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If you are looking for activities to make the most of the coast this summer The Wildlife Trusts’ National Marine Week runs until Sunday 8th August and is full of inspiring ideas.
Would you like to go on a deep-sea virtual reality adventure? Dive into an immersive world of discovery and swim with sharks, humpback whales, polar bears and other marine wildlife with the Let’s Explore Oceans Mega Pack. Suitable for ages 7+, the family-friendly educational experience offers a thrilling underwater adventure where users can immerse themselves in … Read more
The Wildlife Trusts this week published their Marine Review for 2019, revealing both highs and lows for our coastal wildlife. Compiled by the Trusts’ Living Seas teams, together with thousands of volunteers who are the eyes and ears of the UK coast, the report looks back at some memorable moments from the past year. In good news, … Read more
SEA LIFE Brighton has launched a new £2.7 million Day & Night ocean exhibit, allowing visitors to experience 24 hours on a coral reef as part of an immersive display – the first of its kind in the UK. Home to over 840 stunning sea creatures, the impressive 700,000 litre display features an ocean tunnel … Read more
Edinburgh Zoo will host a world-exclusive this summer with the first-ever showing of BRICKLIVE Ocean. The display, featuring more than one million LEGO® bricks and over 30 life-sized sculptures, includes a killer whale, a hammerhead shark, and a giant squid, among other marine creatures forming an interactive trail around the Zoo. Lyndy Donaldson, the Zoo’s … Read more
An epic new feature documentary about the illegal killing of sharks will go on general release this week. Sharkwater Extinction, from award-winning director Rob Stewart, is the story of one man’s mission to protect sharks from extinction and save the oceans before it’s too late. More than 150 million sharks are being killed every year … Read more
SEA LIFE Brighton is inviting families to unveil their inner superhero in a brand-new interactive adventure this half-term – Underwater Superheroes. As they navigate from tank to tank, guests will face challenges from SEA LIFE’s Super 5 subaquatic superheroes – starfish, shark, octopus, crab, and seahorse. Will you be able to spot the invisible camouflaged … Read more
The Great Eggcase Hunt along the Yorkshire coastline was a spectacular success for The Shark Trust in 2018. Large numbers were recorded, with Hull aquarium The Deep finding over 600 shark and ray eggcases during their events alone. Dramatic storms hitting the east coast contributed to the high volume, but more data is needed to … Read more
A fascinating new exhibition exploring the secrets of life within an incredible cross-section of animals will open in Scotland this autumn. Visitors to SEA CREATURES: Life Beneath The Ocean will be able to glimpse inside a number of majestic beasts, learning all about their complex life systems. Fifty ethically sourced, real-life specimens will be showcased within the exhibition, … Read more
A new project aimed at saving one of the world’s rarest sharks launched in Wales today and local community groups are being asked to help. Once abundant in Welsh waters, the Critically Endangered Angelshark is the focus of this pioneering new project that aims to safeguard this unique species. ‘The Angel Shark Project: Wales’, led … Read more
NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), has undergone a massive expansion, making it one of the largest aquariums in the world. The new large-scale structure will open its doors to the public this Saturday 19th May and is a real architectural, aquatic and technical triumph for NAUSICAA and the first of its kind … Read more
Sea Life Brighton, the world’s oldest operating aquarium, is offering up to 50% off its most popular experiences when purchased online between Friday 24 and Monday 27 November. Discounts during its four-day Black Friday sale will be available on VIP feeding experiences including ray, turtle and shark feeds. At half the usual price, a shark … Read more
Visit The Deep aquarium in Hull from 21 October and fully immerse yourself in a brand new interactive ocean experience. Digi:Sea is a family friendly exhibit that invites visitors to design an animal, upload it to the sketch ocean wall and watch as your very own creation becomes an animated work of art. Release your … Read more
A year ago, NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer, joined forces with the MEGAPTERA Association to launch a crowdfunding project for the tagging of the world’s largest fish, the whale shark. The project was successful and one of NAUSICAA’s diver-handlers joined the MEGAPTERA teami n Djibouti just before Christmas where the tag was … Read more
Staff at Sea Life Brighton are busy counting all of its sea creatures as part of its New Year stock take. A team of eight people are undertaking a roll call of up to 3,500 creatures, including sharks, turtles and seahorses. It is expected to take up to six weeks to ensure that all residents match the … Read more
Visitors to Sea Life Brighton are being urged to help safeguard the future of short-snouted seahorses, lobsters and sponges who all call the seas off Beachy Head home. Sea Life helped the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and others persuade the Government to approve a 24-square-kilometre stretch of coastal waters from Brighton to Beachy Head being … Read more
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