SeaWorld San Diego was opened in 1964, developed by four fraternity brothers Milt Shedd, Ken Norris, David DeMott and George Millay. SeaWorld Aurora opened in 1970 near Cleveland, Ohio. SeaWorld Orlando was opened in 1973. SeaWorld (San Diego, Aurora, Orlando) was sold to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (a publishing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange) in 1976. They purchased Marineland of the Pacific in 1986 and closed the park. They had opened SeaWorld San Antonio in 1988. In 1989 they sold SeaWorld (San Diego, Aurora, Orlando, San Antonio) to Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest brewer and owner of the Busch Gardens Safari Parks, for US$1.1 billion. In 2001, Anheuser-Busch sold SeaWorld Ohio to Six Flags, which combined the park with the neighboring Geauga Lake to form Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. The animal aquatics portion of the park closed prior to 2004 when Six Flags sold the park to Cedar Fair.
World's largest marine life parkEdit
Belugas swimming in the Abbott Oceanarium at the Shedd Aquarium. The lower level of the Oceanarium allows underwater viewing of the beluga whales and the dolphins.
When a new 170,000-square-foot exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago opened on April 27, 1991, it debuted as the largest indoor marine mammal facility in the world. The position as world's largest oceanarium has since shifted repeatedly in recent years. From 2005 to 2012 it was the Georgia Aquarium in the United States with an initial total water volume of 32,000 m3 (8,500,000 US gal), later it expanded to 38,000 m3 (10,000,000 US gal), and home to 100–120,000 animals of 700 species. In 2012 it was surpassed by Marine Life Park in Singapore with a total water volume of 45,000 m3 (12,000,000 US gal) and over 100,000 animals of more than 800 species.[1] In 2014, the Singapore park was surpassed by the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China, the current record holder, with a total water volume of 48,750 m3 (12,880,000 US gal).[2]
Modern marine aquariums try to create natural environments. A host of marine animals swim together in the four-story cylindrical tank of the New England Aquarium in Boston, which opened in 1969. At the National Aquarium in Baltimore, which opened in 1981, a walkway spirals up through the center of two gigantic cylindrical tanks, the Atlantic Coral Reef and the Shark Alley, which display sharks, sawfish, and other sea creatures. Since then, many new aquariums have sought even greater realism, often concentrating on local environments. Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, which opened in 1984, is an example[according to whom?].[3]
The Afrykarium is the only themed oceanarium devoted solely to exhibiting the fauna of Africa and located in Wrocław, Poland. A part of the Wrocław Zoo, the idea behind the Afrykarium is to comprehensively present selected ecosystems from the continent of Africa.[4]
^"World's largest oceanarium opens". CNNGo Staff. CNN. 2012-11-22.
^"China's Hengqin Ocean Kingdom confirmed as world's largest aquarium as attraction sets five world records". Guinness World Records. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
^Taylor, Leighton R., Aquariums: Windows to Nature, Prentice Hall General Reference, New York, 1993. ISBN0-671-85019-9
^Isler, Danuta. "A trip to Wroclaw Afrykarium". Radio Poland. Radio Poland.
Further readingEdit
Lou Jacobs, Wonders of an oceanarium: The story of marine life in captivity. Golden Gate Junior Books, 1965.
Patryla, Jim. (2005). A Photographic Journey Back To Marineland of the Pacific. Lulu Publishing. ISBN978-1-4116-7130-0.
Brunner, Bernd. The Ocean at Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium. Reaktion Books, 2011.
