AusLeisure

Ocean Park’s Shark Mystique, one of Asia’s largest shark aquariums, has been opened to the public.

The new attraction combines a 360 degree aquarium display of hundreds of sharks and rays over three levels with interactive games and educational content highlighting the crucial role for shark conservation in marine biodiversity.

The new attraction’s educational displays help visitors explore the evolutionary history of the shark and the biology of sharks as well as conservation issues. Visitors can show their support for the movement to stop shark finning, a cause that Ocean Park has long been actively committed to having pioneered the removal of shark fin from park menus since 1995, by posing for a ‘I’m FINished with FINs’ photo.

In converting the building used for Shark Mystique, Ocean Park has included a range of ‘green’ elements: a gas-powered absorption chiller system, recycled materials and energy-efficient LED lighting.

The new facilities will also further enhance Ocean Park’s animal husbandry capabilities with an upgraded life support system just one element to optimise water quality. In addition the huge new tank, five times the size of the old shark aquarium, will allow the park’s aquarists to undertake breeding programmes, for instance of the vulnerable ragged tooth shark.

Shark Mystique is the first major new attraction from Ocean Park’s Master Redevelopment Plan (MRP). 

Commenting on the attraction, Ocean Park Chairman Dr. Allan Zeman stated “Shark Mystique pays homage to Hong Kong’s passion for marine conservation as nurtured through the city’s origin as a fishing village.

“The new attraction has an additional layer of historical meaning for Hong Kong people as it represents an evolution of our former Atoll Reef exhibit, a legacy attraction where generations of local guests fell in love with marine life.

“Through extensive displays and state-of-the-art interactive games, the entire family will come away with fun facts about sharks’ many amazing adaptations and a better appreciation of their role in helping maintain healthy oceans. Equally important, we have enhanced accessibility so that more people – even the wheelchair-bound – can enjoy the exhibit.”

28th May 2014 - OCEAN PARK REVEALS PLANS FOR TERRACED WATERPARK 

8th March 2014 - CHINA ON THE EDGE OF LEISURE BUILDING EXPLOSION 

31st December 2013 - OCEAN PARK CELEBRATES RECORD-SETTING 7.7 MILLION ANNUAL GUEST ATTENDANCE

18th December 2013 - SPECIAL EVENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGES TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AT OCEAN PARK

15th July 2013 - LEISURE A KEY FEATURE IN WORLD’S LARGEST BUILDING 

6th June 2013 - ASIA LEADS GLOBAL GROWTH IN THEME PARK AND WATERPARKS ATTENDANCE

19th March 2013 - OCEAN PARK’S MEHRMANN REVEALS WATERPARK PLANS

Support our industry news service
We hope that you value the news that we publish so while you're here can we ask for your support?

As an independent publisher, we need reader support for our industry news gathering so ask that - if you don't already do so - you back us by subscribing to the printed Australasian Leisure Management magazine and/or our online news.