Penguin Chick Update

May 10, 2013

African Penguin Chick Update!

With Mother's Day coming up, we thought it would be the perfect time to share an update about a few of our favorite marine animal babies - our new African penguin chicks!

The healthy chicks weigh in somewhere between 5.5 and 7.5 lbs, eating 3-5 fish per day. Growing fast as penguin chicks usually do, the chicks fledged when they were about 60 days old and have become adept swimmers since their first precarious swim. The days of wing-flapping are long gone as these chicks quickly learned to dive and move naturally through the water. 

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World Penguin Day

April 25, 2013

Happy World Penguin Day!

We're celebrating World Penguin Day by sharing photos and facts about our African penguins! You can find African penguins in our Georgia-Pacific Cold Water Quest at Georgia Aquarium.

For two years in a row, Georgia Aquarium has been happy to welcome adorable penguin chicks, all of which are healthy and growing.

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Coral Reef Restoration Project

April 3, 2013

THE BENEFITS OF CONSERVATION MARKETS FOR CORAL REEF RESTORATION IN FLORIDA

By: Brett Howell, Georgia Aquarium Research Center & Reed Watson, the Property and Environment Research Center

In response to the article Group proposes running Florida’s reefs for profit which ran on Jan. 30, we’d like to describe how markets and, in particular, user fees could reverse the deterioration of Florida’s coral reefs.

The evidence suggests that Florida’s coral reefs are in serious trouble. Coral coverage in the Keys has diminished from 55 percent in 1975 to less than 5 percent today, despite the creation of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in 1990 and extensive regulations enacted to protect corals. Since 1995 reef-based recreation has dropped about 20 percent.

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