The feedings costs are bound to be astronomical. I mean, what in God's name are they giving those whale sharks to snack on? Don't they eat tons of krill? Besides, those creatures can become huge, but will never reach normal size in this prison, their minds stunted in this artificial (and, from the looks of it, dull) environment.

There's sure to be a hidden cost here, like with fish bred in captivity (for human consumption). That's supposed to be sustainable. Hah!

Still, what I remarked above, it's an impressive sight (relatively speaking); and I don't mean to kick the caretakers in the groin with my snipy observations, which I think aren't unfounded. This display may raise a lot of awareness among people, advance scientific knowledge, and other good things. I'm more in favor of, say, 'displaying' creatures that are cared for in a realistic natural habitat, though.

Okay, I'll shut up now, before we get into keeping parrots in cages, or lions, tigers, and panthers behind bars, and you name it.

I doubt it would be easy/possible to duplicate as you suggest. But you are right when you suggest that it's not fair to these creatures, no matter how beautiful it may seem to us. :(

That's an interesting thought to consider. At first I would think they would be more content to live in a safe environment that would extend their lifespan, where they are well fed and cared for.

But then we must acknowledge that a cage is still a cage, no matter how comfortable it is.

Do these fish care that they are locked up? Do they have any concept of being imprisoned in these conditions? Does their perception really matter at all, or is just a human manifestation? Is it because we have the ability to discern that there's a distinction between right and wrong that we project our own morality onto other beings, or is there a universal truth that is undeniable and supersedes all else?

round and round the cage they go. life is a circle but this is broken