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In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

  
  Midgets and giants in the deep sea
Overall, the results of this analysis suggest that snails adapting to life in the deep sea follow similar evolutionary trends as animals adapting to life on isolated islands.
Food, however, is definitely a limiting factor in the deep sea, with less food being available in deeper water and at greater distances from shore.
On the other hand, tiny snails may have become larger in the deep sea because this gave them the ability to travel farther across the sea floor to look for food and to store surplus food when it was available.
www.mbari.org /news/news_releases/2006/snailsize.html   (1108 words)

  
 World's Biggest Aquarium Window Draws Crowds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Basking sharks and manta rays swam serenely behind the world's biggest aquarium window, unperturbed by the gasps of amazement from children visiting Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobucho, Okinawa Prefecture.
What stands between this fantasy world and the aquarium's visitors is the world's largest acrylic panel, which is 22.5 meters long, 8.2 meters wide and 60 centimeters thick.
It would have been impossible for the aquarium to provide visitors with record-breaking views of the deep without the technology provided by an acrylic aquarium tank manufacturer based in Mikicho, Kagawa Prefecture.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/sharks/innews/aquarium2003.htm   (239 words)

  
 South Carolina Aquarium on Charleston Harbor ~ Plan an Event
A: When you rent the South Carolina Aquarium, you are renting the entire facility and have access to all of the exhibits and galleries.
Animal care is an extremely important focus of the South Carolina Aquarium staff and the otters have a full-time trainer present when they are on exhibit.
The South Carolina Aquarium is proud to partner with Stephen Duvall Catering and Events as its exclusive caterer.
www.scaquarium.org /visit/events.html   (1440 words)

  
 The Deep (aquarium) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Deep is a large underwater aquarium situated at Sammy's Point, at the confluence of the Hull and Humber rivers in Hull, England.
As well as a tourist attraction, The Deep is a centre for marine research.
Early each afternoon, a show dive is performed where two members of the team dive to the bottom of this tank and feed the sharks and rays by hand.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Deep_(Aquarium)   (359 words)

  
 Brain Ballet - "Aquarium Of The Deep Sea"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brain Ballet’s Aquarium of the Deep Sea is perhaps the most recent attempt to explore the vast, murky terrain that still resonantly echoes somewhere deep within the hindbrain of every living mammal on the surface of the earth.
Listening to the hushed ambience of such songs as “Ancient Sea,” “Universe” and “Aquarium of the Deep Sea” must be the aural equivalent of walking on the ocean floor or gliding through the sea green gardens of some primeval sunken city.
Aquarium of the Deep Sea is a deceptively clever amalgamation of tonal simplicity and psychoacoustic ingenuity.
aural-innovations.com /2004/june/bballet1.html   (361 words)

  
 The Aquarium of the Pacific
A trip to an Aquarium can be a fun and educational introduction to oceanography for you and your family.
Aquarium of the Pacific's hands on exhibits are some of the most enjoyable.
There are aquarium employees at every exhibit to answer questions and teach you how to interact with the animals.
www.familymatters.tv /level_4/excursions/aquariumofthepacific.htm   (596 words)

  
 11Alive.com - Special -- Georgia Aquarium
As the Georgia Aquarium was about to open, one year ago, the boldest public prediction of attendance was somewhere over 2 million visitors.
The Georgia Aquarium conducted a physical exam Thursday on one of its whale sharks.
The healthcare of the creatures and critters at the Georgia Aquarium was the focus of a Saturday night fundraiser.
www.11alive.com /specials/local/aquarium   (447 words)

  
 GPB - TV - GPB Television: Highlights: The Georgia Aquarium: Keepers Of The Deep
Bruce Carlson came from the Waikiki Aquarium in Hawaii to direct the education and conservation efforts of the aquarium and drive the design of the habitats of the exhibit.
He explains that when many aquariums are being designed, they are built first with little consideration beforehand for the type of animals that will live there.
Tune in for THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM: KEEPERS OF THE DEEP, Wednesday, December 28 at 8 PM and 9:30 PM and Thursday, December 29 at 7 PM.
www.gpb.org /public/tv/highlights.jsp?hlid=5676   (1022 words)

  
 Aquarium of the Bay
Opened in 1996 and enhanced in 2001, Aquarium of the Bay is a unique educational and entertainment facility dedicated to the rich and diverse aquatic life of San Francisco Bay and its surrounding waters.
The Aquarium provides a window to the Bay that focuses on its distinctive ecosystems to entertain, educate and inspire preservation of this wonderful natural resource.
In the second tunnel you'll meet the mysterious and compelling marine life that lives in the deep water outside the Bay.
www.aquariumofthebay.com /aboutus/default.asp   (389 words)

