The Steinhart aquarium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium had very different approaches in presenting marine life to the public. The Steinhart aquarium often had open aquariums where visitors had to look down to see the marine life, while the Monterey Bay Aquarium more notably has large closed tanks in a dimly lit setting. I think the Steinhart aquarium seen at the California Academy of Sciences shows marine life as more apart of humanity because there is a lack of separation between the marine life and humans. While in comparison in the Monterey Bay Aquarium there was a clear separation between us, the humans, and them, the wild life. In a sense I like Monterey Bay aquarium’s presentation more because I enjoy the more quiet and dimly lit appreciation
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The Steinhart Aquarium also placed tanks of marine life much differently than in the Monterey Bay Aquarium, because they often put things below eye level. I think this is good for the viewing perspective of children, but even myself standing at around five feet had to hunch over once in a while to view specimens. Both Aquariums had an area to touch area to touch certain sea stars, and thankfully both were supervised by Aquarium staff to ensure the safety of the specimens. The descriptions of the specimens within the Aquariums were both easily understandable for the general public. However, the Steinhart Aquarium provided in depth and descriptive information for certain specimens in the aquarium. The specimens at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are more local and less surprising for the public, while in comparison the Steinhart Aquarium had more specimens that were considered interesting and unique by the general …show more content…
In both Aquariums I saw similar species of seastars, and sea jellies. I saw a larger diversity of jellies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, while I saw a larger diversity of bony fishes at the Steinhart Aquarium. I was sad that I did not see many cephalopods and cnidaria in San Francisco, because there was a small amount of jellies in the actual aquarium, but many of the larger cephalopods present were often too well camouflaged to their
The Steinhart Aquarium also placed tanks of marine life much differently than in the Monterey Bay Aquarium, because they often put things below eye level. I think this is good for the viewing perspective of children, but even myself standing at around five feet had to hunch over once in a while to view specimens. Both Aquariums had an area to touch area to touch certain sea stars, and thankfully both were supervised by Aquarium staff to ensure the safety of the specimens. The descriptions of the specimens within the Aquariums were both easily understandable for the general public. However, the Steinhart Aquarium provided in depth and descriptive information for certain specimens in the aquarium. The specimens at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are more local and less surprising for the public, while in comparison the Steinhart Aquarium had more specimens that were considered interesting and unique by the general …show more content…
In both Aquariums I saw similar species of seastars, and sea jellies. I saw a larger diversity of jellies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, while I saw a larger diversity of bony fishes at the Steinhart Aquarium. I was sad that I did not see many cephalopods and cnidaria in San Francisco, because there was a small amount of jellies in the actual aquarium, but many of the larger cephalopods present were often too well camouflaged to their