National Aquarium in Baltimore | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 03/07/2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aquarium_(Baltimore)


00:01:44 1 Recognition and awards
00:02:32 2 History
00:04:17 3 Conservation, research, and green practices
00:05:48 4 Exhibits
00:05:56 4.1 Pier 3 Pavilion
00:06:27 4.1.1 Level 1: Blacktip Reef
00:07:15 4.1.2 Level 2: Maryland: Mountains to the Sea
00:07:57 4.1.3 Level 3: Surviving Through Adaptation, Living Seashore
00:08:47 4.1.4 Level 4: Sea Cliffs, Kelp Forest, Pacific Coral Reef, Amazon River Forest
00:09:27 4.1.5 Level 5: Upland Tropical Rain Forest, Hidden Life
00:10:21 4.1.6 Atlantic Coral Reef
00:10:54 4.1.7 Shark Alley: Atlantic Predators
00:11:21 4.2 Pier 4 Pavilion
00:11:50 4.2.1 Dolphin Discovery
00:13:00 4.2.2 Jellies Invasion: Oceans Out of Balance
00:14:15 4.2.3 Proposed master plan
00:15:00 4.3 Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes (Glass Pavilion)
00:17:36 5 Relationship with the National Aquarium, Washington, D.C.
00:19:04 6 Funding and staffing



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The National Aquarium - also known as National Aquarium in Baltimore and formerly known as Baltimore Aquarium - is a non-profit public aquarium located at 501 East Pratt Street on Pier 3 in the Inner Harbor area of downtown Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. Constructed during a period of urban renewal in Baltimore, the aquarium opened on August 8, 1981. The aquarium has an annual attendance of 1.5 million visitors and is the largest tourism attraction in the State of Maryland. The aquarium holds more than 2,200,000 US gallons (8,300,000 l) of water, and has more than 17,000 specimens representing over 750 species. The National Aquarium's mission is to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures. The aquarium's stated vision is to confront pressing issues facing global aquatic habitats through pioneering science, conservation, and educational programming.The National Aquarium houses several exhibits including the Upland Tropical Rain Forest, a multiple-story Atlantic Coral Reef, an open ocean shark tank, and Australia: Wild Extremes, which won the "Best Exhibit" award from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2008. The aquarium also has a 4D Immersion Theater. The aquarium opened a marine mammal pavilion on the adjacent south end of Pier 4 in 1990, and currently holds seven Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. Of the seven, six were born at the National Aquarium, one was born at another American aquarium.
In 2003, the National Aquarium and the much older and independent National Aquarium in Washington, D.C., formed an alliance to operate as a single  National Aquarium with two sites. This arrangement continued until 2013, when the Washington location closed permanently.