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San Antonio Aquarium - Leon Valley; Sea Center Texas - Lake Jackson [32] Sea Life San Antonio Aquarium - San Antonio [33] SeaWorld San Antonio - San Antonio; Seven Seas Marine Life Park - Arlington; Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Athens [34] Texas State Aquarium - Corpus Christi
The former location of the aquarium in Washington, D.C. The National Aquarium was established in 1873 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts under the auspices of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries by Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries Spencer Baird. It displayed 180 species of fish, reptiles, and other aquatic animals.
The aquarium closed around 1945, at which time the restaurant moved to the southeastern corner and was redesigned in Streamline Moderne style. [4] [6] During World War Two, Pier 3 was renumbered as Pier 54. [2] In June 1966 Haglund bought Pier 54 for $500,000. [7] Washington Fish and Oyster Company then became Haglund's tenant.
The Aquarium of the Bay is a Smithsonian Affiliate and certified as a Green Business by the city of San Francisco. It contains over 750,000 gallons of salt water that over 24,000 animals from 200+ species call home. It is the only Smithsonian-affiliated aquarium in the state of California.
At the end of the 19th century the Artis aquarium was considered state-of-the-art, as it was again at the end of the 20th century. [5] Before its closing on 30 September 2013, the oldest American aquarium was the National Aquarium in Washington, D.C., founded in 1873. [6]
Dive Show in the Window on Washington Waters exhibit. Window on Washington Waters is a 120,000-US-gallon (450,000 L) tank created as part of the 2007 expansion. It is meant to replicate the coastal waters of Washington state from about 5 to 60 feet (1.5 to 18.3 m), and features native marine life including salmon, rockfish, and sea anemones ...
The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in Washington state is taken from Wydoski and Whitney(2003). Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Trout nomenclature follows Behnke et al.(2002). Asterisks denote introduced fishes.
Aymar, Brandt (1967). A pictorial treasury of the marine museums of the world.New York, New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. OCLC 1303121. Howe, Hartley Edward (1987).