THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, January 25, 1996 TAG: 9601250523
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 23 lines
STEVE EARLEY/The Virginian-Pilot
Weighing in at 1,600 pounds, a model of a juvenile humpback whale is
secured into place Wednesday at the Virginia Marine Science Museum's
new Atlantic Ocean Pavilion. The 40-foot fiberglass creation depicts
the type of young whales that frequent the waters off Virginia Beach
in the winter while the adults migrate to the Caribbean to breed.
The popular museum is nearing completion on a $35 million expansion
and renovation that will include a 300,000-gallon ocean aquarium,
70,000-gallon sea turtle aquarium, and first South Hampton Roads
IMAX theater. A June opening is planned.
by CNB