List of aquaria in India

Aquariums are facilities where aquatic animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include public aquariums, oceanariums, marine mammal parks, and dolphinariums

List

NameCityStateNotesRef.
Bagh-e-Bahu AquariumJammuJammu and KashmirThis 222 m long aquarium is within the Bahu Fort complex and is India's second largest underground aquarium-cum-awareness centre.[1][2]
Bangalore AquariumBangaloreKarnataka
Calcutta AquariumKolkataWest Bengal
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) AquariumBhubaneswarOdisha[3]
Dr. A. M. Michael Aquarium, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean StudiesPanangad, KochiKerala
District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) AquariumKozhikodeKerala[4]
Jagdishchandra Bose AquariumSuratGujarat[5]
Jawahar AquariumMussoorieUttarakhand[6]
Kankaria AquariumAhmedabadGujarat
Kollam AquariumKollamKerala
Lal Bagh aquariumBangaloreKarnataka
Machhli GharBhopalMadhya Pradesh[7]
MARC AquariumDighaWest Bengal
Marine Biological Research StationRatnagiriMaharashtra[8]
Marine Life AquariumChennaiTamil Nadu
Matsyadarsini AquariumVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh[9]
Nandankanan Zoo AquariumBhubaneswarOdisha[10]
Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik UdyanPatnaBihar
Star aquariumKarunagappalliKerala[11]
Taraporewala AquariumMumbaiMaharashtra
Travancore Royal AquariumTrivandrumKerala
ICAR-NBFGR Ganga AquariumLucknowUttar Pradesh
Varkala AquariumTrivandrumKeralaThe four-storey aquarium is situated on the beach along the Prawn Hatchery at Thiruvambady(Odayam - Varkala). The Agency for Development of Aquaculture, Kerala (ADAK) was responsible for the 3500 sq ft aquarium showcasing wonders of the water world. [12]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bagh-e-Bahu". Trikuta News Express. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Kaul, Sunaina (20 March 2009). "Underground aquarium to have another phase". Tribune India. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "CIFA to open a brand new scientific aquarium". Orissa Diary. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "DTPC aquarium turns crowd-puller in Kozhikode". The Times of India. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Bhatt, Himanshu (2 March 2014). "Aquarium entry fee reduced for visitors for the first few months". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Prachi Raturi Misra (17 July 2015). "Again, 'Allah' and 'Mohammad' on aquarium fish". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Santoshi, Neeraj (27 June 2015). "Bhopal aquarium project based on PPP model not viable: survey". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Aquarium and Museum
  9. ↑ "Govt opens state-of-the-art ornamental fish store". The Times of India. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "CM inaugurates moated elephant enclosure at Nandankanan". Odisha.in. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  11. ↑ http://goo.gl/maps/rhiEJ
  12. ↑

References

  • "Zoos Worldwide: Aquariums, Animal Sanctuaries, and Wildlife Parks". zoos-worldwide.de. Zoos Worldwide. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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