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Giant Ocean Tank Intern
- Experiences | Vol and Intern
Members Only
- Boston, MA, USA
- Posted
8 months ago
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New England Aquarium
Giant Ocean Tank Intern
- Experiences | Vol and Intern
Members Only
- Boston, MA, USA
- Posted
8 months ago
-
New England Aquarium
Summary:
The Giant Ocean Tank (GOT) is the centrepiece of the New England Aquarium. It is a 200,000 gallon Caribbean reef exhibit and is home to over 1000 animals and 100 species, including tropical bony fish, sharks and stingrays, and sea turtles. 4 feeding dives and 2 maintenance dives occur daily and are on a tight schedule. Interns are an integral part of our team, helping with all aspects of animal husbandry and exhibit maintenance.
Responsibilities:
- Diving in the GOT for underwater feedings and maintenance tasks
- Daily food preparation
- Cleaning of all support areas
- Platform surface/target feedings
- Visitor interaction
- Frozen food pulling
- Assistance with medical and animal acclimatio
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