Aquarist For A Day at the New England Aquarium!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ย. 2015
- Jonathan Bird's Blue World visits the New England Aquarium as a volunteer aquarist for a day to learn what it takes to care for thousands of fish in dozens of exhibits, up to the massive 200,000 gallon Giant Ocean Tank (GOT). What he finds is an eye opener-it's not all fun and games. Maintaining an aquarium is serious work. But it does have its benefits, as Jonathan discovers while diving in the GOT and feeding the sharks. This segment won a New England Emmy Award!
#aquarium #scuba #scubadiving #underwater #sharks #sandtigersharks #newenglandaquarium #massachusetts #boston
This segment was originally posted in 2012 but this is an HD version re-posted in 2015.
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Founded in 1969, the New England aquarium is one of the most famous public aquaria in the United States, and an icon of Boston. Over a million people visit the New England Aquarium every year to see amazing exhibits and the world-famous Giant Ocean Tank-a 200,000 gallon tropical coral reef exhibit.
Dozens of aquarists work here and I’m going to find out what it takes to keep the exhibits running.
Since I’m not exactly skilled labor, they start me out with something easy. Or maybe I’m just the low man on the totem pole.
But I think they saved the disgusting drain cleaning chore for me. That’s OK-I’m working up to the good stuff.
At last, I have graduated to something important: food prep. All the fish need something special to eat, and all of that food has to be prepared in advance.
Squid are one of the main items on the menu, and they have to be prepared by removing the beaks and then cutting them into appropriately-sized pieces.
Food preparation takes a lot of time and it has to be done 4 times a day!
Then, I remove the roe from capelin. The eggs are food for smaller animals in the exhibits and the fish themselves are fed to larger animals.
Finally, it’s out to the GOT-the Giant Ocean Tank-to start feeding some of the fish. I’m surprised to learn that the fish are hand fed!
Outside, it’s the middle of winter in Boston, with temperatures below freezing, but I’m getting ready to do a tropical dive!
I’m really excited about my dive, but I can’t help worrying about what tasks lay ahead of me in my aquarist training program.
I hit the warm water with a splash while hundreds of people watch, and head down below the surface to swim with the fish in this enormous fish tank. Except for all the people looking in through the glass, it would be easy to believe this was a real Caribbean reef. There are so many fish and the water is so clear, I feel just like I’m diving at some beautiful Caribbean island.
Of all the animals in the tank, of course the Sand Tiger sharks are my favorite. The aquarists keep them well fed, so they are not aggressive at all. But they are beautiful to watch.
Unfortunately, I have to work. A diver has to scrub these windows every day to keep the algae from growing on them. I tried to tell them I don’t do windows, but an aquarist’s job is never finished.
Still, I can think of worse jobs than diving in the GOT to scrub the glass and giving people a clear view of the fish.
Meanwhile, Sherrie is checking the health of the fish. She’s down on the bottom examining a nurse shark that has a small cut.
When I finally finish the windows, Sherrie demonstrates how she feeds the Sand Tiger sharks.
They aren’t always hungry since they are fed regularly. But the aquarists use a pole to feed them because when they do decide to eat, you wouldn’t want your fingers anywhere near those teeth!
I hang back and film the action for a while, but soon Sherrie decides that I’m ready to try feeding the fish. This is exciting! I finally get to do the fun stuff!
She hands me some squid and I look for a taker. The pressure is on because everyone is watching!
A cownose ray comes up and tries to take the squid from me, but I haven’t quite gotten the hang of it. The ray gives up and moves on.
So I try feeding the nurse shark using the pole, just like Sherrie showed me. Talk about getting the cold shoulder!
At last Sherrie takes pity on my pathetic attempts and gives me some capelin. I’m told I can’t go wrong with this irresistible delicious fish.
My first taker is a cow nosed ray, and I can’t resist giving her a little belly rub as she swims over.
Next Myrtle the Turtle comes over. Turtles are supposed to eat plants and jellyfish, but Myrtle isn’t picky. As you can see from her figure, she likes food. And when Myrtle wants food, you give it to her! Forget the sharks, Myrtle runs this tank.
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THE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ARE KICKING IN
the scene i liked the most when i used to watch this was when you were debeaking the squids
Why is that the same for me 😮
whenever I'm having a bad day, I will just watch Jonathan's videos and being fascinated by those amazing sea creatures!
Your profile pic what a legend
SAME
Saaaaaame
Carol an Lyons 😂
I've been wanting to do something in marine biology for a while, and recently I've settled on aquarist. I love finding videos like these because not only are they educational for others but they help me prepare and know what to expect in the future! I am so looking forward to this type of work
Can u explain what the difference is?
