The Vancouver Aquarium, the first public aquarium in the country, could shut down permanently within several months unless it begins receiving financial aid, according to its CEO. If it continues losing money at that rate, the aquarium will run out of reserve funding by summer, Ocean Wise CEO Lasse Gustavsson said. The Vancouver Aquarium is a not-for-profit operation, but depends primarily on revenue from visitors rather than government support. Ocean Wise has gone to provincial, federal and the city governments to ask for millions in emergency financial aid, but has not yet succeeded. Ocean Wise, which runs the Vancouver Aquarium, says it costs $1 million per month to feed and care for the 70,000 animals at the facility.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2020 15:56 UTC