National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth
National Aquarium Plymouth logo
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Entrance to the National Marine Aquarium
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| Date opened | 1998 |
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| Location | Plymouth, England |
| Coordinates | 50°22′00″N 4°07′53″W / 50.3666°N 4.1313°WCoordinates: 50°22′00″N 4°07′53″W / 50.3666°N 4.1313°W |
| No. of animals | 4,000 |
| No. of species | 400 |
| Volume of largest tank | 2,500,000 l (660,000 US gal) |
| Memberships | BIAZA |
| Major exhibits | 4 main zones |
| Website | www |
The National Marine Aquarium is a marine aquarium built on reclaimed land in the city of Plymouth, England, in Sutton Harbour, next to the Barbican and fishmarket. It was opened in May 1998, with charitable aims of research, education and conservation. It is the largest aquarium in the United Kingdom.
It is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).
The Aquarium is divided into four main zones: Plymouth Sound, British Coasts, Atlantic Ocean and Blue Planet. A visit to the aquarium goes from the local waters of Plymouth to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
This zone displays marine life found around Plymouth. It concentrates on the surprising range of habitats found around the City. There are 17 tanks (which include a rock pool and a wave tank) are home to approximately 80 species of fish and invertebrates; including local sharks and rays.
The second exhibit is the largest native offering in Britain. As visitors move on to the coasts of Britain, they can discover the potential of renewable energy from our Oceans. This zone houses life-size models of whales and dolphins located around Britain. The large Eddystone tank displays an array of creatures found on the Eddystone reef, 19 km south of Plymouth. Through a huge window, visitors can see conger eels, mullet, pollack, bream, and smooth hound sharks swimming in the open water, flatfish and rays hiding on the seabed, and lobsters and crabs hiding in the rocks.
Jawsome exhibit opened Summer 2016!
Enzo the resident sand tiger shark.
New Jawsome exhibit, previously the Abyss.
Lemon Shark found at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth UK
Lemon Sharks found at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth UK
Moon Jellyfish.
Snorkel, Samson and Cooper from the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth UK
This zone contains various areas within, including 'Ocean Drifters', 'Ocean Lab', 'Observation Deck', 'Lost At Sea' and 'Ocean Predators' The 'Ocean Drifters' jelly exhibit was opened in 2009, and includes moon jellies, Japanese sea nettles, and Upside-down jellyfish, housed in round tanks to prevent damage to their delicate bodies. The other areas take you around the largest tank of the aquarium housing 1,000 Caribbean fish including nurse shark, lemon shark, sand tiger shark, barracuda, southern stingray and tarpon. The tank volume is 2.5 million litres. This exhibit was updated at the end of 2009, with the largest ever shipment of live fish into the UK, from Barbados, West Indies. It was updated again in 2015/16 with the addition of Lemon and sand-tiger sharks.
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