Just as quickly, she had lost it all. Only five months later, at two minutes after midnight on November 14, 2016, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the area, bringing devastation. Half of the marine animals were lost when tanks broke, and with power out and no way to manage life support systems for the animals, the survivors were released into the nearby marine reserve. The building which housed the aquarium on Wakatu Quay has since been demolished, but White is determined to re-establish the aquarium.
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Although the Kaikoura aquarium was lost in the 2016 earthquake, Janelle White is determined to see it re-established. She is currently managing the aquarium in Picton.
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