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Jellies, jellies everywhere
If you have been to the beach or out on a boat recently you have probably encountered a jelly or two, perhaps even more. This is the time of year that jellies are most prevalent in the mid-atlantic...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: Save the Sharks!
Many people think of sharks as frightening, sharp-toothed predators, far from being in need of our protection. In fact, people are more inclined to believe that we humans need protecting from these...
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Maryland: Help save the sharks!
Shark populations worldwide are in danger of collapse due to fishing pressures stimulated by the global demand for shark fin soup. Every year fins from tens of millions of sharks are used for this...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: Virginia Beach Sand Dune Restoration
Earlier this month, our Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) headed south to Virginia Beach for our annual sand dune restoration project. Our team, along with an amazing group of volunteers, focused their...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: Students Help to Restore Atlantic White Cedar Population
As part of this year’s Wetland Nursery Program, our Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) is working with schools along Maryland’s Eastern Shore to repopulate Atlantic white cedar trees. This project...
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5 Gyres “Last Straw Plastic Pollution” Bike Tour Events at National Aquarium!
Patches of plastic and trash cover large portions of our blue planet. The largest patch, the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is estimated to cover anywhere from 270,000 to 5,800,000 square miles of...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: Maryland Shark Fin Ban Signed Into Law!
Governor Martin O’Malley signed a bill prohibiting the sale, trade, and distribution of shark fins into law this morning, making Maryland the first state on the East Coast to grant sharks this crucial...
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