The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, announced it will increase its size of 8 million gallons of water to 9.5 million, by adding a dolphin habitat which will include a dolphin show and encounter.  Already, billed as the “world’s largest aquarium, the expansion will increase the size and number or animals available for viewing.

Previously scubaology.com wrote about the Whale Sharks at the Georgia Aquarium.  The Georgia Aquarium has appeared as one of …

I was really suprised when I heard about Swimming with Sharks in Minnesota.  But at Mall of America they offer a “Swim With Sharks” adventure at the Mall’s  Underwater Adventure Aquarium.  It is costly at $185.00/dive.  The price includes the following;

a behind-the-scenes tour
a dive in Fisherman’s Hollow (fresh water dive with fish native to Minnesota lakes)
a dive in Sharks Cove (saltwater dive with about 6 species of sharks and other fish)

One thing …

I recently found out about the Coral World Ocean Park in St. Thomas Virgin Island.  There are many different activites for adults and children including:

snorkeling in a shark pool
a touching ray pool
an undersea observatory over a living coral reef

and much, much more.  Your park admission even includes access to Coki Beach, which is right next to the aquarium.  So the next time you are in St. …

Captive shark had ‘virgin birth’ 
 
The bonnethead is a species in the hammerhead group
Female hammerhead sharks can reproduce without having sex, scientists confirm.
The evidence comes from a shark at Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska which gave birth to a pup in 2001 despite having had no contact with a male.

Genetic tests by a team from Belfast, Nebraska and Florida prove conclusively the young …

The Georgia Aquarium has a webcam link to their new baby Zebra Sharks at,

http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/exploreTheAquarium/webcams.aspx

They’re living in a tank apart from the big fishes that live in Ocean Voyager, where the youngsters began life in seed pods deposited by a female zebra shark.
The baby sharks — pups, they’re called — are in good health. When they get bigger, some may join their older peers in Ocean Voyager, or get sent …

Brookfield Zoo opens a new Stringray petting pool (video). Visitors can reach over the wall and touch one of the nearly 2 dozen stringrays in the 16″ pool. Most are cownose rays and there are a few Southern Stingrays. The cost is $2.00/non-members and $1.00/members.

OK, I have seen it all almost.  Now comes the Fish and Flush toliet aquarium.  It evens glows in the dark.  The aquarium has a 2.2-gallon capacity, which is a convenient size, easy to clean and maintain. So when you have to go…..go Fish………….and Flush.

CHICAGO Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium will kick off a five-day promotion tomorrow by offering free general admission until Friday (2/19 - 2/23).

The aquarium will also discount admission for its Oceanarium and Wild Reef sections.

The promotion is part of a celebration of the aquarium’s “Lizards and the Komodo King” exhibit that will be at the Shedd until next summer.

The Shedd is the one of nation’s most heavily attended aquariums and is Chicago’s most popular cultural attraction

Scubaology.com recently asked Dave Kaufman noted author and editor of Techlife to do our first unboxing. (For those uninitiated, an unboxing is the literal opening and experimenting of a product with photos and descriptions.) Enjoy. 

Diver Al comments are at the end of Dave’s review.
The Living Aquarium II DVD Screensaver arrived at the Scubaology.com offices…

Have you wanted to have an aquarium in your house without all the work?  Now you can have a Living Aquarium on your flat screen tv. Screen Dreams introduces a HD aquarium on DVD.  If you don’t want an aquarium you can also get Living Fireplace, Living Beaches, Living Waterfalls and Living Butterflies.  This can be a great mood creator.