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Now Open: Harbor Market Kitchen at National Aquarium

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Visitors to the National Aquarium can make even more of their experience thanks to the opening of the Harbor Market Kitchen, a newly renovated dining experience offering fresh, local and delicious fare that is in perfect harmony with the Aquarium’s green business practices and conservation education mission.

(PRWeb August 30, 2011)

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National Aquarium and Oceana Release Rehabbed Sea Turtles Back to Sea

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:00:00 GMT

On Friday, August 12, the National Aquarium and Oceana released three endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Maryland. The turtles came to the National Aquarium this winter from the New England Aquarium, after they were found stranded along Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

(PRWeb August 16, 2011)

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John C. Racanelli Named CEO of the National Aquarium Institute

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMT

John C. Racanelli was named today Chief Executive Office (CEO) of the National Aquarium Institute (NAI) by unanimous approval of the Board of Directors.

(PRWeb June 20, 2011)

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Two-Weeks Left in the National Aquarium's Get-Going Costa Rica Family Adventure Sweepstakes

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:30:00 GMT

With just two weeks remaining in the Get-Going Costa Rica Family Adventure Sweepstakes offer, the National Aquarium announces the last chance to enter this exciting sweepstakes that will send on lucky family on an eco-adventure in Costa Rica!

(PRWeb March 25, 2011)

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National Aquarium, Washington Delivers More Than 6000 Shark Conservation Letters from Children to NOAA Fisheries as Congress Moves to Pass Shark Conservation Act

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:36:24 GMT

Save the sharks is the message in the nation’s capital this week as thousands of letters collected from visitors to the National Aquarium, Washington were personally delivered in sacks by syndicated cartoonist and Aquarium partner Jim Toomey to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA) Assistant Administrator Eric Schwaab. The letters are personal requests asking the agency to help promote shark conservation, specifically on the topic of overfishing which remains the number one threat facing sharks today. Additional efforts to protect sharks mounted this week on Capitol Hill as both the Senate and House passed the Shark Conservation Act, sponsored by Senator John Kerry (D-MA).

(PRWeb December 21, 2010)

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National Aquarium Unveils Future with Launch of the National Aquarium Conservation Center

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:08:39 GMT

The National Aquarium was joined today by honored guests, esteemed partners, elected officials and supporters from the community to officially unveil the National Aquarium Conservation Center and kick off its celebration of the Baltimore venue’s 30th anniversary year. The Conservation Center enables the National Aquarium to become a global leader in conservation, research and education, and to advocate for ocean health issues.

(PRWeb September 02, 2010)

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National Aquarium Initiates Natural Resource Damage Assessment (Nrda) For Sarasota Bay Ecosystem

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:04:32 GMT

The National Aquarium, in collaboration with Mote Marine Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University, is conducting a comprehensive study designed to ensure that pre- and post- Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact status of Sarasota Bay is documented as rigorously as possible. This will enable scientists to demonstrate causality between the release of oil and injured resources and/or lost human use of those resources and services. The first phase of this research will provide vital information needed to evaluate the status of this sensitive aquatic environment before potential contamination by the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

(PRWeb July 13, 2010)

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National Aquarium Executive Director Announces Transition Plan

Wed, 26 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT

As part of a seamless transition planning process suggested by Executive Director David Pittenger, the National Aquarium has formed a search committee to identify a new chief executive. Pittenger will continue as executive director during this search process.

(PRWeb May 26, 2010)

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Rescued, Rehabbed, Released -- National Aquarium Sends "Hastings" the Seal Back to Sea

Fri, 14 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT

National Aquarium staff and volunteers were joined by community members on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland to help “Hastings” the harbor seal with his oceanic return! Hastings suffered severe lacerations to his front flipper, but thanks to months of rehabilitation by The National Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program (MARP), he was rescued, rehabilitated and safely released back to sea. The public can track his progress at http://www.aqua.org/trackhastings.html.

(PRWeb May 14, 2010)

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