Table 1.

Environmental characteristics for aquarium sand tiger sharks Carcharias taurus.

Institution	Sharks (n)	Seawater	Light/photoperiod	Temperature (°C)	Temperature change (°C)	Enclosure
Georgia Aquarium affiliate Marineland Dolphin Adventure	5	Natural	Natural/natural	14.1–29.2	12–15	248 550 l 2.1 m deep 12.2 m round
Ripley’s Aquariums	2	Artificial	Artificial/13L:11D	17–25	2–8	208 198 l 1.7 m deep 12.2 m round
Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium	6	Natural	Artificial with natural influence	23 ± 1	<2	357 340 l 1.3 m deep 12.2 m round
Aquarium of the Pacific	1	Natural	Natural/natural	24.4 ± 0.6	<2	16 052 l 1.8 m deep oval
Shark Reef Aquarium	4	Artificial	Artificial/15L:9D	22.8–24.4	<2	4900 kl 6.7 m deep