tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post5946076584841654459..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: How aquariums get their fishMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-66341287248529870352008-06-16T08:30:00.000-07:002008-06-16T08:30:00.000-07:00If you want to see more behind the scenes at the a...If you want to see more behind the scenes at the aquarium stuff, check out The California Academy of Sciences. They're <A HREF="http://www.calacademy.org/academy/building/behind_the_scenes.php" REL="nofollow">documenting their move</A> into an amazing new building, including descriptions of moving the fish and growing a new coral reef.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, you may want to look at the <A HREF="http:Kate Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024172985532922612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-19742004093959838052008-06-15T21:23:00.000-07:002008-06-15T21:23:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this Mark!I've really enjoyed r...Thanks for posting this Mark!<BR/><BR/>I've really enjoyed reading these updates. The Aquarium has a very specific process that it uses for these kinds of trips. It was really interesting for me to see the work, planning, and ethical considerations that went into it. <BR/><BR/>Most major Aquarium acquisitions are done through trading with other institutions nowadays, and these trips are the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-57581758483226279872008-06-14T07:31:00.000-07:002008-06-14T07:31:00.000-07:00I'm actually pretty curious about how aquariums do...I'm actually pretty curious about how aquariums do get their fish, though not necessarily on a pragmatic level. Is there an ethical code that scientists and aquarium directors follow? Is it the case that people view aquariums as place to protect threatened species or is it expose people to nature in a controlled environment? Or maybe it's a little of both? Sorry for asking all these questions, Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013969477950426381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-86482666095598857272008-06-13T15:17:00.000-07:002008-06-13T15:17:00.000-07:00Follow the links to NEAq's site, and the pix are t...Follow the links to NEAq's site, and the pix are there. Lost in expedition-land is always a possibility, I's in yer oshunz, lookin like meat.Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-52360639736765254572008-06-13T15:01:00.000-07:002008-06-13T15:01:00.000-07:00I've been following this and have been extraordina...I've been following this and have been extraordinarily jealous. I finally overcame my green-eyed bitterness though when I remembered what I have learned from the movies: eager young scientists + exotic trips = gruesome supernatural deaths. <BR/><BR/>Send me those pics and I'll throw them up on Zooillogix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com