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Location Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Volume of largest tank 2,500,000 l (660,000 US gal) Website www.underwaterworld.com.au Similar Sunshine Coast - Queensland, Aussie World, The Ginger Factory, Australia Zoo, Point Cartwright Light Profiles | ||
Underwater world mooloolaba
Australia adventures underwater world sea life aquarium
History
UnderWater World officially opened in 1989.
Contents
- Underwater world mooloolaba
- Australia adventures underwater world sea life aquarium
- History
- Exhibits
- Shows and talks
- Conservation
- References
Several scenes in the Jackie Chan 1996 film Police Story 4: First Strike were shot in the park, including a scene in the main aquarium. In one of the scenes a tourist family is visible in the reflection on one of the tanks.
During the period of Christmas on 2006 UnderWater World had a Giant Squid preserved in a block of ice on display.
In July 2013, UnderWater World's owners, Merlin Entertainments, announced that they would be spending $6.5 million on the refurbishment of the facilities. As part of the process, the aquarium was rebranded as a Sea Life Centre and relaunched in December 2013.
Exhibits
A moving walkway in a 80-metre (260 ft) shark tunnel under the 2,500,000-litre (660,000 US gal) oceanarium takes visitors past several viewing windows, with fish swimming all around the walkway. The exhibit includes three separate habitats: coral reef, cave and open ocean. Its residents include rays, moray eels, grey nurse sharks, sandbar whalers, whitetip reef sharks, and zebra sharks.
In November 2011, the shark tank and moving walkway were closed for an upgrade.
There are about seven seals at UnderWater World, one New Zealand fur seal, two Australian fur seals and four Australian sea lions which make up part of the Seal Island Exhibit.
This exhibit is an interactive journey from land to deep sea. It features the world’s largest marine, land and migratory crab species. Species of crabs in the exhibit include giant Japanese spider crabs, robber crabs (also known as coconut crabs) and Christmas Island red and blue crabs.
UnderWater World is also home to a fresh water Crocodile.
Shows and talks
UnderWater World presents seal shows and wildlife information talks, and has hands-on marine displays. Shows at the park include:
Conservation
UnderWater World is a rehabilitation centre for turtles, dugongs, dolphins and seals.