Marine Life Park "World's Largest Oceanarium" set to open by mid-2012

that was great thanks Zooish. I'm not one for ship-wrecks and such-like in tanks, but I still think it was done very well.
 
Another key exhibit of the S.E.A. Aquarium has been previewed to the media - Shark Seas:

Relax - Swimming with sharks

Marine Life Park, comprising the Adventure Cove Waterpark and S.E.A. Aquarium will have its official launch on 7th December. A third attraction called Dolphin Island will only open next year, that's if the 25 dolphins still in holding in the Philippines actually make it here.
 
Here's a list of the exhibits for the S.E.A Aquarium, which are zoned largely along geographic lines:

- Shipwreck Habitat (foyer 'welcome' exhibit)
- Strait of Karimata and Java Sea
- Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea
- Bay of Bengal and Laccadive Sea
- Dolphin Island (underwater viewing of the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin tank)
- Ocean Journey
- Open Ocean
- Arabian Gulf and Arabian Sea
- Red Sea
- East Africa
- South China Sea
- Shark Seas (exhibit of about 100 sharks of various species)

Thanks to blogger dejiki for the information. Photos including the aquarium's layout can be found at his site: Marine Life Park: S.E.A. Aquarium – sneak peek | dejiki.com
 
that looks amazing. I am so in anticipation!

I love the sad-eyed dolphin toys too!! :D
 
how big a dent in the visitor numbers do you think the dolphin situation will create when the place opens? Noticeable or negligible?

Personally I don't like dolphins being in captivity myself.
 
@Chlidonias: I don't think it will affect visitor numbers at all. The general tourist and man on the street don't seem concerned about the dolphin issue. And the majority of tourists coming into Singapore are from Asia (China, India, Indonesia mostly) where the concept of animal rights is still nascent.
 
Chlidonias said:
I noticed a sign right inside the entrance saying no photography or filming.
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Maybe (hopefully) it just applies to the nearby underwater tunnel? There seem to be plenty of visitors filming or taking photos in the rest of the aquarium (from photos on the dejiki.com blog). I guess it's not long now before all will be revealed.
 
Chlidonias said:
I noticed a sign right inside the entrance saying no photography or filming.
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devilfish said:
Maybe (hopefully) it just applies to the nearby underwater tunnel? There seem to be plenty of visitors filming or taking photos in the rest of the aquarium (from photos on the dejiki.com blog). I guess it's not long now before all will be revealed.
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As it was a "sneak preview", photography and video filming were not allowed. In the first few hours, most guests sneakily took photos with smartphones. After a while everyone pretty much did the same thing and it seemed okay to pull out the big cameras. This is Singapore, and if just one person breaks a rule (that is poorly enforced, and there isn't a penalty at all) everyone else will just follow :) After a while, it is very clear that some staff members were tired of walking up to guests and ask them to stop taking photos. At least they were very courteous about it.

Photography and video recording are allowed during normal operations of the Aquarium, as long as lighting and flash are not used.
 
Dejiki said:
As it was a "sneak preview", photography and video filming were not allowed. In the first few hours, most guests sneakily took photos with smartphones. After a while everyone pretty much did the same thing and it seemed okay to pull out the big cameras. This is Singapore, and if just one person breaks a rule (that is poorly enforced, and there isn't a penalty at all) everyone else will just follow :) After a while, it is very clear that some staff members were tired of walking up to guests and ask them to stop taking photos. At least they were very courteous about it.

Photography and video recording are allowed during normal operations of the Aquarium, as long as lighting and flash are not used.
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Thanks Dejiki, and welcome to zoochat. Zooish has made your blog very popular on here. :)
 
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