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Conserve

Every day we impact water, and water impacts us.

The Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI) furthers the Aquarium’s impact by conducting scientific studies, restoring our region’s natural ecosystems and educating members of the public to take conservation action.

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over

75%

of turtle species in the USA occur in the Southeast

there’s been a

+125%

rise in imperiled freshwater fish species in the Southeast over the last 20 years

over

90%

of freshwater mussel species are native to the Southeast

Focus Areas

Lake Sturgeon 21

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Find ways you can connect with and protect your watershed.

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Our Partners

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
Trout Unlimited
Sewanee The University of the South
Tennessee Tech University
The University of Georgia
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Freshwaters Illustrated
  • Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
  • Conservation Fisheries, Inc.
  • Georgia Department of Natural Resources
  • Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Southeastern Fishes Council
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Tennessee
  • U.S. Geological Survey

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