| | | | | | * The Aquarium was the first facility in the world to study a killer whale, Moby Doll (actually a young male) in July of 1964.
* In 1967, the Aquarium established the first on-site killer whale habitat, the B.C. Tel Pool.
* In September of 1975, the Aquarium became the first aquarium to be accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AZA).
* January 1981 saw the first birth of a sea otter in an aquarium in Canada.
* In 1984, Chief of the Undersea World, sculpted by artist Bill Reid, was unveiled at the Aquarium’s entrance.
* Late in 1996, the Aquarium became the first facility in the world to undertake to never again capture, or cause to be captured, a wild whale or dolphin.
* In 1997, an Aquarium aquarist discovered a new species of shrimp in the Gulf Islands. The species has since been raised in their research lab. | | | | | |
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| model | Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi |
| focal | 22.0mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm) |
| exposure | aperture priority (semi-auto) |
| distant | same location as last photo |
| location | Map of "chief of the undersea world" |
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| date | 2008:02:10 10:52:00 |
width | 400 |
| height | 600 |
flash | No |
| timing | 0.020 s (1/50) |
aperture | f/8.0 |
| iso | 100 |
whitebalance | Manual |
| latitude | N 49d 17m 59.323s |
longitude | W 123d 7m 52.039s |
| continent | North America |
country | Canada |
| region | British Columbia |
city | Vancouver |
| itinerary | Aquarium |
activity | Beluga |
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