How’s it going with your journey?? I’m about to head on mine
my 8 year old daughter has been wanting to dive for many years. Thank you for helping her Jonathon! she finaly learned to snorkel!
This is such a wholesome dude. I'ma get my Scuba licences.
Me to junior certification
FuckBeeMakeHoney JUST DO IT WE AINT STOPPING YA
Are you working on it still?
I have my junior certificate
And I’m ten
@@KSZ2163 hello fellow ten year old
I used to watch Jonathan's videos to seek comfort when I was young. He made me want to study more about the ocean and marine life. Sadly I didn't take the route when I went to college, but I never miss an opportunity to study them on my own
Same here man, I’m a freshman in college rn and although i love marine biology i’m a business major right now
@@gdheavy1006 what a coincidence! I'm on a business course too
I have been wanting to be a marine biologist for about 6 years now. I became a certified SDI Scuba Diver and I have been diving several miles off the coast! This is a fun career. I am just letting you guys know that.
who cares
I do
@@sumshossain2995 i do
@@sumshossain2995 i do
Sums Hossain I do
I do marine biology, when I'm a kid! I always love going on my iPad searching up facts and writing it down in my note book!
That's me
I really wouldn't mind cleaning everything. To me it's like meditation, and knowing it's making a healthier environment for the animals would make it even better.
aint so sure that animals care about someone cleaning the floor in the kitchen
@@Engifarting456 well, humans are technically animals!
@@gremloid true but i mean like the typical animals like squirrels, spiders or fish
When I get older I would LOVE!!!! TO BE A MARINE BIOLOGIST
Same
me toooooooooooo my fave animal is a mako shark
Me to
It’s always been my dream to be a marine biologist 🦑🐙🐡🐠🐟🐬🐳🦀🦞🦐🐋🦈
@NATHANIELJ HILL my favorite is a sand tiger shark 🦈
9:43 murtle is so cute
This was my favorite video of yours to watch when I was younger! This video is a living relic, that I never seem to forget about!
And the magic of TH-cam is that the video sticks around for a new generation of viewers!
WAIT I WAS HERE WHEN U DID THIS OMG!! Also, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your videos. PLS CONTINUE!! You were here for most of my childhood, and you still fascinate me. ❤️❤️
Ahhh! Such fun, once you get past the working end that is!
Jonathan: forget the Sharks Myrtle runs this tank
The three Sharks swim over
Shark: we 'll be the judges of that
9:43 murtle is so cute
Don’t watch this video or else everyone will die
@@cross6749 I watched the video
I really wanna study marine biology and possibly zoology as well. My dream job would be to become an aquarist. After watching this video I know that I would love this job.
same
Queen G xx same
Me toi
Same
Same
My dad used to take me to the New England Aquarium and bought me a pretzel 🥨 outside fist. Fond memories! ❤️
I wish life was this positive
Lol
What do you mean
I now
It can be
YEAH ME TO IT WOULD BE SO COOL OH MY GOD SO COOL VERY COOL SO COOL OH MY GOD THAT IS SO GOOD VERY GOOD PRETTY BAD GOOID BAD GOOD GGOOOD BAD THAT IS OKAY RIGHT OH MY GOD TALK TO YOU Ltwr apple theme that yeah urinate oh my god we optometry
That pole that they used to feed the sharks looks like a big caprisun straw
To the sharks it is 😝
That Turtle was so big!! I loved it!
Why even after almost 8 years their videos stil look modern with pretty high quality i love to watch these and im not even an adult, keep the good content bro
I’ve been looking into a career as an aquarist and this video was wonderful help to know what to expect!
Right down the road from where I live & was born & raised! I've been here so many times I lost count! Myrtle the turtle has been there since the aquarium opened. She's been there since 1969...👍 🐢❤️
The intro music hits hard plus is unacceptably COOL AND FUN
I haven’t watch this a long time and I decided to watch this again to study sea animals and I can’t believe I’m so exited
For everyone asking, these are re-uploads, but they are in HD now, also it gives people who are new to his channel to see his older videos without doing a lot of looking, also I love it because it gives me an excuse to watch them all again:3
+Survivor 2439 Thanks!
