http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank Going deep on the new Georgia Aquarium. en-us pgast@ajc.com 2006-02-22T10:55:10-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Going deep on the new Georgia Aquarium. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2006/02/22/napoleon_wrasse.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank Seven Napoleon wrasse, pointy-nosed fish from the Great Barrier Reef that can grow to 7 feet long and weigh up to 400 pounds, are now swimming in the Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager tank. The giant fish, sometimes called the Maori... 48586@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2006-02-22T10:55:10-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/23/crowds_flood_fi.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank “It’s official. It’s open!” With those words, volunteer Bryan Shaw, 36, of Duluth welcomed the first of more than 10,000 people expected at the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday. The world’s largest aquarium opened to the general public with fewer glitches... 31196@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-23T21:32:25-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/23/aquarium_opens.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank “It’s official. It’s open!” With those words, volunteer Bryan Shaw of Duluth welcomed the first of more than 10,000 people expected to visit the Georgia Aquarium today. The world’s largest aquarium opened to the general public with fewer glitches than... 31096@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-23T10:55:55-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/22/tickets_as_rare.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank It’s easy to get into the Georgia Aquarium as long as you are Matt Lauer or a whale shark. But if you are one of the many metro Atlanta residents who tried to buy a ticket on Tuesday you already... 31000@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-22T22:44:29-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/22/visitors_cash_f.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank Acworth mother Deryl Hef­lin, 47, opened her arms, and Georgia Aquarium T-shirts, plush versions of aquarium mascot Deepo, a stuffed beluga whale, magnets and stickers spilled out onto the gift shop counter. “She’s already got two bags in her hand,”... 30998@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-22T22:29:18-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/22/fish_fans_go_wi.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank The good news for the Georgia Aquarium — it’s the hottest ticket in town. That’s also the bad news. Callers and computer users overwhelmed the aquarium’s call center and Web site Monday and Tuesday, stranding thousands of people trying to... 30997@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-22T22:25:41-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/22/ticket_lines_we.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank Callers and computer users overloaded the Georgia Aquarium’s telephone lines and Web site for a second day today, frustrating those who want to get tickets for a peek inside the world’s largest aquarium. “The good news is we’re the hottest... 30903@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-22T14:32:12-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/our_ocean_a_dis.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank It was a day of a dozen glitches drowned out by a thousand cries of “Wow!” The Georgia Aquarium opened its doors to the paying public for the first time Monday, and scores of Georgians rushed in to stare into... 30787@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T22:28:51-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/first_arrivals.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank The allure and fear of the deep sea were the bait Monday for Lisa Crawford and Carey Overby. The 29-year-old friends from Decatur were the first season pass holders to enter the Georgia Aquarium on Monday. They had planned for... 30786@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T22:26:34-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/rallies_push_fo.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank In weather fit for, well, a sea otter, dozens of demonstrators lined up outside the Georgia Aquarium to protest everything from the plight of the homeless to the plight of, well, sea otters. “They use words like education, conservation and... 30785@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T22:23:42-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/nbc_coverage_in.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank 7:04 a.m. — Standing just inside the front doors of the Georgia Aquarium, NBC’s Matt Lauer is bantering via satellite with his “Today” show co-host, Katie Couric in New York. He is flanked by two dozen radio contest winners, many... 30784@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T22:22:09-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/life_in_the_tan.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank I am the ocean voyager, the one they call “Ralph.â€? You can distinguish me from my comrade, Norton, by the golden trevally that swim by my face, buoyed by my current. They do not bother me. I may inhale one... 30681@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T16:34:36-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/sights_and_soun.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank 30661@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T12:59:06-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/rubber_shark_ac.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank It was only 11 a.m. but Susan McGlennon, of Buckhead, had already shepherded her children, Seamus, 2, an Fiona, 10-months, through the entire Georgia Aquarium. “I keep walking in circles so he’ll think it’s something new,â€? said McGlennon, 37, of... 30657@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T11:56:05-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/entries/2005/11/21/a_traffic_jam_i.html?cxntfid=blogs_fish_tank The underwater spectacles on display at the Georgia Aquarium are creating traffic jams of another kind inside the $290 million facility. At the Ocean Voyager tank, as many as 250 adults and children were gawking at the three-story high window... 30643@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/aquarium/ 2005-11-21T11:19:44-05:00