Our Town: National Aquarium

Emily Anderson Kelly ’10, ’17 works in the Black Tip Reef exhibit.

Emily Anderson Kelly in an aquarium tank

Emily Anderson Kelly ’10, ’17 isn't scared of her work environment. That wouldn't be remarkable except that to do her job, the senior aquarist dives with sharks, stingrays and hundreds of colorful fish in the Black Tip Reef exhibit. Kelly feeds krill, flakes and pellets to the fish, but the sharks eat mostly squid—dropped into the water from land.

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