No. of animals 35,000 Website www.busanaquarium.com Number of species 250 | No. of species 250 Phone +82 51-740-1700 | |
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Location Haeundae Beach, South Korea Address 266 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro, Jung 1(il)-dong, Haeundae, Busan, South Korea Hours Open today · 9AM–9PMSunday9AM–9PMMonday10AM–7PMTuesday10AM–7PMWednesday10AM–7PMThursday10AM–7PMFriday9AM–9PMSaturday9AM–9PMSuggest an edit Similar Taejongdae, Haedong Yonggungsa, Yongdusan Park, Beomeosa, Gwangandaegyo Profiles | ||
Sea life busan aquarium
Sea Life Busan Aquarium is an aquarium located in Haeundae Beach, South Korea.
Contents
There are about 250 species and up to 35,000 marine animals on display. The main tank contains 3,000,000 litres (790,000 US gal) of water, and the animals can be viewed through acrylic windows or from the 80-metre (260 ft) underwater tunnel. There are 40 exhibits, which include penguins, otters, piranha, sea jellies and a touch tank for a close up "hands on" look at a variety of sea creatures.
History
Busan Aquarium is a joint project between Living and Leisure Australia (LLA) and local government. This is the first major tourism undertaking with a local government under the Private Investment Promotion of Infrastructure Law. Living and Leisure Australia has since been acquired by Merlin Entertainments, the worlds second largest attraction operator.
The LLA Group has extensive experience in aquarium operations and also owns four other aquariums in other parts of the world. They are UnderWater World, Queensland, Melbourne Aquarium, Siam Ocean World, and Chang Feng Ocean World, Shanghai. It also manages the Dubai Aquarium and Under Water Zoo under a management contract from the United Arab Emirates.
Busan Aquarium has been rebranded as Sea Life Busan Aquarium as of 1 July 2014.