The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will replace its Hall of Fishes with a new exhibition allowing guests to 'journey through the Pacific Ocean,' it was announced Wednesday.
In this Friday, May 17, 2019 photo, visitors look at a tank holding sea dragons at the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego in San Diego.
Living Seas, the largest capital improvement since the aquarium was built in 1992, will debut next summer. It has been designed to inspire a love of nature, a sense of place and ocean optimism, a statement from the aquarium said. "We have assembled an amazing group of scientists, experience designers, animal care experts and contractors to reimagine this iconic space," Helling said.
Next, guests can discover Coastal California in the aquarium's Giant Kelp Forest and a reimagined Scripps Pier experience that"provides an engaging look at cutting-edge research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography," the aquarium statement read.Advertisement"Preparing for a move with nearly 4,000 animals in the Hall of Fishes is a major undertaking," said Jenn Nero, senior director of animal care, science and conservation.
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