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SHARKS.ORG
January 19 2004
Whale Shark Capture For Exhibit

Late last week SRI was notified that the Georgia Aquarium, opening in 2005, plans to exhibit a whale shark/s as an attraction. In exchange for being allowed to capture a whale shark/s from the Belize Whale Shark Sanctuary for exhibition at the Aquarium, the Friends of Nature, the grass-roots organization in Belize that created the sanctuary, will receive a substantial grant and the Belize Whale Shark Sanctuary will be promoted at the Aquarium.


FOLLOWUP BY DESTINATIONSBELIZE.COM:

27 January 2004: Whale Shark meeting cancelled!!!!!! According to Friends of Nature, The Georgia Aquarium has withdrawn its proposal. However, no details other than these two facts have been provided. It is not known whether the Belize Fisheries Department is still involved in any manner with this proposal, nor whether The Georgia Aquarium will go elsewhere for a whale shark exhibit.

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