conservation behind the aquarium glass : Omaha, NE

At the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium,  artist Randi Renate meets with Mitch Carl, the curator of aquatics and Lindsey Condray, senior aquarist and coral husbandry specialist working in conversation and care of the aquarium's many corals and projects. Following an extensive behind the scenes tour of their many scientific investigations in the fields of genetics, reproductive physiology, medicine, and more, listen in depth about their conservation projects, groundbreaking research, and discoveries happening at the Omaha aquarium. 

This conversations are a part of Randi Renate's 2023 Bemis Center Artist Residency. This episode, and the following, will focus on stories happening in the midwest and how, even far from the oceans coast, an emphasis on care for our waters, ocean habitats and ecosystems remain as a strong narrative in sustaining these delicate systems against climate change.