Seaquarium - Le Grau du Roi - France
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Le Seaquarium du Grau-du-Roi possède un requinarium unique en Europe ! The Seaquarium of Grau-du-Roi has a unique requinarium in Europe!
Waymark Code: WMW4H7
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 07/09/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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"200 espèces marines sont présentes sur le Seaquarium dont 25 espèces de requins
Poulpes, murènes, méduses, poissons scorpion, poissons clown, poissons vache, raies, requins, otaries, phoques et tortues
Repartis sur 7 espaces de découverte
Espace méditerranéen
Espace tropical
Le Requinarium
Espace mammifères marins
Espace muséographique dédié aux tortues
Salle multimédia
Le Carré de la pêche
Le Seaquarium accueille notamment au sein de ses locaux un centre de soins associatif créé en 2003 le CESTMed (centre d’Etudes et de Sauvegarde des Tortues marine de Méditerranée). Cette structure agit avant tout pour la protection et la conservation des tortues marines en mer Méditerranée en réhabilitant en milieu naturel des tortues marines blessées qui ne survivraient pas sans intervention humaine et sans soin. Il prend en charge les tortues marines de tout le littoral méditerranéen français. Ce centre permet aussi de faire de la recherche sur la biologie de ces animaux afin de mieux les comprendre et les préserver et de mettre en place des actions de sensibilisation vers un large public."

"200 marine species are present on the Seaquarium including 25 species of sharks
Octopus, moray eels, jellyfish, scorpion fish, clownfish, cowfish, rays, sharks, sea lions, seals and turtles
Spread over 7 discovery areas
Mediterranean Area
Tropical Area
The Requinarium
Marine mammal space
Museographic area dedicated to turtles
Multimedia room
The Carré de la pêche
The Seaquarium also hosts within its premises an associative care center created in 2003 the CESTMed (Center for Studies and Safeguarding Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean). This structure acts primarily for the protection and conservation of sea turtles in the Mediterranean Sea by rehabilitating damaged marine turtles in natural habitats that would not survive without human intervention and without care. It supports marine turtles throughout the French Mediterranean coastline. This center also allows research to be carried out on the biology of these animals in order to better understand and preserve them and to put in place awareness-raising actions towards a large public. "
Physical address of aquarium: Avenue du Palais de la Mer, 30240 Le Grau-du-Roi

Website address: http://www.seaquarium.fr/

Hours of operation: de 9h30 à 23h30

Admission cost: 13,90 €

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