London Aquarium

The London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the London Eye. It first opened in 1997. The aquarium claims that a million visitors a year view its displays.

It is a collection of water tanks showing around 350 species of fish. The aquarium includes three floors and 14 different zones (freshwater stream, Atlantic upper, rivers and ponds, Pacific upper, Indian Ocean, Atlantic lower, touch pool, temperate waters, Pacific lower, coral reef, invertebrates, tropical freshwater, mangrove and rainforest). The Pacific and Atlantic zones both contain large tanks with numerous species; the Pacific tank contains various species of sharks such as Sand Tigers, Brown Sharks and Nurse Sharks.

The London Aquarium is involved in breeding and conservation projects.

In April 2008, the aquarium was purchased by the world's second-largest attractions operator, Merlin Entertainments for an undisclosed sum. The attraction will be rebranded in late 2008 to become part of their 'Sea Life' brand.

External links

* [http://www.londonaquarium.co.uk/ London Aquarium]
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/07/spark.fish/ Robotic fish make aquarium debut] , CNN, 10 October 2005