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• 6/27/2011

  National Aquarium Celebrates Turtle Release

  On Sunday, June 26, a group of rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were released into the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Maryland. The public gathered on the beach to join in the festivities.

  

• 6/13/2011

  National Aquarium Honored with Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award

  The National Aquarium was one of five organizations to receive the second-annual Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award.

• 5/9/2011

  It’s the Season for Seals

  Spring is here, and that means thoughts of warm weather, the beach, and vacations are in the air! But for the Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program (MARP), spring is the season for seals. Thanks to the dedication of MARP staff and volunteers, two grey seals were admitted for rehabilitation in March.

  

• 2/14/2011

  Now on the Fresh Thoughts Menu: The Invasive Red Lionfish

  The National Aquarium is excited to introduce the Fresh Thoughts: Sustainable Seafood Dining Series at its Washington D.C. venue this March. This new series will celebrate sensible and scrumptious seafood choices with the help of renowned Washington DC chefs.

  

• 12/21/2010

  National Aquarium, Washington Delivers Over 6,000 Shark Conservation Letters to NOAA Fisheries

  Save the sharks is the message in the nation’s capital this week as thousands of letters collected from visitors to the National Aquarium, Washington were personally delivered in sacks by syndicated cartoonist and Aquarium partner Jim Toomey to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA) Assistant Administrator Eric Schwaab.

  

• 12/15/2010

  Rescued Sea Turtles Given a Warm Home for the Holidays

  It’s the season of giving, and the National Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program is doing its part to give rescued animals a warm place to recover this holiday season.

  

• 11/2/2010

  National Aquarium Searches for Florida Manatee

  The National Aquarium continues to monitor Baltimore area waterways for a wayward manatee after receiving another report late last week of a manatee sighting in the upper Patapsco River area.

  

• 9/2/2010

  National Aquarium Launches Conservation Center

  The National Aquarium was joined today by honored guests, esteemed partners, elected officials and supporters from the community to officially unveil the National Aquarium Conservation Center and kick off its celebration of the Baltimore venue’s 30th anniversary year.

• 8/11/2010

  Hope Floats in Baltimore’s Harbor

  After several years of planning, the National Aquarium and the City of Baltimore have installed a floating wetland in the Harbor! This pilot project attempts to investigate the potential of a new harbor restoration approach for habitat and water quality improvement using floating wetlands.

  

• 7/13/2010

  National Aquarium Initiates Natural Resource Damage Assessment for Sarasota Bay Ecosystem

  The National Aquarium, in collaboration with Mote Marine Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University, is conducting a comprehensive study designed to ensure that pre- and post- Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact status of Sarasota Bay is documented as rigorously as possible.