I worked my first training session on running the invertebrate touchpool at the Albuquerque Aquarium. It is a completely different experience than volunteering at the Shark and Ray Encounter. Both the volunteers and the aquarium guests get to spend much more time interacting with the animals. I worked this shift with an experienced invertebrate touchpool volunteer named … [Read more...] about Volunteering at the Invertebrate Touchpool for the Albuquerque Aquarium
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“You’re Mean!” and The Problem With Shark Fin Soup
A funny thing happened today but it also made me think. The wisdom of children never ceases to amaze me. One of the props that I use while I'm volunteering in the Shark and Ray Encounter exhibit is a real shark fin. It's illegal for people to buy and sell shark fins in most of the world and from time to time the aquarium receives the confiscated fins to be used … [Read more...] about “You’re Mean!” and The Problem With Shark Fin Soup
Working as an Aquarium Volunteer – The Shark and Ray Encounter
I took the next step this past Saturday in becoming a volunteer at the Albuquerque Aquarium (see previous post My First Day as a Public Aquarium Volunteer). It was Earth day so the aquarium was packed full of people. The staff and volunteers were running in all directions getting their displays ready for all the visitors. For earth day, the aquarium setup stations around the … [Read more...] about Working as an Aquarium Volunteer – The Shark and Ray Encounter
My First Day as Public Aquarium Volunteer
Most public aquariums have a volunteer program and I'm fortunate enough to live near a public aquarium in Albuquerque, NM. The Albuquerque Aquarium is just one feature of the family friendly ABQ BioPark which also includes the Albuquerque Zoo, Botanical Garden and Tingley Beach. The Albuquerque BioPark Aquarium Instead of trying to sum up the aquarium myself, here is a … [Read more...] about My First Day as Public Aquarium Volunteer
Takashi Amano At Work
Takashi Amano is famous for his aquascapes (see previous post: Takashi Amano - Photographer and eXtreme Aquarist). Here is a video of him in action so you can see how he creates these amazing works of art and aquatic life. … [Read more...] about Takashi Amano At Work
