North Carolina Aquariums

And I think that's a key element and that's rich required, actually, as far as when you apply to be on a committee or something like that, you have to have kind of a letter of support from your facility saying, yes, we are supportive of him being a part of this.

And how, Alan, did you evolve after Disney through your career? I vaguely remember, and correct me if I'm wrong, North Carolina Aquarium was a key step in your career path, correct?

Yeah, that's correct.

I was there for a little over seven years as the associate aquarium director to the North End Aquarium on Roanoke Island.

We're, we're, we're essentially independent.

We partner with the North Carolina Aquarium, uh, y- particularly the one on Roanoke Island in Manteo, uh, because, uh, the other activity, one of the other activities we do is stranding response.

So, so if a turtle washes ashore and is sick or injured, uh, our, our volunteers respond and transport that turtle to the aquarium to what they have there called the, or the facility's called the STAR Center, the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center.

Um, and they rehab the turtles and, and hope at some point release them if they're able to.