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	<title>National Aquarium Newsroom &#187; Conservation</title>
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		<title>National Aquarium and National Wildlife Federation Join Forces</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/11/21/national-aquarium-and-national-wildlife-federation-join-forces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Aquarium and the National Wildlife Federation have joined forces to protect wildlife and water resources for future generations. Approved by unanimous vote at the most recent Board of Directors meeting, the National Aquarium has been selected as the National Wildlife Federation’s Maryland affiliate. This partnership will link conservation efforts from Appalachia, to the Chesapeake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium testifies at Senate&#8217;s Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Hearing</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/06/29/national-aquarium-testifies-at-senates-deepwater-horizon-natural-resource-damage-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - On Tuesday, June 28, Dr. Erik Rifkin, Executive Director of the National Aquarium Conservation Center was invited to provide testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife.  The hearing, entitled, “Status of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment” focused on the evaluation and improvement of our ability to measure long-term chronic damages to our environment in the wake of last year's oil spill. ]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium Celebrates Turtle Release</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/06/27/national-aquarium-celebrates-turtle-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>National Aquarium</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, June 26, a group of rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were released into the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Maryland. The public gathered on the beach to join in the festivities.
The turtles came to the National Aquarium in December from the New England Aquarium, after they were found stranded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium Honored with Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/06/13/national-aquarium-honored-with-the-maryland-green-registry-leadership-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>National Aquarium</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At an event hosted by the Green Building Institute in Jessup last week, the National Aquarium was one of five organizations to receive the second-annual Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award. The award was presented by Maryland Department of Environment Secretary Robert Summers, along with Maryland Department of Natural Resources Deputy Secretary Joe Gill and Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Clean Technology and Sustainability Manager Elaine McCubbin.]]></description>
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		<title>Now on the Fresh Thoughts Menu: The Invavise Red Lionfish</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/02/14/now-serving-red-lionfish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>National Aquarium</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - February 14 - The National Aquarium is excited to introduce the Fresh Thoughts: Sustainable Seafood Dining Series at its Washington D.C. venue this March. This new series will celebrate sensible and scrumptious seafood choices with the help of renowned Washington DC chefs. The first of the dining experiences will introduce a fish whose taste is distinctive as its story; the invasive Red Lionfish. As part of a growing stategy coined Eat 'Em to Beat 'Em, the National Aquarium will embark on a week-long trip to the Bahamas on February 20, 2011 with Chef Xavier Deshayes, Executive Chef for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, to collect, prepare and ship the fish that will be served just days later at the Aquarium’s first Fresh Thoughts dinner.]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium, Washington Delivers Over 6,000 Shark Conservation Letters to NOAA Fisheries</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2010/12/21/shark_letters_to_noaa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Washington, DC, December 21, 2010) — Save the sharks is the message in the nation’s capital this week as thousands of letters collected from visitors to the National Aquarium, Washington were personally delivered in sacks by syndicated cartoonist and Aquarium partner Jim Toomey to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA) Assistant Administrator Eric Schwaab. Additional efforts to protect sharks mounted this week on Capitol Hill as both the Senate and House passed the Shark Conservation Act, sponsored by Senator John Kerry (D-MA).]]></description>
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		<title>Rescued Sea Turtles Given a Warm Home for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2010/12/15/national-aquarium-gives-rescued-sea-turtles-a-warm-home-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Baltimore, December 15, 2010)- It’s the season of giving, and the National Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program is doing its part to give rescued animals a warm place to recover this holiday season. With water temperatures rapidly dropping along the Atlantic coast, animal rescue programs along the East Coast are experiencing what could be one of the largest cold-stunned sea turtle stranding seasons in history. The National Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Program (MARP) has happily opened their animal care center in Baltimore to rehabilitate endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from New England.]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium Searches for Florida Manatee</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2010/11/02/national-aquarium-searches-for-florida-manatee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>National Aquarium</dc:creator>
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Baltimore (November 2, 2010) &#8211; The National Aquarium continues to monitor Baltimore area waterways for a wayward manatee after receiving another report late last week of a manatee sighting in the upper Patapsco River area. The report is one of several that were made to the National Aquarium in the month of October.
With cold weather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium Launches Conservation Center</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2010/09/02/national-aquarium-launches-conservation-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>National Aquarium</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Aquarium was joined today by honored guests, esteemed partners, elected officials and supporters from the community to officially unveil the National Aquarium Conservation Center and kick off its celebration of the Baltimore venue’s 30th anniversary year. The Conservation Center enables National Aquarium to become a global leader in conservation, research and education, and to advocate for ocean health issues.
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		<title>Hope Floats in Baltimore&#8217;s Harbor</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2010/08/11/hope-floats-in-baltimores-harbor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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After several years of planning, the National Aquarium and the City of Baltimore have installed a floating wetland in the Harbor! This pilot project attempts to investigate the potential of a new harbor restoration approach for habitat and water quality improvement using floating wetlands.
The goal of the project is to introduce the floating island model [...]]]></description>
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