Georgia Aquarium news

The Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta, US, has appointed Dr Brian Davis as its new president and CEO. Davis has worked with the aquarium since 2003, ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

A long-vacant property in the city of Branson, Missouri, US, is to be transformed into a US$51m (€45m, £40.5m) aquarium following a vote from city ... More

Since its launch in June 2014, AM2 – the sister publication to Attractions Management has gone from strength to strength. Over the last four years, ... More

The US’s largest aquarium has revealed details about its major expansion plan, with a new saltwater gallery home to a variety of different sharks at ... More

Georgia Aquarium – once the largest aquarium in the world – has revealed it’s planning a major extension project, including exhibit space and a new visitor ... More

New York’s American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is hosting more than 30 local students for a summer of training, with the interns at the ... More

A five-month investigation into the deaths of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium last year has determined that the cetaceans were killed thanks to an ... More

The Vancouver Park Board’s long-running debate on cetacean captivity has seemingly been brought to its conclusion after the body voted unanimously to end the practice ... More

Vancouver Aquarium has outlined ambitious expansion plans for the next 12 years, which include the eventual phase out of its captive beluga programme. The aquarium ... More

Georgia Aquarium created a viral hit ahead of last night’s Super Bowl, with a video full of football-playing otters, Patriot-hating dolphins and ball kicking penguins ... More

Vancouver Aquarium has come under fire from animal welfare groups following the second death of a beluga whale at its facility in just less than ... More

An economic impact study has put a price on the value of the Georgia Aquarium to the local and state communities. The research, which was ... More

Georgia Aquarium is readying its brand new US$40m (€36m, £28.7m) sea lion exhibit, marking the animals' return to the attraction for the first time since ... More

A US federal judge has blocked the controversial importation of 18 captured beluga whales off the coast of Russia in 2013. Georgia Aquarium first applied ... More

Plans by Georgia Aquarium to import 18 beluga whales have met with stern opposition from a group of activists, actors and scientists. The aquarium first ... More

Jose Barbero, a spanish dolphin trainer accused of abusing animals in his care, has been found dead in Mallorca, according to the Spanish National Police. ... More

The captive cetacean debate has reared its head again following the death of a beluga whale – loaned to Orlando SeaWorld from Vancouver Aquarium – ... More

Georgia Aquarium has rebuked claims that its staff abused dolphins, with the aquarium’s CEO Mark Leven stating footage that emerged last week was doctored by ... More

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is seeking federal permission to bring 18 beluga whales, captured last year off the coast of Russia, to the US ... More

Electrosonic designed and supplied the audio and video equipment for a theatrical production starring bottlenose dolphins at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, US. It involved ... More

Georgia Aquarium's newest and biggest addition - its sixth permanent gallery - is to open on 2 April. A US$110m (£68m), three-year project, AT&T Dolphin ... More

Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, US, has bought Florida's Marineland attraction, home to the Dolphin Conservation Center. Marineland, near St. Augustine, opened in 1937 as Marine ... More