Two
aquarists commenced proceedings by diving into Great Barrier Reef tank wearing
lab coats with waterproof clipboards and pens
This
January, both SEA LIFE attractions, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and Manly SEA LIFE
Sanctuary, will undertake an annual stocktake of all their aquatic residents.
To commence the mammoth task, two aquarists from SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
today donned lab coats, scuba-gear, clipboards, waterproof pens and of course a
calculator to kick off the annual stocktake of aquatic residents that takes
place annually at both attractions.
In
this incredibly meticulous task, each and every resident from both SEA LIFE
attractions will be checked off and accounted for this January. At SEA
LIFE Sydney Aquarium alone, it is predicted aquarists will be counting up to
13,000 marine life residents from 700 different species; the attraction playing
host to the largest collection of Australian aquatic life in the world.
The
aquarists kicked off proceedings today by diving into the world’s largest Great
Barrier Reef tank with clipboards, waterproof pens and a calculator which they
will use to count up to 1,500 rays, sharks, turtles and other tropical-dwelling
species that live inside the Great Barrier Reef exhibit.
Amy
Wilkes, Senior Aquarist, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium commented: “Due to the huge
variety of aquatic life at the attraction, different methods have been implemented
to most effectively account for animals as large as dugongs and as small as
tiny shrimp”.
Aquarists
from SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium predict the task will require 25 hours over
multiple days to account for every animal at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and Manly
SEA LIFE Sanctuary.
