Idaho Aquarium, Marine life center in Boise, United States.
The Idaho Aquarium is a marine life facility in Boise housing 38 tanks with diverse creatures from ocean and freshwater environments. Sharks, stingrays, reptiles, and numerous fish species live in these displays.
The facility opened in 2011 with a mission focused on education about marine ecosystems. Interactive exhibits and conservation efforts have been central to its work since the beginning.
The aquarium's name changed from Idaho Aquarium to Aquarium of Boise on May 21, 2014, part of a restructuring with a new board, CEO and COO. Its stated mission is to educate and inspire conservation of land and water ecosystems through hands-on interaction. Staff biologist Stephanie Leonard called a 2013 supplier-permit episode "an educational opportunity".
The aquarium occupies a remodeled 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Boise; its touch tanks let visitors handle coral, starfish, crabs, sharks and rays, so plan time for the interactive exhibits rather than only viewing tanks. The site closed for one day in February 2013 while federal and state wildlife agents inspected it, then reopened with new supplier permit protocols.
Visitors can operate an underwater camera to observe sharks in real time within their tank. This hands-on tool gives people a closer look at how these creatures behave naturally.
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