Maui Ocean Center photo Tropical rainforests have long captivated ... schools of colorful reef fish, coral colonies with parrotfish grazing on algae, bird wrasses fluttering their pectoral fins ...

Each year humans trade 20 to 30 million tropical marine fish for aquariums, representing more than 1,800 different species. The United States is the world’s largest consumer, buying up to 80% of the ...

The Tropical ... of sharks and fish that were added. The restoration was possible by the zoo’s operating budget and a 2014 bond approved by Tacoma voters. The Tropical Reef Aquarium is now ...