TN Aquarium Conservation

The TN Aquarium Conservation Institute conserves native aquatic animals & their habitats through scientific research,ecosystem restoration & education programs.

[Tennessee Aquarium 🐢 @TNAquarium]

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! 🎄🐟

[Thom Benson @thombenson]

I love all of the excitement for #conservation in #Chattanooga every time we release Lake Sturgeon. @TNAQsci @TNAquarium

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

Growing at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute headquarters, the most recent generation of Lake Sturgeon ate more than 200lbs of bloodworms a week! 😲🤯

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

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! 🤝

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

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. 🔬🧫

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

Lake Sturgeon Fun Fact: These fish have a heightened sense of taste due to the barbals located outside of their mouths!

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

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! 👶

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

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.

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

Today, we're releasing over 600 juvenile Lake Sturgeon! 🐟 Did you know Lake Sturgeon have been around since the Cretaceous Period!?

[SFSEmerge @EmergeSfs]

"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!

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

Salamanders are living litmus tests for clean water, but can they adapt to climate change? https://t.co/2ZmS3SKRwS

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Lessons in motherhood: Biologist returns from maternity leave to 1,500 babies at work https://t.co/NFoHfTMHtM

[Tennessee Aquarium 🐢 @TNAquarium]

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. https://t.co/9QGkDtZfY9

[TN Aquarium Conservation @TNAQsci]

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: https://t.co/JOiSR6OZ9r

[Tennessee Aquarium 🐢 @TNAquarium]

WATCH: Collecting Enormous Darters to Help Endangered Freshwater Mussels https://t.co/lGBcOExFv8

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A few hours earlier: These Lake Sturgeon are feisty! 😲 #fish #fishing #conservation

[Tennessee Aquarium 🐢 @TNAquarium]

The people who help make it all possible! Thank you! #fish #fishing #conservation

[Tennessee Aquarium 🐢 @TNAquarium]

When you’ve just been swabbed for microbiomes. #fish #fishing #conservation

[Tennessee Aquarium 🐢 @TNAquarium]

For science! #fish #fishing #conservation

[Tennessee Aquarium 🐢 @TNAquarium]

Welcome to your new home, Lake Sturgeon! 😃#fish #fishing #conservation