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, Japan. It is the public aquarium with the largest tank capacity and total area in Japan. It also owns Japan's largest dolphin show tank.

History

Opened in 1992, the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium is a public aquarium operated by Nagoya Minato Promotion Foundation. In 2001, the aquarium built a new facility, including a wide, long, show pool, with a water depth of . When it opened, it was the largest dolphin show tank in the world. There is also a breeding research facility for penguins and sea turtles in the building. In the past, the aquarium has had success in breeding

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and chinstrap penguins. In 2015, a

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that accidentally ate a

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survived and attracted a lot of attention.

Research and Conservation

* Sea turtles : In 1995, the artificial hatching of loggerhead turtles was successful, and was the first in Japan to be laid at an indoor artificial spawning ground. : Since 2003, in collaboration with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), young loggerhead turtles have been tagged and released, to research migratory routes in the North Pacific using an artificial satellite tracking system. In addition, loggerhead turtles have been successfully bred for two generations; this won the Koga award from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA). The aquarium has also successfully hatched

. * Penguins : Gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins and

have been successfully bred. This won an award from JAZA. The aquarium has also successfully hatched

. * Beluga whales : On July 17, 2004, the beluga whale named Mama gave birth. This was the first beluga whale born in captivity in Japan. Further births, by various whales, happened in 2007, 2010, and 2012. * Orca reproductive physiology research and environmental enrichment : On November 13, 2012, the orca named Stella gave birth to a female, the first orca born at the aquarium.

Killer Whales

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captivity began in October 2003 with Kū, followed by Nami, Stella, Bingo and Ran, and on November 13, 2012, Stella's calves were born. Since December 2015, three orcas, Stella, Lynn and

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are being kept at the aquarium. All killer whales kept in Japan have been made up of relatives since the death of Nami in January 2011, and only Stella and her grandchildren since the death of Bingo in August 2014.

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is the largest killer whale in Japan that has ever been kept in captivity with a total length of over . Earth is long and weighs as of 2020, making him the largest living killer whale in Japan in captivity.

Kū

Since 2003, the aquarium kept a killer whale named on loan from another aquarium; she lived at the aquarium until her death on .

Nami

In 2010, the aquarium acquired a killer whale named , who was to live at the aquarium permanently and feature in its Orca Show. Unfortunately, Nami died shortly after her arrival and public debut at this aquarium, dying on .

Bingo and Stella

Plans were made in January or February 2011 for the aquarium to receive two killer whales, a male,

, and a female, Stella, on a five-year loan from

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. The two adult killer whales arrived on December 16, 2011 by ship. Their daughter, Ran 2, arrived by truck the day before, on December 15, 2011. On November 13, 2012, Stella gave birth to a female calf, Lynn. Bingo died on August 2, 2014, after suffering an illness. Stella is still alive today and currently lives at Port of Nagoya with her daughter Lynn and her grandson

Family structure

*Father Bingo – Captured in Iceland in 1984 – Died at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium on August 2, 2014 (estimated 32 years old) *Mother Stella – Captured in Iceland in 1987 and Rearing in the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium **Eldest daughter Rabbie – January 11, 1998 – Born at Kamogawa Sea World **Lovey's husband Oscar – Captured in Iceland in 1987 – Died at Kamogawa Sea World on December 20, 2012 (estimated 27 years old) ***Lovey's eldest son Earth – October 13, 2008 – Born at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium ***Lovey's eldest daughter Luna – July 19, 2012 – Born at Kamogawa Sea World **Second daughter Lara – February 8, 2001– Born at Kamogawa Sea World **Sarah, the third daughter – May 31, 2003 - Died at Kamogawa Sea World on April 26, 2006 (2 years and 10 months) **Ran 2, fourth daughter – February 25, 2006 - Born at Kamogawa Sea World **Lynn, fifth daughter – November 13, 2012 –　Born at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Facilities

North Building

*Japanese sea *Aurora sea *Sea of evolution *Underwater bleachers *Main pool *Aurora sea

South Building

*Japanese sea *Large Kuroshio Tank *Deep sea gallery *Equatorial sea *Sea turtle migration tank *Australian waterside *Antarctic ocean *Jerry Fish Nagori Umu *Touch tank There is also a cinema hall and a turtle breeding research facility.

Gallery

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Access

The aquarium is close to Nagoyakō Station on the

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's Meikō Line.

References

External links

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English web page
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