from frozen fish to Ivar’s tanks and Namu the orca

from frozen fish to Ivar’s tanks and Namu the orca

Source: seattletimes

10/28/2022

Credit: Courtesy Museum of History & Industry

WHEN IT OPENED in 1977, Seattle Aquarium was far from the first venue in the city to display marine life.

One of the earliest was the three-masted clipper ship St. Paul, retrofitted as a floating museum with four saltwater fish tanks. It opened in 1934 near the Ballard Locks, featuring Alaska stickleback, pipe fish, yellow-banded perch, blennies and cultus cod, according to HistoryLink.

Another early — and very odd — attraction was the Port of Seattle’s Frozen Fish Museum. Located on the Spokane Street wharf (now Terminal 30), it was apparently well-stocked with flash-frozen specimens of all sizes.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4876	Study supports theory that fish fins evolved from gill arches	newatlas	2020-11-18	US
4877	Norwegian report confirms viability of Andfjord’s fish sludge as fertilizer...	Undercurrent News	2020-11-20	NO
4878	Underwater museum: how 'Paolo the fisherman' made the Med's strangest sight	theguardian	2020-11-17	UK
4879	'The Greatest Shoal on Earth': Protecting South Africa's sardine run	cnn	2020-11-18	CA
4880	Fears for a million livelihoods in Kenya and Tanzania as Mara River fish die out	theguardian	2020-11-10	UK
4881	'Prevent, discourage, confront': South American states tackle Chinese fishing boats	theguardian	2020-11-05	UK
4882	Going for gold: pet firm reports resurgence in fish-keeping	theguardian	2020-11-27	UK
4883	What do fish eat?	yoursun	2020-11-25	US
4884	Over 50,000 salmon escape into wild after fish farm fire in Tasmania	AAP	2020-11-23	NZ
4885	RoboCop Sets Sail	hakaimagazine	2020-11-18	US
4886	Pittsburgh man charged with fish trafficking	ncnewsonline	2020-11-16	US
4887	New ‘fish condo’ off East Providence coast bustling with activity	wpri	2020-12-01	US
4888	Vancouver Island film maker has a sockeye’s view of salmon spawning ground	alberni valley news	2020-11-26	CA
4889	Multi-link catfish skull may hold key to better underwater robots	newatlas	2020-12-01	US
4890	Transport Canada floats new user fee for pleasure craft	CBC News	2020-11-09	CA
4891	Organized crime in the fisheries sector threatens a sustainable ocean economy	nature	2020-11-11	US
4892	A fish’s fins may be as sensitive to touch as fingertips	science news	2020-11-03	CA
4893	NOAA scientists study how offshore wind construction noise may affect black sea bass	national fisherman	2020-11-03	US
4894	Siberian Scientists Scrutinise the ‘Healthiest Fish in the World’ to Learn How to Breed It	sputnik news	2020-11-11	RU
4895	Palm Coast Woman Faces Felony Animal Cruelty Charges in Theft and Death of 6 Koi Fish	flagler live	2020-11-12	US
4896	Dad and daughter duo set four state fish records	localnews8	2020-09-22	US
4897	U.S.-China fight over fishing is really about world domination	upi	2020-09-22	US
4898	Record fish proof Lake Champlain sea lamprey control program working	wcax	2020-11-02	US
4899	A prehistoric endangered fish washed up at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront	dailypress	2020-11-16	US
4900	WHAT'S THE CATCH Can I go fishing during the second lockdown?	the sun	2020-11-02	UK

195 of [218 - pages.]