Sea Life Arizona
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Location | Arizona Mills, Tempe, Arizona, USA |
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Status | Operating |
Owner | Merlin Entertainments |
General manager | Joanna Hobday |
Theme | Aquarium |
Website | https://www.visitsealife.com/arizona/ |
Sea Life Arizona is a 26,000 square foot interactive aquarium located at Arizona Mills in Tempe, Arizona. The aquarium contains thousands of aquatic creatures, plus interactive touch pools and a 360° ocean tunnel. Sea Life Arizona is owned and operated by Merlin Entertainments, which operates over thirty other aquariums in eleven countries on two continents.[1]Eight of these are in the United States. [2]
Main Species
White Tip Reef Shark | Great Pacific Octopus | Hermit Crab | Angel Fish | Blacktip Reef Shark |
Lined Seahorse | Clown Trigger Fish | Atlantic Ray | Cownose Ray | Jellyfish |
Brown Shark | Clownfish | Green Sea Turtle | Lionfish | Sea Star |
Cleaner Shrimp | Cowfish | Yellow Tang Fish | Blue Tang Fish |
Conservation
Sea Life Arizona provides permanent homes for injured or disabled aquatic creatures who would have otherwise been killed or put to sleep. In 2012 SEA LIFE Arizona became the home of an endangered green sea turtle named Ziva. Ziva was placed in the Tempe aquarium's 161,000 gallon display where she can happily live the rest of her life. [3] Ziva continues to live her life at SEA LIFE Arizona where guests from all over the world may come and visit her [4]
Seahorse Breeding
SEA LIFE aquariums worldwide are part of an extensive seahorse breeding program involving many species of seahorse. As a company SEA LIFE's are "currently undertaking a seahorse campaign to increase the knowledge and awareness of the plight of seahorses".[5]
References
- ^ http://phoenix.about.com/od/gardensandzoos/ss/sealife.htm
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/06/26/arizona-summer-phoenix-weather-kids/28923855/
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/02/16/20120216endangered-sea-turtle-finds-refuge-arizona.html
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/06/26/arizona-summer-phoenix-weather-kids/28923855/
- ^ http://www.saveourseahorses.org/our-partners-and-supporters/