PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 23 (UPI) — Officials said 1,261 live fish, including seven sharks, have arrived in Britain following a 4,000-mile plane ride from Barbados.
Biologists with the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, England, said only 21 small fish died before the plane was unloaded in Exeter, England. The rest were taken to the aquarium, The Sun reported Wednesday.
The fish, which came from a Barbados aquarium, include four 10-foot-long nurse sharks and three 6-foot-long blacktip reef sharks.
“The pilot could feel the payload sloshing around,” biologist James Wright said.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
it’s sad moment for us foolish bajans we did nothing to keep this place open for ourselves ,it a major attraction for us and visitors alike .my wife and i plus our two kids enjoyed this place very much.on average we visited 3 times each year .we ll miiss ocean park very much .sorry to see you go.roger in barbados.
Ocean Park
Graeme Hall Sanctuary
what next
Sad losses
to see the closure of Ocean Park and the relocation of the various fish, it was sad. The people did nothing to help and the government did nothing either. Guess if it was some big insurance company they would hand out $10 million just ke that. just goes to show how backward and dotish we still are.
Well of all places to send fish . I see the people of Barbados still selling them self.
What is sad we soon will not have any thing to call or own
The West Coast now the Fish
We need to stop
J
Sad to see it gone – but they really had no choice. The numbers of tourist we have coming to Barbados cannot support that type of operation. The same thing goes for a water park.