We are running a competition for our Sharkey’s boys and girls at the moment.
We have a Shark egg in our aquarium which has been growing there for the last month or so.
It is a Banded Cat Shark and will grow to about four feet eventually. The egg itself is called a ‘Mermaids Purse’ and we are expecting it to hatch any day now.
We have linked a webcam to the egg and you can watch the progress of the Shark (which can be seen growing inside as the egg is quite translucent) at http://www.sharkeyscutsforkids.com/loc_malahide.html
We are asking all our customers to guess what day and time they think the Shark pup will hatch, whoever guesses right will get to name the Shark and also win a fish tank (with fish!) worth up to €500!.
So far we have had an incredible response – our marine biologist Kealin Doyle has been on the Mooney Show, City Channel and we have been getting weekly slots on 98fm for the last three weeks at prime time (8.30am) giving updates on the Sharks progress.