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Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is an aquarium in Santa Monica, California, located beneath the Santa Monica Pier, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Since 2003, it is operated by Heal the Bay, a nonprofit organization. It was formerly known as the Ocean Discovery Center and was operated by UCLA. As Heal the Bay’s marine education facility, it is open to the general public and attracts more than 65,000 visitors from around the world per year (approximately 15,000 are students). This facility offers (educational programs ), activities, and special events dedicated to marine conservation, pollution prevention, and environmental education. The SMPA has numerous exhibits featuring marine life native to the Santa Monica Bay, including: * Shark / Ray Tank * Octopus Tank * 3 Touch Tanks * Crustacean Tank * Phylum Discovery Tank * Rocky Reef Tank * Pier Tank (Under the pier environment) * Kelp Forest Tank * Sandy Bottom Tank Species on display include: == Incident == In February 2009 the two-spotted octopus managed to manipulate the pipe connection that takes care of draining the water tank. Consequently, a few hundred gallons of water flooded the visitor space.〔http://www.healthebay.org/assets/pdfdocs/pressreleases/2009_02_26_SMPA_Octopus-Floods-Aq.pdf〕〔(LA Times story on flooding )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Monica Pier Aquarium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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