  
 The Deep : Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Deep is a charitable public aquarium dedicated to increasing peoples enjoyment and understanding of the World’s oceans.
The Deep also has a very active education program with an average of 20,000 school visits a year passing through its three dedicated classrooms.
Behind the scenes a team of dedicated marine biologists look after all of the animals in The Deep’s collection as well as carrying out vital research into the marine environment.
www.thedeep.co.uk /index1.php?pid=2   (222 words)

  
 South Carolina Aquarium on Charleston Harbor ~ Ocean Exhibit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This gallery extends over two levels of the Aquarium, and the focal point is a massive, two-story Great Ocean Exhibit which holds over 300,000 gallons of water and contains hundreds of animals and plants visible in major views: Sandy Seafloor, Deep Ocean, and Rocky Reef.
Visitors are then able to move to the Deep Ocean view, a breathtaking vista where a school of jack and numerous sharks roam.
The beauty of this setting is further enhanced by the marvelous array of ocean creatures such as queen angelfish that make their home here.
www.scaquarium.org /exhibits/ocean.html   (844 words)

  
 Aquarium Review - GamersHell.com
Aquarium was originally a Playstation game from Japan in 1998, with the name "Theme Aquarium", to follow on from Theme Park and Theme Hospital.
Aquarium lets you "build and manage your own sea life centre", to quote the box.
In conclusion, Aquarium is quite a fun game, and definitely had the potential to be a promising title.
www.gamershell.com /pc/aquarium/review.html   (930 words)

  
 Deep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Deep (Aquarium), a large underwater aquarium in Hull, England
The Deep, a 1976 novel by Peter Benchley
The Deep (band), a short-lived band formed during the mid-1960s
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Deep   (164 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
In June 2000, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium celebrated the grand opening of its newest jewel, a 45,000-square-foot state-of-the-art aquarium.
It is Pennsylvania's only public aquarium and makes Pittsburgh one of only six zoos in the country to house a major aquarium.
With the theme "Diversity of Water," the new PPG Aquarium is home to more than 4,000 aquatic animals from around the world, including penguins, stingrays, jellyfish, an electric eel and thousands of exotic fish.
www.pittsburghzoo.com /_oldsite/aquarium.asp   (246 words)

  
 Aquarium Screensavers
This is one of the most realistic aquarium screensavers ever developed.
In this aquarium screensaver realistic and colorful 3D-rendered tropical fish swim across your screen among driftwood and a sunken ship.
Use as an at-home aquarium or something from the ocean.
www.nexusmedia.net /aquarium_screensavers.htm   (475 words)

  
 UK aquarium in native stony coral study | Practical Fishkeeping magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A leading UK public aquarium has obtained specimens of an unusual stony coral found in the deep, cold waters off the north west coast of Britain in an effort to learn more about the biology of the species.
Hull aquarium, The Deep, worked with BP and the British Antarctic Survey Team to obtain specimens of Lophelia pertusa, a CITES Appendix II listed hard coral that forms large coral reefs not in the tropics but in deep, cold waters of the North Atlantic - including the coast of western Britain.
The Deep's science officer, Graham Hill, spent five weeks with a BP survey team aboard the British Antarctic Survey's research vessel, RRS Ernest Shackleton, while the BP team was undertaking a structural survey of oil platform legs.
www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk /pfk/pages/item.php?news=1108   (877 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Deep Sea (Monterey Bay Aquarium Natural History Series): Books: Bruce H. Robison,Judith Connor,Monterey ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Venture into the dark, frigid and alien world of the deep sea with scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
Monterey Bay Aquariums Natural History Series brings you closer to the living marine and coastal communities of the nations largest marine sanctuary, where youll come face to face with some of the more interesting residents.
As the director of the Information and Technology Dissemination Division at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, she works with an incredibly talented team on a variety of science, technology and deep-sea-video projects.
www.amazon.com /Deep-Monterey-Aquarium-Natural-History/dp/1878244256   (1021 words)

  
 Aquarium of the Deep Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This faith in their eventual success was cemented when I heard the recording Aquarium of the Deep Sea from artist Hidemasa Kondo (recording as Brain Ballet).
Aquarium of the Deep Sea is a delightful recording, one that can be savored and explored or enjoyed casually on the first playing, suited for direct listening or as Eno-like sonic wallpaper.
Kondo's assorted synthesizers are always high quality (his bell tones and chorale work, in particular, are without fault).
www.windandwire.com /may04/aquarium.htm   (404 words)

  
 Melbourne Aquarium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melbourne Aquarium is an aquarium in central Melbourne, founded in 1999.
The Melbourne Aquarium is situated on the banks of the Yarra River.
The Aquarium owned and operated by MFS Limited (a privately held company).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_Aquarium   (273 words)

