Two Large Sharks Moved to New Home From NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Two large sharks moved to new home from NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher

KURE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Four aquariums worked together to move two sand tiger sharks from the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. A female shark weighing 282 pounds and a male shark weighing 165 pounds were secured in a special cargo net, then attached to a telehandler and transported to a flatbed with a mobile aquarium. Georgia Aquarium provided the mobile aquarium and a crew to support the transport of the sharks. The sharks first stopped at NC Aquari…

Staff at four aquariums moved two large sharks to new homes

PINE KNOLL SHORES — It’s not your ordinary relocation services when four aquariums come together to move two sand tiger sharks — a female weighing 282 pounds and a male weighing 165 pounds. The NC Aquariums teams executed a well-rehearsed…