The Seattle Marine Aquarium (originally known as the Seattle Public Aquarium) was a privately owned aquarium that was opened in 1962 and closed in 1977...
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The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront. The aquarium opened...
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floating pen to captivity in Seattle. Griffin owned the Seattle Marine Aquarium on the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, which opened in 1962 and was...
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Yorkshire, England. Seattle Marine Aquarium was a private aquarium owned and operated by Ted Griffin and located on Pier 56 in Seattle, Washington, United...
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Griffin, owner of the Seattle Marine Aquarium; it ultimately cost Griffin much more to transport Namu 450 miles (720 km) south to Seattle. While in captivity...
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for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, ocean literacy education, climate activism, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California. Known for its regional focus on the marine habitats of Monterey Bay, it...
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Moby Doll (section At the Vancouver Aquarium)
invitation to eat? When aquarium director Murray Newman arrived on the scene, he scolded the intruding Seattle Marine Aquarium director who was his rival—but...
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into a "world class" aquarium were finalized in 1990. The Aquarium was designed by SRG Architects, Portland: BIOS:Inc, of Seattle, and Walker/Macy Landscape...
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killer whale brought to SeaWorld San Diego in the 1960s from the Seattle Marine Aquarium. 'Shamu' is now used as a stage name for killer whales in performances...
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Ferris wheel, an aquarium, and one over-water hotel. Some docks remain on the Central Waterfront, under the authority of the Port of Seattle, including a...
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Aquarium - Tacoma Port Townsend Marine Science Center - Port Townsend Puget Sound Estuarium - Olympia SEA Discovery Center - Poulsbo Seattle Aquarium...
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reptiles, mammals, and marine life through hands-on exhibits throughout the aquarium. Although similar to its sister aquariums, SeaQuest locations are...
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Yukon Harbor orca capture operation (category Aquariums)
15 southern resident orcas were trapped by Ted Griffin and his Seattle Public Aquarium party on 15 February 1967, in Yukon Harbor on the west side of...
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city in 1899. The Seattle Aquarium has been open on the downtown waterfront since 1977 (undergoing a renovation in 2006). The Seattle Underground Tour...
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Rosa (sea otter) (category Monterey Bay Aquarium)
Monterey Bay Aquarium. She was known for being the aquarium's oldest resident otter, and as a surrogate mother for 15 abandoned otters at the aquarium. Rosa...
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Sylvia Earle (category American marine biologists)
the ocean don't have a choice. We do."". Seattle Aquarium. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2022. Marine Conservation Institute Archived August...
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Captive orcas (section Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium)
Columbia. The killer whale was sold for $8,000 to Ted Griffin, a Seattle public aquarium owner. Named after his place of capture, Namu was the subject of...
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Adaa (sea otter) (category Individual marine mammals)
Adaa was a male sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium, known for being the oldest male sea otter on record at 22 years and eight months. Male sea otters in...
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"Griffin Adds Two Whales to Aquarium". The Seattle Times. p. B. Colby, op. cit., p. 109 "Fun is Seattle Public Aquarium!". The Seattle Times. 21 April 1967....
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place of capture, Griffin placed the individual in the care of the Seattle Marine Aquarium, which he owned at the time. For over a year Namu entertained millions...
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Feltner. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570612206. Perrin, William; Würsig, Bernd; Thewissen, J. G. M. (2002). Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals....
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well in captivity, and are featured in over 40 public aquariums and zoos. The Seattle Aquarium became the first institution to raise sea otters from conception...
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The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit...
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7 decares (8.1 acres) of land. The Bergen Aquarium and the headquarters of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research are both located on the grounds of...
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Seattle, WA 1983 ISBN 0-914515-00-4 Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA...
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needed] "Hotel Aquarium" was the album's first single.[citation needed] "Goodnight Gravity", "How They Made Cameras", "A Guide to Marine Life", and "Maps"...
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October 1965 to be a companion for the male orca Namu at Griffin's Seattle public aquarium. Her name means "Friend of Namu" (alternatively "She-Namu"). Shamu...
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KOMO-TV (ABC Seattle) reported a "ground-breaking coalition," announcing that Orca Conservancy, the Keiko team and Vancouver Aquarium had tentatively...
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