  
 MBARI News - Nurseries in the deep sea
Although the scientists do not know exactly why the animals prefer this one area, they believe that the nursery represents a new type of biological “hot spot” (an area of intense biological activity).
Previously discovered biological hot spots in the deep sea, such as hydrothermal vents and the tops of seamounts, have been related to geological or topographic features that cause an increase the availability of food.
Such fishing has expanded into the deep sea as near-shore fish stocks have declined.
www.mbari.org /news/news_releases/2003/nr05-drazen.html   (868 words)

  
 deep - OneLook Dictionary Search
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www.onelook.com /?w=deep   (473 words)

  
 Virtual Life: Sharks - aquarium screensaver.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This example of virtual life is an aquarium screensaver.
Building upon and improving the technology first demonstrated in Marine Aquarium, Sharks, Terrors of the Deep demonstrates the latest look and capabilities of your computer.
This special beta release of Sharks, Terrors of the Deep includes 11 species of your favorite sharks in two different scenes.
www.cyodine.com /virtuallife/SharksTerrorsOfDeep.htm   (197 words)

  
 Aquarium UK - www.deepseaworld.co.uk/   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
At the deep sea aquarium UK we have some wonderous sites that can be viewed using the underwater tunnel.
At our Deep Sea World aquarium UK we are committed to making our cutomers aware of issues which affect sea life and how much difference they can make themselves on the environemtn in which the sea life lives.
At our aquarium we teach about things such as coral farms and how to conserve them, we show how these beautiful sites are being destroyed.
www.deepseaworld.com /aquarium-uk   (205 words)

  
 Seymour Center - About the Center: Aquarium
Animals featured in the Seymour Center aquarium are chosen because they elicit questions a scientist might ask.
The aquarium exhibits look like a working marine laboratory with exposed seawater pipes and valves.
Sanddabs use camouflage, shovelnose guitarfish have short spines for defense, señoritas swim together as a group for defense, and spot prawns' bright red color actually camouflages them in the deep waters of the Monterey Bay.
www2.ucsc.edu /seymourcenter/aquarium.html   (422 words)

  
 The Deep   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
They were excited by the descriptions of the ice walls in the Polar Zone and of the sharks that will swim in The Deep’s main aquarium.
The presentation looked at the environmental aspects of the project - for example, no coral was taken from the wild for the main aquarium - as well as the educational and entertainment elements of The Deep.
The Deep is housed in a new landmark building - Hull’s answer to the Sydney Opera House - at the mouth of the River Hull as it enters the River Humber.
members.aol.com /cubskotick/deep2001.htm   (221 words)

  
 Chattanooga Aquarium - Greene Coach Tours
Opened in May of 1992, the aquarium was founded as a nonprofit educational organization, dedicated to the understanding, conservation, and enjoyment of the Tennessee River and related ecosystems.
These are only a few of the adventures awaiting you at the Chattanooga Aquarium.
The Aquarium features the "awesome" IMAX 3D Theater, a six story state of the art 3D theater showcasing the ultimate in film and sound technology.
www.greenecoach.com /WebDocs/TourInfo/2006Tours/ChattanoogaAquarium.htm   (165 words)

  
 Monterey Bay Aquarium: Exploring Monterey Canyon Program and Deep Sea Information
The sub belongs to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, where scientists are exploring the canyon's inky depths.
In Monterey, the deep sea lies close to shore, with nearby ocean depths reaching more than 10,000 feet (3,048 meters).
Dive into the deep sea and encounter some of the strange creatures that live there.
www.mbayaq.org /efc/efc_se/se_mod.asp   (189 words)

  
 aquarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
After boarding your Boston Duck Tour, you’ll be handed your fantastic Souper Salad Boxed Lunch tote and start your journey around the city and into the Charles.
Your group will love the new exhibit “Amazing Jellies” which showcases many different types of jellies The Aquarium also has sharks, rays, eels and sea turtles in their 200,000 gallon Giant Ocean Tank that rises four stories from the Penguin Pool.
Aliens of the Deep 3D - Director James Cameron takes 3D IMAX cameras to the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a large submerged chain of mountains.
www.bostonducktours.com /pages/aquarium.html   (408 words)

  
 Programming, Pedagogy, Pictures, & Pines
This is a movie of C in the “Passages in the Deep” aquarium tunnels.
This is a movie of C in the “Passages in the Deep” area at the Newport Bay Aquarium.
The Newport Bay Aquarium has this feature called “Passages in the Deep” that are huge plexiglass tunnels surrounded by water and fish, and there are also little windows in the floors so you can see the fish swimming underneath, too.
pine.fm /places/show/49   (407 words)

  
 Texas State Aquarium - Corpus Christi, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Whatever the special needs of your group, the Texas State Aquarium is the perfect place.
Texas State Aquarium patches are available for an additional fee.
Experience the wonders of the deep as you spend the night in the Aquarium.
www.texasstateaquarium.org /facilityrentals.asp   (447 words)

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