Shark Course at the Israel Aquarium

For many years we did our “Shark Course” in Peniche, but the pandemic got in the way of our latest edition, so…

…”If the Mountain won’t go to Mohammed, then Mohammed must come to the Mountain”, which is why we flew to Tel Aviv to meet our friend Alon Levy from the Israel Aquarium, where we spent one week delivering our “Shark Course” to Alon’s amazing staff!

This course covered issues as vast as:

1. Basic life support systems & water quality issues
2. Receiving sharks and rays into facility and acclimation – preparing staff
3. Fish collections basics and equipment
4. Fish transport basics and equipment
5. Building a long lasting Aquarium staff – hierarchy and responsibilities
6. Feeding in mixed species exhibits – how to get everyone fed without undue stress
7. Functional anatomy of sharks
8. Stress – effects, clinical signs to look for and prevention
9. Veterinarian management
10. Anesthesia and pharmacology – basic principles
11. Nutrition of teleosts and elasmobranchs – veterinary aspects
12. Necropsy techniques
13. Welfare, training and enrichment – general approach
14. Training and enrichment in the Aquarium setting

We’d like to thank our friends in Israel for their warm hospitality and we can’t wait to get back to the Holy City, and float around in the Dead Sea!