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James D. Sachs. James D. Sachs (born 1949) is a retired United States Air Force veteran, video game artist and game programmer . Sachs was the lead artist on the groundbreaking Amiga computer game Defender of the Crown from Cinemaware (first published in 1986 ). He is also the author of the Commodore 64 game Saucer Attack, which was heavily ...
A common pest species in marine aquariums which spreads rapidly and harms corals and invertebrates with their sting. Can sting fish, but fatalities are rare. Notoriously difficult to eradicate, but a number of organisms can be used for control, including peppermint shrimp and Berghia verrucicornis. Bubble-tip anemone.
Total volume of tanks. 10,800,000 litres (2,853,000 US gal) [1] Management. Hanwha Group. Website. www .aquaplanet .co .kr /jeju /index .do. Hanwha Aqua Planet Jeju ( Korean : 아쿠아 플라넷 제주) is an aquarium that opened in 2012 in the Jeju Province, South Korea. It is an aquarium operated by Aqua Planet and is the largest public ...
A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only ( FO ), fish only with live rock ( FOWLR ), and reef aquaria. Fish only tanks often showcase large or aggressive marine fish species and generally rely on mechanical and chemical ...
The National Marine Aquarium, which opened in May 1998, is situated in Plymouth in south-west England. It is the largest aquarium in the UK [3] and houses over 5,000 animals. It acts as an educational institution by teaching visitors about the marine environment. [3] The National Marine Aquarium is run by the Ocean Conservation Trust, a charity ...
Jeanne Villepreux-Power. Jeanne Villepreux-Power, born Jeanne Villepreux (24 September 1794 – 25 January 1871), was a pioneering French marine biologist, described by English biologist Richard Owen as the "Mother of Aquariophily." In 1832 she was the first person to invent and create aquaria for experimenting with aquatic organisms. [1]
Sea Life Park Hawaii is a marine mammal park, bird sanctuary and aquarium [ 2 ] in Waimānalo near Makapuʻu Point, north of Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, United States. The park first opened in 1964 and was acquired in 2008 by Palace Entertainment, the U.S. subsidiary of Parques Reunidos [ 3 ] from Dolphin Discovery, which had ...
Website. longislandaquarium.com. Long Island Aquarium (formerly Atlantis Marine World) is an aquarium that opened in 2000 on Long Island in Riverhead, New York, United States. One of its biggest attractions is a 20,000-US-gallon (76,000 L) coral reef display tank, which is one of the largest all-living coral displays in the Western Hemisphere.