What happened to the whale shark at the Georgia Aquarium?

Trixie had been at the Georgia Aquarium since 2006. The largest female whale shark at Georgia Aquarium has died, the Atlanta attraction announced. The massive shark named Trixie died on Friday after “having difficulty navigating the habitat earlier in the day,” the aquarium said in a statement on its Facebook page.



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But when another of the rare fish at the Georgia Aquarium died Wednesday, there was talk of carelessness: It was, in short, a public relations crisis. Norton, a 23-foot juvenile whale shark and one of the stars of Atlanta's super-sized aquarium, was euthanized after he had slowly spiraled to the bottom of his tank.

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Alice's death came less than a year after the aquarium's largest whale shark Trixie passed away from health complications. The largest fish in the sea, whale sharks are considered endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.

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In Defense of Animals also criticized the Georgia Aquarium for having swim-with-dolphin programs, holding belugas inside an enclosed building and shipping belugas across the country with no apparent regard for their social, psychological and physical well-being.

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Maris, a captive-born beluga brought to Georgia Aquarium on Nov. 6, 2005, died last Thursday afternoon at the age of 21.

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Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Florida Visiting the Georgia Aquarium will be like a dream as it is the largest aquarium in the country! With more than 10 million gallons worth of display tanks, it is also the only aquarium in the US to feature whale sharks, the largest fish of any kind currently living.

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