Shedd aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. located on lake michigan , it is located on the museum campus chicago , which it shares with the adler planetarium and the field museum of natural history .. The shedd aquarium family is heartbroken as we say goodbye to mari, one of our beloved northern sea otters. she died wednesday, feb. 7, around 6 p.m., from complications following surgery to remove several tumors in her reproductive tract.. Shedd aquarium was the gift of retail leader john g. shedd, a prot