The National Aquarium in Baltimore has overhauled what once was a drab, leaky, concrete tank of mostly sting rays, adding 1,000 animals and 3,000 hand-sculpted coral replicas to create a colorful and massive new centerpiece exhibit. The National Aquarium in ...

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The National Aquarium, Baltimore on Monday introduced the first blacktip reef sharks into its new Blacktip Reef tank. The Aquarium has been gradually introducing more and more fish into the tank in the last few weeks. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

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Bob Carter has been elected chairman of the National Aquarium Institute Board of Directors, which includes members of the boards of the National Aquarium, Baltimore, and the National Aquarium, Washington, D.C.

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Dale Schmidt has joined the National Aquarium as senior vice president and chief operating officer.

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Eric Schwaab has joined the National Aquarium as its first-ever vice president and chief conservation officer.

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WASHINGTON — The National Aquarium says it will close its Washington branch in the fall. Officials announced Thursday that renovations at the Department of Commerce building that the aquarium has called home since 1932 make the move necessary. Aquarium officials ...

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Richard E. Hug, 78, a businessman and prolific fundraiser who raised money for and advised Republican political candidates ranging from former Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehlrich Jr. to GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, died Saturday.

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The National Aquarium in Baltimore said it will open a $12.5 million blacktip reef exhibit on July 10, giving visitors to the downtown attraction an close-up view of blacktip reef sharks, stingrays, a giant green sea turtle and other marine life, as well as the vibrant light, color and activity of an entire coral reef ecosystem.

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Amanda Forr has joined the National Aquarium as communications manager.

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Daily Record reporters and editors sat down with John Racanelli, CEO of the National Aquarium, for the latest in our "Newsmakers" interview series. Racanelli spoke about the aquarium's efforts to promote conservancy, work on a national scale and educate the next generation.

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