Segment One.  Fish in the News. Title: "Whale Mail ... Canada Post Recognizes 50th Anniversary of the Vancouver Aquarium." On June 15, Canada Post will issue a single domestic rate (51 cents) stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vancouver Aquarium. This centre is the nation's largest aquarium, and is home to more than 70,000 animals, from translucent jellyfish to Arctic beluga, tropical piranhas and Pacific salmon. In all, there are some 265 fish species, 237 invertebrate species, and 48 reptile and amphibian species, along with more than 20 marine mammal and bird species. Click here to order this stamp. Click here to read the rest of this story.       This new Canadian stamp recognizes the Vancouver Aquarium.         The world's largest freshwater aquarium faces financial crisis and may be abandoned.         At the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati, Ohio, you can pet a shark this summer.         The AquariCam®, a remotely controlled camera system, developed for use in aquariums at a significantly reduced price from the ocean model.     Win Free Tickets to the Newport Aquarium, a million gallons of fun, located in Newport, Kentucky, across from Cincinnati, Ohio! This summer you can enjoy the most unique experience of its kind in the region - Newport Aquarium's new Shark Central exhibit. It's home to a field research facility and dozens of sharks you can actually touch. You'll learn the official "two-finger touch" technique and how to properly pet them. It's safe. It's thrilling. It's an experience your kids will never forget. Click here to read the entire story and to enter your name for free tickets. Click here to visit the Newport Aquarium's web site. Click here to visit Shark Central in the Newport Aquarium.     More Fish in the News. An organization planning to build the largest freshwater aquarium in the world may have to abandon the project. The National Institute for Research into Aquatic Habitats (NIRAH) received £3m in loans to develop a business plan and seek planning permission. Directors say they need £300,000 more or they will have to call in receivers because the money is running out. The research complex and aquarium, four times larger than the Eden Project, was to be built at Stewartby, Bedfordshire. The 40-hectare complex in an old brickworks is the brainchild of an international team of biologists and conservationists. Click here to read the entire story.     The Seattle Aquarium received a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is the largest private grant in the aquarium's history. The funds will go toward the aquarium's $41 million capital campaign, which aims to expand the waterfront facility by 18,000 square feet. Aquarium officials say the campaign will pay for restoring the facility's structural integrity on the pier, create a new exterior and entrance, and build a 120,000-gallon "Window on Washington Waters" exhibit.     The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, will host a lineup of musicians as part of its summer concert series, Jazzin' at the Shedd. The concerts have a relaxed setting and allow visitors to experience Shedd's many animal exhibits while listening to the live sounds of jazz, folk, samba and funk. This year's concert series provides guests the chance to see the Shedd's new exhibit, Lizards and the Komodo King. Featuring Faust, a 130-pound Komodo dragon, the temporary exhibit opened last month. The exhibit houses nearly 25 species of lizards. Click here to read more.     The AquariCam® We just got an email, which said, In an effort to bring affordable underwater IP camera systems to aquariums, The Manta Network has developed the AquariCam®, designed especially for aquarium applications. This camera is capable of being controlled over the Internet from any computer around the world or from a visitor kiosk exhibit located anywhere within the aquarium. Based on the successful testing in kelp forest of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a single cable system using Power-over-Ethernet has been developed. This new system comes with enhanced features and a significantly reduced price from the ocean model. Our underwater IP camera system has proved itself by operating continuously at the bottom of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's kelp forest for three months. The new AquariCam® brings this capability and reliability to aquariums at an affordable price. I would also be happy to discuss how you can be a part of our Ocean/Aquarium Telepresence Educational Program to give school children around the world access to the underwater world. This is a new important program that will link your aquarium to a worldwide real-time network. Sincerely yours, Robert Aston Executive Director http://mantas.somebox.com/html/   Segment Two.    Segment Three.    Segment Four.    Thank you. A big sincere thank-you to Bridget from Kentucky, to Kenny from Wisconsin, to Evan from Colorado, to Dennis from Spokane, Washington, to Bonnie from Iowa, and to Mike from Missouri for calling during the show. Tom and Nevin encourage YOU to call Pet Fish Talk during the show and talk about your pet fish.     Download of this Entire Show. 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