Sea Life Sunshine Coast

Coordinates: 26°40′58.25″S 153°07′16.6″E / 26.6828472°S 153.121278°E / -26.6828472; 153.121278
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Sea Life Sunshine Coast
Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Volume of largest tank2,500,000 L (660,000 US gal)[1]
MembershipsZAA[2]
Websitewww.sealifesunshinecoast.com.au

Sea Life Sunshine Coast at

Sea Life Centre owned by Merlin Entertainments
, and is globally referred to as Sea Life Sunshine Coast by the firm. It was formerly known as UnderWater World.

History

UnderWater World officially opened in 1989.[3]

Several scenes in the

Police Story 4: First Strike were shot in the park,[4]
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.[5]

In July 2013, UnderWater World's owners,

Sea Life Centre and relaunched in December 2013.[6][7][8]

Exhibits

Some examples of the largest exhibits at the aquarium include:

Ocean Tunnel

A moving walkway in an 80-metre (260 ft)

trevallies. One resident, a brown whipray has lived at the aquarium since 1989.[1]

In November 2011, the shark tank and moving walkway were closed for an upgrade.[9][10]

Seal Island

There are six seals at Sea Life Sunshine Coast: Long-nosed fur seals Birubi, Moana, Saturday and Sly; Subantarctic fur seal Nelson and Australian sea lion Teiko, who are the residents of the main Seal Island exhibit.[11]

Little penguins are a recent addition to the aquarium, with a specially built exhibit constructed for a family of them.

Other exhibits

include: Bay of Rays, Billabong, Coastal Wrecks, Coral Kingdom, Freshwater Streams, Frogs, Jellyfish Kingdom, Seahorse Sanctuary and Tidal Touchpools.

Shows and talks

Sea Life Sunshine Coast presents seal shows and wildlife information talks, and has hands-on marine displays. Shows at the park include:

  • Seal Shows in the Seal Stadium
  • Stingray Reef talks
  • Ocean Tunnel Tours
  • Touch Pool
  • Jellyfish Tours
  • Behind the Scenes Tours

Conservation

Sea Life Sunshine Coast is a rehabilitation centre for turtles, seals, and other marine animals.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sharks Alive". underwaterworld.com.au. UnderWater World. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Member Location Map". zooaquarium.org.au. ZAA. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Turtles in Trouble". underwaterworld.com.au. UnderWater World. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Jackie Chan's First Strike". imdb.com. The Internet Movie database. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Frozen Giant Squid on display in Australia". tonmo.com.au. TONMO: The Octopus News Magazine Online. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  6. ^ "More Exciting Changes" (Press release). UnderWater World. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. ^ Muir, Kristy (11 July 2013). "Breathing a new $6.5 million SEA LIFE into UnderWater World". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  8. ^ Silva, Kristian (19 December 2013). "Underwater World finishes $6.5 million upgrade". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Shark Tank closed during peak season". sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Exciting new Shark Tunnel Upgrade". underwaterworld.com.au. UnderWater World. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Visitor's guide to UnderWater World". sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

External links

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