Aquarium of the Americas (Redirected from Audubon Aquarium of the Americas)

Aquarium of the Americas
Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans 2.JPG
The Aquarium of the Americas seen from the Mississippi River
Date opened1990
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates29°57′1″N 90°3′47″W / 29.95028°N 90.06306°W / 29.95028; -90.06306Coordinates: 29°57′1″N 90°3′47″W / 29.95028°N 90.06306°W / 29.95028; -90.06306
No. of animals10,000
No. of species530
MembershipsAZA[1]
Websiteaudubonnatureinstitute.org/aquarium

The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is an aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

It is run by the Audubon Institute, which also supervises the Audubon Zoo, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium and Audubon Park (in a different part of the city). It is located along the banks of the Mississippi River by the edge of the historic French Quarter off Canal Street, at the upper end of Woldenberg Park. It opened in 1990.

Exhibits

As its name implies, the aquarium specializes in aquatic life of the Americas. The exhibits feature regions throughout North and South America. With 10,000 animals representing 530 species, noteworthy exhibits include:

The aquarium is also home to the Entergy Giant Screen Theater, previously the Entergy IMAX theater, and exhibits for sea otters and African penguins

Katrina damage and aftermath

In 2005, the facilities were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Though the structure survived the initial hurricane and was on high ground above the subsequent flooding of most of the city, electricity outages continued and the backup power generators were unable to fully operate the sophisticated life support systems needed to keep the animals alive. Aquarium staffers were forced to evacuate the facility only to return four days later to discover that most of the 10,000 fish did not survive.[2][3]

The aquarium reopened on May 26, 2006. Since Hurricane Katrina, more species have been in the Caribbean and jellyfish exhibits, and there has been a large revamp to the Gulf of Mexico tank simulating ocean life below an oil rig platform.[4]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "Katrina kills most fish in New Orleans aquarium". CNN. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Aquarium animals to be airlifted out of New Orleans". CNN. September 12, 2005. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "Refilling the Aquarium". 2theadvocate.com. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-29.[dead link]

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