Tag: aquarium of the bay
Aquarium of the Bay’s City of the Shark documentary
by TheDorsalFin on Sep.15, 2010, under Shark Videos
San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay has posted the short documentary “City of the Shark” to their YouTube channel for online viewing. The film focuses primarily on the aquarium’s sevengill shark research program. “City of the Shark” was developed by SeaStewards.
Sherman’s Lagoon: Finning Isn’t Funny exhibit at SF’s Aquarium of the Bay
by TheDorsalFin on Jun.23, 2010, under Shark News Stories
San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay will be featuring a new exhibit featuring comic characters from Jim Toomey’s comic Sherman’s Lagoon, according to a press release.
The exhibit, “Sherman’s Lagoon: Finning Isn’t Funny,” focuses on the ecological threats posed by shark finning as told through the cast of the Sherman’s Lagoon. The exhibit will include comics, daily presentations, and “an action station where visitors of all ages can help prevent shark finning.” In addition, visitors to the exhibit can also sign individual letters to be mailed to National Marine Fisheries Service in support of international bans on finning.
The exhibit opens June 26, 2010. Jim Toomey will be at the aquarium on opening day to promote the exhibit, sign books, and conduct a “Cartooning 101″ class. The exhibit will be open throughout the summer.
