NC, GA Aquariums collaborate to move sand tiger sharks to new, larger homes

The Fort Fisher location has housed the two sharks for almost a decade, where they resided in the 235,000-gallon Cape Fear Shoals habitat.

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 349

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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North Carolina Aquariums and the Georgia Aquarium came together to transport two sand tiger sharks across the state.

The move began at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, where staff secured a female weighing 282 pounds and a male weighing 165 pounds into a special cargo net, the North Carolina Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources shared on Wednesday.

They then loaded the sharks using a telehandler — a machine that’s like …

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