary to conservation efforts but a logical secondary goal since educating people is key to ensuring the survival of our aquatic resources. Prior to opening as an attraction, the aquarium worked in conjunction with universities such as Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia in Athens to help save endangered species through education and research programs.
Since its opening in 2005, the aquarium has continued its research efforts in collaboration with other universities and research facilities around the world. They have saved whale sharks from the Yucatan Peninsula; beluga whales in Alaska; penguins from South Africa; manatees in Quintana Roo, Mexico; loggerhead sea turtles off the Georgia coast and spotted eagle rays in Sarasota, Florida.
The acquisition of the male Beluga whales, rescued from an inadequate environment, serves as a prime example of the type of conservation activities that the Aquarium loves to be involved with. The Aquarium has also saved hundreds of tarpons stranded in a tidal pool at Skidaway Island, off the coast of Georgia. Coral used in exhibits at the Aquarium is a manmade collaborative effort between Georgia Tech and the University of the South Pacific. The coral was created by suspending blocks of pumice over a reef near the Tagaqe village in Fiji for eight months so that seaweeds and reef invertebrates could establish colonies. The newest research initiative centers on the Bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon and is a joint partnership with the government and Florida Atlantic University. Since these animals are good indicators of environmental health due to their permanent resident status in the lagoon and they are at the top of the food chain, the health of the dolphins can be monitored and used to identify potential pollution and emerging infectious diseases. 
The creatures of the deep blue:
Asian small clawed otter, Harbor seal, Rainbow runner, Sea Urchins, Beluga whale, Japanese Spider Crab, Rockfish, Spanish hogfish, Blacktip reef shark, King anglefish, Roughtail stringray, Spotted Ratfish, Blue tang surgeon fish, Longfin batfish, Sand Tiger shark, Urnate wobbegong, Catfish, Loggerhead sea turtle, Sea Anemones, Weedy Sea Dragons, Giant Pacific Octopus, Penguins, Sea otter, Wolf-eel, Great hammerhead shark, Potato grouper, Sea Stars, and Zebra shark.
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