Georgia Aquarium is home to whale sharks and is the only aquarium in the United States where you can find these sharks.
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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is part of Ocean Expo Park and is considered one of the biggest and best aquariums in the world. Its tanks are massive enough to hold whale sharks. Located on the coast of Motobu Peninsula, the aquarium was rebuilt in 2002 and is now home to 740 species of marine life.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium remains the only aquarium in the world to successfully display a white shark. However, our main purpose for keeping a white shark in this exhibit was to answer important research questions. Those questions have largely been answered, so we will not display white sharks in the future.
Large whale sharks don't often make it long in captivity. Evolved for the open ocean, tank run-ins, and other pressure often result in unfortunate fatalities.
Whale sharks need large aquariums to survive for any amount of time in captivity. Since whale sharks are so large, only a few aquariums in the world can properly house them.