Singapore Oceanarium to open in Sentosa on July 23
Singapore Oceanarium to open in Sentosa on July 23
SINGAPORE – The new Singapore Oceanarium – previously known as S.E.A. Aquarium – is set to welcome visitors in Sentosa from July 23, after about three months of renovation works.
The facility will be three times larger than its predecessor and will feature 22 immersive zones, Resorts World Sentosa announced on May 26.
Visitors will get to see various spaces of the ocean – from shallow water s to deep sea – and explore the ocean in different time periods, from prehistoric time to the present day.
One of the exhibits is Ocean Wonders, home to one of the world's largest kreisel habitats a nd thousands of moon jellies. A kreisel tank is a specialised tank used to house delicate marine creatures such as jellyfish.
The Ocean Wonders exhibit feature thousands of moon jellies.
PHOTO: RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA
Another exhibit, Singapore's Coast, features mangrove-inspired landscapes and interactive habitants that highlight native biodiversity.
In the oceanarium's Open Ocean zone, visitors can get up close and personal with reef manta rays and zebra sharks, which swim among thousands of other marine animals behind a 36m-wide viewing panel.
Adjacent to the oceanarium will be a research and learning centre, equipped with immersive learning labs, collaborative workspaces, seminar rooms and a rooftop event space.
The centre 'enhances Singapore Oceanarium's educational offerings and provides advanced facilities for scientists and researchers to conduct valuable research work and drive marine science outreach on-site', Resorts World Sentosa said.
'Singapore Oceanarium represents the next frontier for marine education and sustainability,' said Mr Tan Hee Teck, CEO of Resorts World Sentosa. 'We have created not just a destination, but a catalyst for change, a place where curiosity transforms into knowledge, and knowledge into real action.'
S.E.A. Aquarium closed for renovation on April 30, after 12 years of operations.
Singapore Oceanarium's vice-president Lam Xue Ying added that the transformation of the facility has been 'years in the making'.
'We are dedicated to inspiring a new generation of ocean stewards by taking ocean education and interactive storytelling to the next level, through naturalistic habitats and immersive technology,' said Ms Lam.
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