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new BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF THE ROTTERDAM AQUARIUM IN THE NETHERLANDS by Theo
Summary: My Dutch host Nico arranges a personal behind the scenes tour of a world famous public aquarium.

CYCLING EL CAMINO TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA by Theo
Summary: A recount of a two week European cycling adventure combining aquarium visits.

AROWANA - TRUE FOSSIL FISH by Theo
Summary: A visit to an out-of-the way museum in Denmark yields surprising results - an exhibit of an extremely rare fossilized ancestor of the Asian arowana! (Scleropages formosus)

THE NORDSØMUSEET - THE NORTH SEA AQUARIUM by Theo
Summary: Coming back strong from a destrucive fire in 2003, the Nordsømuseet boasts Northern Europe's largest Aquarium "tank" (at over 1 million gallons) and a pair of rarely kept Sunfish (Mola mola).

MY 2007 PBP (PARIS-BREST-PARIS) CYCLING ADVENTURE by Theo
Summary: My recollections of training for and participating in the 2007 PBP cycle "race."
*note: Not a fish related article

PBP 2007 - RIDING THE QUALIFYING BREVETS by Theo
Summary: My biggest problem was how to overcome the problem of cloudy or blurred vision brought on by long distance cycling.
*note: Not a fish related article

MY COLLECTING NOTES by Terry Hall
Summary: A survey of techniques for collecting British marine fishes for the aquarium. How to catch them, and how to pack and transport them.

THE ALIENS ARE HERE! by Ron Brown
Summary: British salt and fresh waters contain a number of alien fish species. They have been introduced in many ways, starting with the Romans bringing common carp, and continuing with modern global warming.

David Marshall's public aquarium series:

THE BLUE PLANET by David Marshall
Summary: David recounts a visit to The Blue Planet, located in Ellesmere Port. It is the largest public aquarium in the UK.. Illustrated.

BRISTOL: THREE PLACES OF AQUATIC INTEREST by David Marshall
Summary: David and his sister visited the Bristol Zoo with its 17 aquariums, and then the connected Wildwalk with IMAX Theatre. Later, they were pleased to find some aquariums at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Illustrated.

THE FOUR PONDS AT BURTON AGNES HALL by David Marshall
Summary: The stately home of Burton Agnes Hall in Yorkshire has four ponds that are of interest to the aquarist. Illustrated.

A VISIT TO THE AQUARIUM AT CHESTER ZOO by David Marshall
Summary: Chester is the U.K.s premier zoo. Its aquarium complex is about to be re-built, but meanwhile it contains about thirty beautiful display tanks, which David describes.

THE AQUARIUM AT FLAMINGO LAND ZOO AND THEME PARK
by David Marshall
Summary: A manor house in Yorkshire, England, was turned into a zoo and theme park in the 1960s. The main attractions for David are the aquaria in the Zoo area. Illustrated.

ON THE TRAIL OF THE IDENTITY OF THE ARIUS AT FLAMINGO LAND
by David Marshall
Summary: At Flamingo Land there is a large catfish, species unknown. David researched some possibilities, and hopes he has found the answer.

KILNSEY PARK - A VERY DIFFERENT AQUATIC ATTRACTION?
by David Marshall
Summary: Kilnsey Park, near Skipton, North Yorkshire, contains a trout farm, a nature trail with ponds, a 'Butterfly Garden' and red squirrel enclosures, and a recently opened aquarium building. Parcevall Hall Gardens is nearby.

THE AQUARIUM OF THE LAKES REVISITED by David Marshall
Summary: David revisits an aquarium he first reviewed four years ago for Aquarticles and comments on the many new displays and changes he finds.

THE PUBLIC AQUARIA OF THE U.K.'s LAKE DISTRICT by David Marshall
Summary: David took a 9 day holiday to the Lake District of England, and re-visited The Aquarium of the Lakes on the banks of Lake Windermere, and The Lake District Coast Aquarium at Maryport.

THE MATLOCK BATHS PUBLIC AQUARIUM by David Marshall
Summary: This aquarium in the U.K. Midlands has about twenty tropical tanks of various sizes and a thermal pool containing very large koi and carp which can be fed by visitors.

THE FISH AT HULL'S PEARSON PARK by David Marshall
Summary: A report on a visit to the Conservatory at Pearson Park.

THE SCARBOROUGH SEA-LIFE CENTRE AND MARINE SANCTUARY
by David Marshall
Summary: The Scarborough Sea-Life Centre is part of a chain of commercial public aquaria in the U.K. It has recently been re-vamped.

TAKE THE UNDERSEA ADVENTURE AT TYNEMOUTH by David Marshall
Summary: October 2004: David and his sister were very impressed by the recent changes made to the "Blue Reef" public aquarium at Tynemouth, England. The various exhibits are described, including a walkthrough underwater tunnel. Updated June 2005. Photos.

THE SEAQUARIUM AT WESTON-SUPER-MARE by David Marshall
Summary: The Seaquarium was specially built on a pier, at great expense, in 1995. It changed ownership in 2005, and now provides a more all-round aquatic experience. Photos.

THE EXOTARIUM AT ZURICH ZOO by David Marshall
Summary: A report of a visit to the aquarium at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland. David enjoyed the biotope and beautifully aquascaped aquariums, which contained fish of excellent quality that were well fed and cared for.