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The team at Crossley Architects were pleased to see Empyrean Lighting, a local Sunshine Coast company, being acknowledged yesterday for their success exporting LED luminaires globally.

We have enjoyed working closely with Empyrean Lighting on aquarium projects worldwide. Kevin and the team have assisted us with pushing the boundaries of lighting and biomimetics, and we look forward to seeing where the next projects will take us and Australian lighting technology in the future. 

Confronting but true, this video published four years ago by WildAid and Shark Savers to raise awareness of the impact of the consumption of shark fin soup on marine biodiversity shouldn't be forgotten.

Research shows that some shark populations have declined by up to 98% in the last 15 years and an estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year with fins from up to 73 million used for shark fin soup, primarily to supply the market in Mainland China. Spreading awareness is vital to putting an end to this crisis.

Remember “when the buying stops, the killing can too”.

It has been announced that Basel Ozeanium on the Heuwaage site is set to open its doors in 2020.

"Resorts World Sentosa's S.E.A. Aquarium is now the official record holder of two Guinness World Records - it is the world's largest aquarium and has the world's largest acrylic panel in its Ocean Gallery.

The S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore houses more than 80,000 animals of over 800 species in 42.8 million litres of water.

The world's largest acrylic panel in the Ocean Gallery at the aquarium measures 36 metres wide by 8.3 metres tall and weighs more than 250,000 kg. Its surface area is equivalent to two rows of three double-decker buses stacked on top of one another.