Science on Tap

Come join Georgia Aquarium's Dive Team for our first Science on Tap lecture series event! Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and beverages in the Aquarium's stunning Oceans Ballroom while lead divers Jeff Reid and Mauritius Bell take you to the depths of their diving adventures! Learn about outside research Georgia Aquarium's dive team participates in, such as traveling to the Bahamas to study Gorgonia, a breed of soft coral, and the damaging effects of its mass harvesting by cosmetics companies. Listen in on… Show more discussions concerning the Aquarium's lionfish acquisition and research on tubastrea coral, an Indo-Pacific coral that has invaded the waters of the Caribbean. Discover how the dive team addresses maintenance issues within the Aquarium, including how they repaired a broken exhibit sidewater motion pipe that threatened the livelihood of Tropical Diver's coral (a task that will be featured on the Discovery Channel!).

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