Named the Kuroshio Sea, this enormous tank at the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan is over 30 feet deep, 110 feet wide, and nearly 90 feet long. It holds more than 8000 tons of water, equal to about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. Eighty local species of fish are on display here including manta rays, and [...]
One of the largest aquariums in the world, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, has an annual attendance of 1.8 million and holds 35,000 plants and animals representing 623 species. Incidentally, this is the site of a former cannery.
One specially fantastic exhibit, is the Kelp Forest Aquarium – a 33-foot (10-m) high tank for viewing California coastal [...]
The Calgary Zoo is reopening a popular exhibit of cow nose rays because it is confident the creatures are not in any danger. However, visitors will no longer be able to touch or feed the marine animals after 41 of them died last May under unexplained circumstances.
As a safeguard, the zoo has installed an oxygen [...]
Situated on Aberdeenshire’s scenic coast in the traditional fishing town of Macduff, Macduff Marine Aquarium features marine life from the Moray Firth, Scotland’s largest bay, in a variety of exciting and innovative exhibits.
So much so, that it has been awarded an award as Scotland’s Best Visitor Experience. Attractions were judged on the experience they delivered [...]
While aquariums have long been a great source of entertainment for Americans, these days there’s oceans more to see than animal trainers dancing with killer whales. A number of sophisticated aquariums have developed programs and exhibits that cater to eco-conscious travelers. So goes ForbesTraveler.com in its ranking of America’s Top Aquariums.
The article goes on to [...]
The Chiang Mai zoo’s new aquarium, which is Southeast Asia’s largest aquarium has finally reopened.
Located in Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand, the aquarium and which also sports the world’s longest viewing tunnel, had been closed for about three weeks, right after its inauguration on Oct 27, to fix some problems in the water [...]
A pair of rare Mediterranean pistol shrimps caught off Falmouth have gone on display at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium.
The bright orange shrimps were caught by fisherman Tim Bailey while he was crabbing two miles south of Pendennis point in Falmouth Bay.
Named after the loud cracking noise they produce to stun their prey, staff at the [...]
Billed as the largest aquarium in the world, the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta encompasses a staggering 550,000 sq ft holding more than 8.1 million gallons worth of water housing more than 100,000 animals across 500 different species.
Think whales sharks, great hammerhead sharks, beluga whales, manta rays, jelly fish … these guys have them all – not [...]
