80 Ft Long 35 ft deep Aquarium Open Sea Monterey

by Chuck Kuhn

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80 Ft Long 35 ft deep Aquarium Open Sea Monterey

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Chuck Kuhn

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Holding 1.2 million US gallons (4,500,000 L), the wing's Open Sea community exhibit is the aquarium's largest tank.[6] Made out of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, it is 80 feet (24 m) long[34] and 35 feet (11 m) deep.[note 2] In 2011, fish species reported to be in the exhibit included green sea turtles, sardines, pelagic stingrays, scalloped hammerhead sharks, sandbar sharks, mahi-mahi, mackerel, bluefin and yellowfin tunas, and ocean sunfishes.[35] Historically, the exhibit also included blue sharks and California barracuda.[17] Six great white sharks were displayed in the Open Sea exhibit between 2004–2011, an effort contested by some but generally described as having a positive scientific and educational impact. Prior to the display of the first white shark for six months before its release, the longest length of time that a white shark survived in an aquarium was 16 days.[36]

A 10-month, US$19 million renovation of the wing concluded in July 2011 to refurbish the Open Sea community exhibit. Turbulent swimming patterns of 300-pound (140 kg) tunas were dismantling the exhibit's structural glass tiles, which the sea turtles were subsequently eating, so the exhibit was drained after all 10,000 animals were caught. Supplemental exhibits were added as part of this renovation featuring artwork that highlights current issues in ocean conservation, including over-fishing and plastic pollution

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