1.6K views | What It Takes to Operate a $12.5 Million Aquarium Exhibit The National Aquarium in Baltimore says it spends $45 million in annual operating costs. We visited their Blacktip Reef exhibit to see what it takes to maintain a 270,000 gallon tank and keep over 600 animals alive daily. | Duncan Oil | Facebook

248K views · 6K reactions | National Aquarium Animal Rescue returned 11 of our rescue turtle patients to their ocean home earlier this week! This release also marks an exciting milestone for Animal Rescue—more than 250 animals have now been rehabilitated and released since the program's founding in 1991. | National Aquarium | Facebook

Throwback Tuesday! 🔙 Swipe to take an early look at the construction of our Blacktip Reef Exhibit, which started in 2012. Blacktip Reef's construction process included the installation of a 28-foot acrylic window and the individual placement of over 3,000 hand-crafted coral pieces, creating the perfect recreation of an Indo-Pacific reef habitat. 🪸 | National Aquarium