Rays and seahorse among 180 creatures that died at National Aquarium in Galway

A total of 180 animals died at the National Aquarium of Ireland in Galway during a period of less than 10 months in 2018, including a number of species considered to be at risk of extinction.

All but one of the aquarium’s 19 Atlantic cod were wiped out by disease during the period. The fish has “vulnerable” status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of threatened species.