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Coney Island, NY, USA | January 11, 2019

New York Aquarium Welcomes Announcement of Manhattan Ferry Service to Coney Island

In today’s State of the City speech, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to expand the New York City’s ferry services, including a new ferry line from Manhattan to Coney Island, home of the New York Aquarium.

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New York, USA | January 08, 2019

Giant Singers From Neighboring Oceans Share Song Parts Over Time

Singing humpback whales from different ocean basins seem to be picking up musical ideas from afar, and incorporating these new phrases and themes into the latest song, according to a newly published study in Royal Society Open Science that’s helping scientists better understand how whales learn and change their musical compositions.

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NEW YORK, USA | December 07, 2018

New York Aquarium Joins Other Aquariums and State Leaders in Opposition to Atlantic Coast Blasting

A coalition of major public aquariums has announced that they are opposed to the federal government’s pending issuance of permits to allow repeated seismic blasting along the East Coast in search of offshore oil and gas. Marine scientists are concerned that the prolonged and extreme noise pollution introduced into already highly stressed ocean environments will disturb marine life from tiny plankton to commercially valuable fish stocks and even giant whales.

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Bali, Indonesia | October 29, 2018

Op-Ed: Indonesia Sets Example for Global Shark Conservation

As the global Our Ocean Conference opens in Bali, Indonesia, WCS's Noviar Andayani and Hollie Booth discuss the critical importance of shark and ray conservation in an op-ed for the Jakarta Post.

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NEW YORK, USA | October 25, 2018

New York’s Offshore Waters Home to Whales & Other Marine Species

WCS marine scientists surveying the waters of New York Bight for marine mammals and other species are enjoying a banner year, encountering a wide array of marine life in the waters just beyond—and sometimes in sight of—New York City.

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Brooklyn, New York | June 30, 2018

The New York Aquariums Ocean Wonders: Sharks! Opens Today

Coney Island, NY, June 30, 2018 -- The stunning new Donald Zucker and Barbara Hrbek Zucker Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit opened today at the New York Aquarium.

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Coney Island, NEW YORK | June 28, 2018

WCS, Coney Island Community, and City of New York Celebrate Ribbon Cutting of Ocean Wonders: Sharks! at the New York Aquarium

The three-story, 57,500-square-foot exhibit building, with 9 dynamic galleries, will drive awareness of the importance of sharks to the health of the world’s ocean; educate visitors about the severe threats sharks face; and inspire guests to protect the surprisingly diverse and beautiful marine wildlife here in New York.

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Coney Island, New York | June 27, 2018

Fact Sheet: Donald Zucker and Barbara Hrbek Zucker Ocean Wonders: Sharks! At the New York Aquarium

The Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit brings visitors up close to a diverse group of sharks, demonstrating their critical role in ocean ecosystems and how vulnerable they are to the actions of humans.

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NEW YORK, New York | June 22, 2018

WCS Joins NYC Council Member Espinal at Rally in Support of Single-Use Plastic Straw Ban

A coalition of over 100 advocates attended a press conference and rally on June 21^st in support of Intro No. 936, legislation first introduced on May 23, 2018 by Council Member Espinal (Brooklyn- East New York, Bushwick, Cypress Hills) to ban plastic straws and stirrers in New York City eating and drinking establishments.

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Coney Island, New York | June 18, 2018

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Media Preview for Ocean Wonders: Sharks! at WCS’s New York Aquarium

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is holding a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 28, 2018, for the opening of the Donald Zucker and Barbara Hrbek Zucker Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit at the New York Aquarium.

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