is a public aquarium located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 2015 as a successor to the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, which had been open for 88 years.
History Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium
was a public aquarium in Matsushima, Miyagi. It opened on April 1, 1927, and closed on May 10, 2015, making it the second longest-operating aquarium in Japan, after Uozu Aquarium.
Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium was operated by Sendai Express, which, in 2001, began to consider a renovation of the aquarium. Following the opening of Oga Aquarium Gao and Aquamarine Fukushima, the number of visitors to the aquarium began to decline.
In 2009, Sendai City announced plans to relocate the aquarium to Takasago Central Park in Sendai Port.マリンピア松島水族館移転問題、 仙台港背後地に証券化で新水族館開発へ 2021-05-01 However, in February 2010, Sendai express scrapped these plans, due to the lack of prospects for raising funds.（仮称）仙台水族館への出資について 2021-05-01 In 2013, six companies, including Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, established the Sendai Aquarium Development Co., Ltd.仙台水族館（仮称）設置に向けて新会社を設立 - 2021-05-01 The new company built Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in the hinterland of Sendai Port, Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium's new location. Sendai express did not invest in the new aquarium, but the new aquarium accepted animals from the Marinepia aquarium.復興象徴の水族館、15年春仙台に開業 横浜八景島も参画/神奈川 2021-05-01
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami In March 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused seawater and mud to flood Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, breaking its circulation pump. This resulted in the loss of about 5% of the aquarium's approximately 4000 animals. The aquarium received new tropical fish and jellyfish from Kamo Aquarium, Osaka Aquarium, and Kagoshima Aquarium.
Exhibits
Inherited from the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium are Commerson's dolphins and finless porpoises, along with fish from the Sanriku region.
The facility is a two-story building with 100 fish tanks. Inside, there is a dolphin and sea lion show pool that can accommodate about 1,000 people.2015年春開業目指す「仙台水族館」概要発表－東北最大級のショーも 2021-05-01
Captive blue sharks
The aquarium has a focus on rearing and exhibiting blue sharks as representative fish from Sanriku. Bred in a cylindrical tank separate from the large main tank, most of the young sharks did not last long initially.
In 2016, three blue sharks were captured and brought to the aquarium. In 2017, one of these sharks, a male, broke the previous record of captivity of 244 days. The previous record was set at Tokyo Sea Life Park.
A new blue shark was later captured in 2018 and survived in captivity for 873 days until it died in December 2020, significantly increasing the record. The shark was captured in Shizugawa Bay on July 27, 2018, and taken to the aquarium. At the time of delivery, the shark was , weighed approximately 345g, and was estimated to be a year old. The cause of death was attributed to disordered swimming due to dehydration. At the time of its death, the shark was and weighed 4kg. This growth rate was said to be the same as that of blue sharks in the wild.
Facilities Floor 1F Welcome Hall The seas of Japan 1. The Submarine Forest of Sea Pineapple (Maboya) 2. Sparkling of Life 3. Oyashio, Cold Current 4. Irodori, Sea of Saweed 5. Tairyo, Great Fish 6. Naiwan, Sea of Blessing 7. Amamo, Sea Cradel 8. Higate, Cultivating Sea Life 9. Shinkai, Deep Sea 10. UMINO－MORI Lab 11. The Hirose River, the Source of Sea UMINO-MORI Beach
Floor 2F
12. The Gallery for People 13. Scene I Oceania 14. Scene II Europe 15. Scene III Africa 16. Scene IV North America and South America 17. Scene V Asia 18. Our Mother Sea 19. Communication Wall 20. Jellyfish Room The Plaza of Marine Animals (supported by Mitsui Life)
Shops Cabana Umimori shop Museum Shop Wakuwaku ocean Food Court
Gallery
See also Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa Joetsu Aquarium Xpark Itabashi Botanical Garden
References
External links Official Site Official Site