Waikiki Aquarium
exhibits earn awards
The Waikiki Aquarium's conservation exhibits and programs were recognized with two major awards at the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
It was chosen over five other aquariums to receive the seventh annual Munson Aquatic Conservation Exhibit (MACE) Award for its "South Pacific Marine Communities" exhibit focusing on conservation of critical habitats. The exhibit features more than 140 species from the shorelines and coral reefs of the South and western Pacific.
The Waikiki Aquarium was one of three in the nation to receive the Edward H. Bean Award for its "Long Term Tropical Pacific Coral Propagation Program." Since 1991, the aquarium has distributed 2,600 species of propagated tropical Pacific corals to researchers and Zoo and Aquarium Association institutions.
The aquarium, celebrating its 100th anniversary next year, is the third oldest public aquarium in the United States. It has more than 2,500 organisms on exhibit representing more than 420 species of aquatic animals and plants.