💩🤑☠️👻🦄💜❤️👺😅😇😋🤗😫😕😀😇😋🤗😏😕😶🍭👩👦👦👨👦👦🐣🐤🐽🐹🕶🐤🙉🐷🐭👓👓💼🐱🐮🐧🦁🦊🐶🍔 🎲🎲🎲🥁🥁
The school year is over and I still watch this stuff cause it’s so damn amazing
I have to tell you, Jonathan... I really envy you (in a good way) when at the beginning of the video you welcome us to your "World". I like that. Your Blue World is almost three times as big as ours, here on dry land. It is stunningly magnificent. Full of life that couldn't be more diverse at every nook and cranny one looks at than it is already. Thanks for this much sharper version. Keep it up.
+Mark Said Thanks Mark!!!!
Mark Said ddd
Mark Said
I don't think there is no way to envy someone in a "good way".
envying somebody in a bad way is not a thing
I'm watching this in 720 60 fps and it's STUNNING to say the least :)
+DeathGaming134 Yeah, TH-cam's new 60p capability looks absolutely awesome!!! So we are taking advantage of it and going back and putting up some of our more popular back episodes in 60p. We are releasing all our new season 5 episodes in 1080/60p! Talk about stunning....it's actually better than broadcast quality. Who could have seen that coming 5 years ago?
Oh man, I should have read the comments first. I didn't realize I was in 480p the whole time!
+BlueWorldTV ohhhh please don't do that again when you clean 😕😕😕😕😕😕
This has always been my favo episode :)
Great videos after years
Thank you for this HD version! It was really nice to see the aquarium life from the inside, as well as what some of the employees have to deal with in addition to being able to dive with the fish in the GOT.
I subscribed when I found some of your other videos about Lemon Sharks and also one where the Sand Tiger Shark was one of the highlights of the episode. Ever since I watched an episode of the BBC series Quite Interesting where the British comedian Bill Bailey guessed wrongly about a Sand Tiger Shark being a Nurse Shark, I have wanted to discover how to spot the difference between Lemon Sharks and Sand Tiger Sharks.
It sort of reminded me of when my father and I took a tourist diving class in Malindi, Kenya back in 1985 (I was 17 then), when I got to stroke a Moray Eel under its chin and throat. It was very friendly and docile, although I had a strange feeling knowing that my German diving instructor once lost half of his thumb to a different Moray Eel, earlier in his career (he told us it was because he hadn't respected that moray eel well enough, so it mistook his finger for bait).
I am hoping to find a way to arrange some kind of tropical dive event for my 50th birthday in 2 years. My dilemma is what I would like to experience the most if I get to arrange it then, how to pick a specific place and species to look for as a highlight of that occasion. Any suggestions are welcome, both species and places. I am a little bit slow in my reaction speed, so I would probably enjoy the most to dive in shallow waters to make the air tanks last as long as possible. By the way, I live near Oslo, Norway. Our cold waters (even in summer) tend to be less exciting as well as more demanding in terms of physical effort and air usage.
+Trond Børge Krokli The closest and easiest travel-wise for you in Norway would be the Red Sea I would think.
+BlueWorldTV Thanks, that is a good point. That is often what I have heard about from friends in the past. I will check out its current status of safety, locations and available services. Sharm El Sheikh is the most referred tourist diving site from what I recall. I also recall that Sharm El Sheikh had some difficulties during the recession and the Iraq war period. I need to brush up on my information from that region.
Trond Børge Krokli ø
My teacher is lit. He swam with sharks, orcas, and saved 2 kids in Hawaii in shark invested waters
In the wild. Because if he is one lucky man. And I thing those kids parent are extremely glad.
Bro nobody's teachers does that I'm not interested
Oh no its oh yeah yeah boy
Dope
sharks won attack. only if threten. sharks wont eat humans. with the exeption of Great whites. they are big predators. most sharks will stay away from humans. but it is still very important to respect wild life specialy predator land or sea
I love learning about animals and I love all the shows it now and it was even this one
Hey Jonathan this is my favorite video that you have put out! I have watched countless of times! You have kept my dream alive of working marine animals! now I am a penguin intern at this exact Aquarium! yes you do whole lot of cleaning.
Wow, thanks!
I recomend going to Singapore's sea aquarium. You'll be pretty suprised
lol that noise when you took the beak off the squid XD
In my opinion you are the best scuba diver and I think that any dive is going to be easy for you.
Loving these HD re-uploads
+Miz-Q8i Thanks! Glad you noticed! Many many more coming!!!
I love sharks
This is probably one of the best videos detailing the routine of an aquarist. I've always had a dream of working with animals and this helps me out a lot!!
I think I remember this aquarium, I been there two times. Man……. I really missed that place as kid a lot. Wish I could go there again.