External linksEdit
Oceanarium — The Bournemouth Aquarium, UK
Oceanarium, West Australia — suppliers of marine aquarium specimens
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An oceanarium can be either a marine mammal park such as Marineland of Canada or a large scale aquarium such as the Lisbon Oceanarium presenting an ocean habitat with marine animals especially large ocean dwellers such as sharks The Oceanarium in Lisbon Portugal Contents 1 First marine mammal parks 2 SeaWorld 3 World s largest marine life park 4 Marine public aquariums 5 See also 6 Notes 7 Further reading 8 External linksFirst marine mammal parks EditMain article Marine mammal park Marineland of Florida one of the first theme parks in Florida United States started in 1938 claims to be the world s first oceanarium Marineland of Florida was developed as Marine Studios near St Augustine in Marineland Florida which was followed in Florida by Miami Seaquarium opened in 1955 and in California by Marineland of the Pacific opened in 1954 near Los Angeles and Marine World Africa USA opened in 1968 near San Francisco SeaWorld EditMain article SeaWorld SeaWorld San Diego was opened in 1964 developed by four fraternity brothers Milt Shedd Ken Norris David DeMott and George Millay SeaWorld Aurora opened in 1970 near Cleveland Ohio SeaWorld Orlando was opened in 1973 SeaWorld San Diego Aurora Orlando was sold to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich a publishing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1976 They purchased Marineland of the Pacific in 1986 and closed the park They had opened SeaWorld San Antonio in 1988 In 1989 they sold SeaWorld San Diego Aurora Orlando San Antonio to Anheuser Busch the world s largest brewer and owner of the Busch Gardens Safari Parks for US 1 1 billion In 2001 Anheuser Busch sold SeaWorld Ohio to Six Flags which combined the park with the neighboring Geauga Lake to form Six Flags Worlds of Adventure The animal aquatics portion of the park closed prior to 2004 when Six Flags sold the park to Cedar Fair World s largest marine life park Edit nbsp Belugas swimming in the Abbott Oceanarium at the Shedd Aquarium The lower level of the Oceanarium allows underwater viewing of the beluga whales and the dolphins When a new 170 000 square foot exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago opened on April 27 1991 it debuted as the largest indoor marine mammal facility in the world The position as world s largest oceanarium has since shifted repeatedly in recent years From 2005 to 2012 it was the Georgia Aquarium in the United States with an initial total water volume of 32 000 m3 8 500 000 US gal later it expanded to 38 000 m3 10 000 000 US gal and home to 100 120 000 animals of 700 species In 2012 it was surpassed by Marine Life Park in Singapore with a total water volume of 45 000 m3 12 000 000 US gal and over 100 000 animals of more than 800 species 1 In 2014 the Singapore park was surpassed by the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China the current record holder with a total water volume of 48 750 m3 12 880 000 US gal 2 Marine public aquariums Edit nbsp The largest tank of the Afrykarium in Wroclaw shows the depths of the Mozambique Channel where sharks rays and other large pelagic fish can be viewed from this 18 meter long underwater acrylic tunnel Modern marine aquariums try to create natural environments A host of marine animals swim together in the four story cylindrical tank of the New England Aquarium in Boston which opened in 1969 At the National Aquarium in Baltimore which opened in 1981 a walkway spirals up through the center of two gigantic cylindrical tanks the Atlantic Coral Reef and the Shark Alley which display sharks sawfish and other sea creatures Since then many new aquariums have sought even greater realism often concentrating on local environments Monterey Bay Aquarium in California which opened in 1984 is an example according to whom 3 The Afrykarium is the only themed oceanarium devoted solely to exhibiting the fauna of Africa and located in Wroclaw Poland A part of the Wroclaw Zoo the idea behind the Afrykarium is to comprehensively present selected ecosystems from the continent of Africa 4 Nur Sultan the capital of Kazakhstan is home to the only oceanarium in Central Asia See also EditManila Ocean Park Moscow Oceanarium Nordsoen Oceanarium Hirtshals Denmark Dolphinarium Public aquarium UnderWater World GuamNotes Edit World s largest oceanarium opens CNNGo Staff CNN 2012 11 22 China s Hengqin Ocean Kingdom confirmed as world s largest aquarium as attraction sets five world records Guinness World Records 31 March 2014 Retrieved 9 November 2017 Taylor Leighton R Aquariums Windows to Nature Prentice Hall General Reference New York 1993 ISBN 0 671 85019 9 Isler Danuta A trip to Wroclaw Afrykarium Radio Poland Radio Poland Further reading EditLou Jacobs Wonders of an oceanarium The story of marine life in captivity Golden Gate Junior Books 1965 Joanne F Oppenheim Oceanarium BBooks 1994 ISBN 0 553 09520 X Patryla Jim 2005 A Photographic Journey Back To Marineland of the Pacific Lulu Publishing ISBN 978 1 4116 7130 0 Brunner Bernd The Ocean at Home An Illustrated History of the Aquarium Reaktion Books 2011 External links EditOceanarium The Bournemouth Aquarium UK Oceanarium West Australia suppliers of marine aquarium specimens Marine Life Park Resorts World Sentosa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oceanarium amp oldid 1100779033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
