People prepare to dive with four giant whale sharks and thousands of other fish in the Ocean Voyager exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on Thursday. Visitors can pay $190 to swim or $290 to dive in the 6-million-gallon tank. (Erik S. Lesser / For The Times)
Divers swim with the whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium. Last year, two whale sharks died at the world’s largest aquarium, raising questions about whether the giant beasts should be held in captivity at all. (Erik S. Lesser / For The Times)
Georgia Aquarium officials launched a new program that allows visitors to swim or dive in its whale shark tank for an up-close and personal experience. (Erik S. Lesser / For The Times)
Marine biologists and other observers say the Georgia Aquarium is acting irresponsibly by letting members of the public frolic with a species whose biology and response to captivity is largely unknown. (Erik S. Lesser / For The Times)
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Visitors enjoy the sites underneath the Ocean Voyager exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. (Erik S. Lesser / For The Times)
