Sea Life Busan Aquarium is an

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located in

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Description

There are about 250 species and up to 35,000 marine animals on display. The main tank contains of water, and the animals can be viewed through acrylic windows or from the underwater tunnel. There are 40 exhibits, which include

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otters Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includes wea ...

piranha A piranha or piraña (, , or ; or , ) is one of a number of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae, or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae in order Characiformes. These fish inhabit South American rivers, ...

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and a touch tank for a close up "hands on" look at a variety of sea creatures.

Ownership

Busan Aquarium is a joint project between Living and Leisure Australia (LLA) and local government. This is the first major tourism undertaking with a local government under the Private Investment Promotion of Infrastructure Law. Living and Leisure Australia has since been acquired by

Merlin Entertainments Merlin Entertainments Limited is a British entertainment company based at Poole in Dorset, England. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until November 2019, when it was acquired by a consortium that includes Kirkbi A/S (the investment a ...

, the world's second largest attraction operator. The LLA Group has extensive experience in aquarium operations and owns four other aquariums:

UnderWater World, Queensland # Sea Life Sunshine Coast at Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia is a marine mammal park, oceanarium and wildlife sanctuary. Sea Life Sunshine Coast is an institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). The attra ...

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, and Chang Feng Ocean World,

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. It also manages the

Dubai Aquarium and Under Water Zoo The Dubai Mall ( ar, دبي مول "Dubai Mall") is a shopping mall in Dubai. It is the second largest mall in the world after the Iran Mall by total land area, and the 26th-largest shopping mall in the world by gross leasable area, tying with ...

under a management contract from the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. Since February 5, 2010, Busan Aquarium has formed a sister building tie-up with Aqua World. Busan Aquarium has been rebranded as Sea Life Busan Aquarium as of 1 July 2014.

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* {{Zoos of South Korea Sea Life Centres Buildings and structures in Busan Tourist attractions in Busan Aquaria in South Korea

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