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Aquarium of the Bay Receives $1 Million in COVID-19 Emergency Financing from Clearinghouse CDFI

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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LAKE FOREST, Calif., April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI) announced today that it provided $1 million in COVID-19 emergency financing to the San Francisco based Aquarium of the Bay.

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  • LAKE FOREST, Calif., April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI) announced today that it provided $1 million in COVID-19 emergency financing to the San Francisco based Aquarium of the Bay.
  • This financing represents the first transaction from Clearinghouse CDFI's recently launched $5 million COVID-19 Emergency Loan Fund for California-based nonprofits.
  • The Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located on the historic San Francisco waterfront at Pier 39.
  • Faced with this unprecedented situation, the Aquarium of the Bay approached Clearinghouse CDFI for financial assistance.

Endangered Species to Be Released Into the Ocean for the First Time After Years of Research by Aquarium of the Pacific, NOAA, UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, and Other Partners

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Thursday, November 7, 2019
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This is the first time that this federally protected species is being released into the wild.

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  • This is the first time that this federally protected species is being released into the wild.
  • The Aquarium is a founding partner of the White Abalone Recovery Program and has been working with NOAA for the past eleven years on this project.
  • It is the only public aquarium involved in field activities and research on this species.
  • White abalones reared at the UC Davis lab under this program will be released at undisclosed ocean sites off Southern California in mid-November.

22 Top Aquariums Up the Ante in National Push to Cut Plastic Pollution

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Thursday, November 1, 2018
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Now they're upping their game by encouraging individuals, businesses and cities around the country to cut back on single-use plasticstarting with plastic strawsby Earth Day 2019.

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  • Now they're upping their game by encouraging individuals, businesses and cities around the country to cut back on single-use plasticstarting with plastic strawsby Earth Day 2019.
  • "There's new scientific evidence, almost on a weekly basis, about the ways that plastic pollution is harming marine and aquatic wildlife," said Monterey Bay Aquarium Executive Director Julie Packard .
  • "Cutting back on plastic straws doesn't solve the problem, but it's an important first step," Packard added.
  • ACP was founded by Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, and National Aquarium in Baltimore, in collaboration with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums .

Tetra® Brand Enhances My Aquarium app to Help Fishkeepers with Aquarium Setup and Fish Species Pairing

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
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"With the new helpful features in the My Aquarium app at their fingertips, consumers can now set up their tanks more successfully depending on their fish species and environment."

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  • "With the new helpful features in the My Aquarium app at their fingertips, consumers can now set up their tanks more successfully depending on their fish species and environment."
  • The My Aquarium app's new features include:
    Aquarium Setup Guidance: Consumers can start their aquatic journeys off right by building their aquariums based on fish type or aquarium type.
  • Tankmate Recommendations: Since not all fish play well together, the My Aquarium app provides species information to help consumers determine ideal tankmates as they add fish to their aquarium.
  • The My Aquarium app also puts consumers one tap away from Tetra Brand's Customer Service website page if they need help with the app or Tetra products, or have general fish questions.