The TN Aquarium Conservation Institute conserves native aquatic animals & their habitats through scientific research,ecosystem restoration & education programs.
Chattanooga, TN
Joined January 2011
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TN Aquarium Conservation retweeted
You know you're at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (@tnaqsci) during the holiday season when the decor includes a fishmas tree and some GAR-land! 🎄🐟
TN Aquarium Conservation retweeted
I love all of the excitement for #conservation in #Chattanooga every time we release Lake Sturgeon. @TNAQsci @TNAquarium
Growing at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute headquarters, the most recent generation of Lake Sturgeon ate more than 200lbs of bloodworms a week! 😲🤯
Since 1998, with the formation of the Lake Sturgeon Working Group, over 330,000 Lake Sturgeon have been released into the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers by the Tennessee Aquarium (@TNAquarium) and its partners! 🤝
Public releases like this are important to Lake Sturgeon restoration by letting participants get hands-on with a part of the ecosystem and see conservation science in action. 🔬🧫
ALT A crowd gathered to release Lake Sturgeon.
ALT Lake Sturgeon being released into the Tennessee River!
Lake Sturgeon Fun Fact: These fish have a heightened sense of taste due to the barbals located outside of their mouths!
ALT A Lake Sturgeon and their barbals on display.
Lake Sturgeon can live up to 150 years! What that means is that as as of now, only the very first wave of Lake Sturgeon released have reached reproductive maturity! 👶
Lake Sturgeon were once all but gone from the Tennessee River by the 1970s due in part to poor water quality, and are currently an endangered species in Tennessee.
ALT Fish being placed in the water.
ALT Lake Sturgeon about to be netted and placed in the Tennessee River.
ALT A Lake Sturgeon.
Today, we're releasing over 600 juvenile Lake Sturgeon! 🐟 Did you know Lake Sturgeon have been around since the Cretaceous Period!?
ALT TN Aquarium Staff acclimating Lake Sturgeon to the Tennessee River.
ALT Lake Sturgeon getting prepped to go into the River.
ALT Lake Sturgeon being moved into buckets to go into the Tennessee River.
TN Aquarium Conservation retweeted
"Did you know the southeastern United States is a freshwater biodiversity hotspot?"
What a treat to spend time behind the scenes this afternoon with Anna George, Vice President of Conservation Science & Education at @TNAquarium, to see their freshwater conservation in action!
Salamanders are living litmus tests for clean water, but can they adapt to climate change? buff.ly/3JbVMzd
Lessons in motherhood: Biologist returns from maternity leave to 1,500 babies at work newschannel9.com/features/sc…
TN Aquarium Conservation retweeted
The @tnaqsci's freshwater science center opened five years ago today! Take a look back at our team's impact on aquatic conservation throughout the Southeast since that time. tnaqua.org/riverwatch/a-fin-…
Five years ago today, we opened the doors of our state-of-the-art field station! This facility is the heart of @TNAquarium's conservation operations, from propagation of imperiled Southeastern species to coordination with our many partners.
Learn more: tnaqua.org/riverwatch/a-fin-…
TN Aquarium Conservation retweeted
WATCH: Collecting Enormous Darters to Help Endangered Freshwater Mussels buff.ly/2YZ6tnp