Hahaha, your videos should be played on Discovery Channel. You've got an awesome sense of humour, and I actually pay attention to your commentary. I'm watching all your videos now, dude. Subscribed!
Nice!!
YOU GUYS ARE BOTH SO COOL JONATHAN AND COYOTE ITS PERFECT
Nice and aosmm. ...👍✌👌👏👏👏👏
8:03
Shark: nom
Woman: give me the stick please
Shark: but I want the stick
Woman: please
Shark. Noooo
That was Jaws and Brody at one point in Jaws
😂 😂 💀
This Channel Is Dead I'm pretty sure he wanted the food on the stick. But what do I know? He's a sand shark and I'm a thresher.
Jonathan you are awesome!!! I really love your work! God bless you!
😠
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The people who go back and watch all the old videos they Rock and I love them whenever I'm having a good day and I want to go to sleep I just listen to the music that is in his interest and Jonathan Bird videos I love this videos man he's a great TH-camr
Thanks!
XD
"Forget the Shark he Murtle own his tank"
This dude is my childhood, I loved this episode. I remember I always watched it when I got a chicken nuggie happy meal at the age of 7.
LOL, I love it! How old are you now?
@@BlueWorldTV I am now 13
I lived in Boston and I went to Billings Montana but still visit every summer love that aquarium bin there lots of times
Beautiful place watching from Vietnam
i dove there in 2004 ..I understand its the oldest..I really enjoyed the 25 cent tour of facility..I was surprised they pump their watet directly from boston harbor..The coolest part was swimming inside of the fibrtglass reef structure..Inside we found turtles amd eels..What a great time
The nurse shark is like: I was sleeping...
Late it be like: IM HUNGRYY COME BACKKK
Awesome vid. Myrtle the turtle is cool.
yay the NEA and yay from Boston...thanky
This is freaking awesome
I watched this channel since I was 5 years old and I just wanted to come back to it :)
The cow nose ray looks cute Jonathan
Thank you john
Holy crap it’s been so long since I’ve watch a video from you I remember watching you before I went to kindergarten
Wowww this is so amazing and peaceful 😍😍
Your videos are really fantastic .
This was a really good video! Very interesting. I love how well they look after their fish and other sea creatures :)
This would be a really good video to show school kids :)
You Did Great John, 👍
I literally closed my eyes when he was cleaning the drain
Haha omg I can't believe they made you scrub the floors XD ;)
yesterday I went fishing and had a swimming lesson how cool is that
I'm making my stuffed penguin watch this HE REMEMBERS THAT PLACE!
Reminds me of that scene from "Finding Dory"
This channel is the best!
When he said "shh people work here" I screamed at my phone
This was always my dream job as a kid. Especially after seeing the mermaid shows they put on.
THE FIRST BEST THING IN MY LIFE!
Good dive! I have visited just about one week ago Aquarium of Palma de Mallorca. They have a couple of sand tiger sharks too.
i like this episode plz plz plz do more i wathc every of ur vid plz do it also keep up the goodwork :*
I love your videos!!!
I love this so much
Lmao the East is so adorable
That’s was the most confident no I wouldn’t Iv heard!
amazing job
I love this vid I always watch it
I just love your channel, I am watching it constantly. It always feels relaxing and cool. Always learning a lot since I can't even swim. I am somehow scared of the sea. Thank you and your team for the great work you do and happy 2020.
Lots of love from Sweden.
Wow is that a shark? Amazing!
The ray and the turtle are adorable. ^^
+Pile of carbon Let me tell you, that turtle is the most aggressive animal in the tank! Her name is Myrtle and she has been there since the aquarium opened in 1969. She is big and very pushy!
Pile of carbon
Pile of carbon œœœœœ
Yep
Pile of carbon I’ve
My childhood these where cute videos 🥰
I went there last summer and it was superrr nice💯💯
That’s awesome
Jonathan bird is funny when he is swimming with sea animals it like he part of a school of fish
i love this
i was not expecting to see my home aquarium!!
i am a huge fan i have been watching since 7 i love your videos
Thanks!
It’s so fun there
I live in Fitchburg Massachusetts! I go there like 2 times a year!
The nurse shark it pretty cool!
I love our nature....let's preserve it
I love your videos and I am your number one ☝️ fan
I love when blue world pops up on my tv and I love to watch it so much and I also love turtles 🐢
ty for the heart blue world tv
Hi Jonathan everyday I watch your video because I like coral and animals it so cute
I wish i could scuba dive with jonathan dreams on my list 🙂