Coral Reef Exhibit Marks Anniversary
Coral Reef Exhibit Marks Anniversary
http://www.theledger.com/article/ A new 2,400-gallon coral reef aquarium exhibit opened Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of an environmental center in the Florida Keys.
As a facet of weekend events at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, marine scientist David Vaughan went into the tank with voice communications to interact with people attending a Friday night reception.
Developed by Mote Marine Laboratory, the reef tank contains fish and invertebrates indigenous to the Keys. It was designed to educate people about preserving the coral reef environment.
The aquarium is part of the Living Reef Exhibit, which also features tanks of hard and soft corals and information about Mote’s coral nursery, where more than 22 species of corals are being grown to replenish reefs.
