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The Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located in a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey, California, is one of the largest and most respected aquariums in the world. It has an annual attendance of 1.8 million and holds 35,000 plants and animals representing 623 species. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1426 KB)Kelp forest exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Monterey (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (formerly the American Zoo and Aquarium Association), or AZA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. ... Cannery Row is the waterfront street in the New Monterey section of Monterey, California (36. ... For other uses, see Monterey (disambiguation). ... â€œAquariaâ€ redirects here. ...

Among the aquarium's numerous exhibits, two are of particular note. The centerpiece of the Ocean's Edge wing is a 33-foot (10-m) high tank for viewing California coastal marine life. In this tank, the aquarium was the first in the world to grow live California Giant Kelp using a wave machine at the top of the tank (water movement is a necessary precondition for keeping Giant Kelp, which absorbs nutrients from surrounding water and requires turbidity), allowing sunlight in through the open tank top, and pumping in raw seawater. The second exhibit of note is a one million gallon tank in the Outer Bay Wing which features one of the world's largest single-paned windows (crafted by a Japanese company, the window is actually four panes seamlessly glued together through a proprietary process). This article is about the U.S. state. ... Families Alariaceae Chordaceae Laminariaceae Lessoniaceae Phyllariaceae Pseudochordaceae Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

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Sealife on exhibit includes stingrays, jellyfish, sea otters, and numerous other native marine species, which can be viewed above and below the waterline. For displaying jellyfish, the MBA uses an aquarium called a Kreisel tank which creates a circular flow to support and suspend the jellies. Visitors are able to inspect the creatures of the kelp forest at several levels in the building. For other uses, see Stingray (disambiguation). ... Bold text For other uses, see Jellyfish (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka west across the Aleutian Islands south to California. ... Bold text For other uses, see Jellyfish (disambiguation). ... â€œAquariaâ€ redirects here. ...

Beginning in September 2004, the Outer Bay exhibit was the home to the first Great White Shark ever successfully kept on exhibit. The shark was at the aquarium for 198 days (the previous record was 16 days). The shark was released on 31 March 2005 after she bit two soupfin sharks in the exhibit, both of which later died. The aquarium staff believe the shark may have been acting to defend territory as she didn't actually eat either of the sharks.On the evening of August 31, 2006 the aquarium introduced a second shark to the Outer bay exhibit. The juvenile male was caught outside Santa Monica Bay on August 17^[1] and was released on January 16, 2007. The shark had grown from an initial length of 5-foot-8 and 103 pounds when it arrived on August 31, 2006 to 6-foot-5 and 171 pounds on release. Data from this second white shark was transmitted back to aquarium staff from a pop-off satellite tag after 90 days. For the third time since 2004, the aquarium have a young white shark in the Outer Bay exhibit. He arrived on August 28, and will remain in the million-gallon exhibit as long as he's in good health and hasn't grown too large to return safely to the wild. Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Range (in blue) For other uses, see Great White (disambiguation). ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Like the first shark in 2004, he was caught accidentally in commercial fishing gear. Like the second shark in 2006, he's a young male: just 4-feet, 9-inches long and weighing 67 ½ pounds. As with both of the previous young white sharks, he was kept in an ocean holding pen off Malibu in Southern California until he could be observed feeding and navigating well in the confines of the pen.

The aquarium's original building was designed by the architectural firm EHDD (Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis) and opened on 20 October 1984. The aquarium's mission is "to inspire conservation of the oceans." The aquarium's initial financial backing was provided by David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. Packard, an avid blacksmith, personally designed and created several exhibit elements for the aquarium at his forge in Big Sur, including the wave machines in the Kelp Forest and aviary. His daughter, the marine biologist Julie Packard, is currently Executive Director of the aquarium. is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... David Packard (September 7, 1912 â€“ March 26, 1996) was a cofounder of Hewlett-Packard. ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... For other uses, see Blacksmith (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Big Sur (disambiguation). ...

In January 1996, the aquarium opened the new Outer Bay wing to provide exhibits covering the open-water ecology of Monterey's Outer Bay. Besides the above-mentioned million-gallon tank, another of the new exhibits included a school of 3000 anchovies (a fish that was once the foundation of Monterey's economy), swimming against the endless current of a toroidal tank. A toroid is a doughnut-shaped object whose surface is a torus. ...

In March of 2008, the aquarium plans to open a penguin exhibit to complement the already popular sea otter exhibit.

Marine research

The Monterey Bay Aquarium maintains a close relationship with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). MBARI is located in Moss Landing, California, at the head of the submarine Monterey Canyon. It is renowned worldwide for its research on deep-sea marine life and other programs in marine biology. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a not-for-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ... Moss Landing is a census-designated place located in Monterey County, California. ... A canyon in Monterey Bay, which is commonly explored by the scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ... Various species of reef fish in the Hawaiian Islands. ...

Monterey Bay is located within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) a Federally-protected marine area (the equivalent of a saltwater national park) off California's central coast. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a Federally protected marine area offshore of Californias central coast. ...

Many of the visitors to the aquarium are families who bring their children, particularly on the weekends. Many high school and college biology and oceanography classes in northern California also commonly visit the aquarium. For the song by Girls Aloud see Biology (song) Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology (from Greek: Î²Î¯Î¿Ï‚, bio, life; and Î»ÏŒÎ³Î¿Ï‚, logos, speech lit. ... Thermohaline circulation Oceanography (from Ocean + Greek Î³ÏÎ¬Ï†ÎµÎ¹Î½ = write), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth Sciences that studies the Earths oceans and seas. ...

The aquarium is also home to Seafood Watch, which publishes consumer guides for responsible seafood purchasing. Seafood Watch is a program designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources. ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is the only aquarium in the world to keep a great white shark captive for more than 16 days. The aquarium has successfully hosted juvenile white sharks on several occasions, and the staff has developed a method for careful capture, housing and transportation, and release. The white sharks are always tagged and released back into the ocean, either when they begin actively hunting the other animals in the exhibit, or when it becomes necessary to remove them to ensure a successful release. Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Range (in blue) For other uses, see Great White (disambiguation). ...

The unique design of the Outer Bay exhibit plays the central role in keeping the juvenile white sharks healthy for extended periods of time.

Cultural references

The Aquarium appeared in the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, where it appeared as the 'Sausalito Cetacean Institute' in Sausalito. The main aquarium was overlaid with special effects to appear to be the tank home of two humpback whales. The film stirred up controversy when people who had come to see the whales were infuriated to learn there was no such exhibit. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Paramount Pictures, 1986; see also 1986 in film) is the fourth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Suborders Mysticeti Odontoceti (see text) The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. ... Sausalito is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area situated in Marin County, California, United States. ... Binomial name Borowski, 1781 Humpback Whale range The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a baleen whale. ... For the Wikipedia policy regarding controversial issues in articles, see Wikipedia:Guidelines for controversial articles. ... Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic placental mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ... Exhibition is a word with several meanings. ...

Jim Carrey's character, Stephano, in the film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, makes a reference to the aquarium when trying to convince Uncle Monty, a herpetologist, of his experience with snakes. James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

The aquarium sits next to invertebrate marine biologist Ed Ricketts' home and lab, which still stand. Ricketts is famous as the "Doc" of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row. The aquarium itself contains a display of Ricketts items, including some of his personal library. The shop also sells a section of Monterey and Steinbeck books. Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts (May 14, 1897 - May 11, 1948) commonly known as Ed Ricketts, was an American marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher. ... For other members of the family, see Steinbeck (disambiguation). ... Cannery Row is the waterfront street in the New Monterey section of Monterey, California (36. ...

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