The National Marine Aquarium in Portsmoth UK has welcomed Heidi, a 29kg male turtle rescued from South Malé Atoll in the Maldives. Heidi was found entangled in a ghost net, a fishing net that has been abandoned, lost or discarded into the Ocean. He had deep wounds to both front flippers, and unfortunately the frontRead More
Public Aquariums
Ørsted & Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Support The Deep To Showcase Super Seagrass
The Deep will be hosting a week long Seagrass Festival from Saturday 27th August until Sunday 4th September 2022. The objective of the festival is to engage and educate visitors on the amazing superpowers of Seagrass. Throughout the UK we have lost 92% of our seagrass meadows; however, over the last 2 years the MarineRead More
The Deep Celebrates 20th Anniversary
2022 will see The Deep celebrate its 20th anniversary. Opening its doors for the first time on 23rd March 2002 and exceeding all expectations with over 850,000 visitors in its first year. Over the last 20 years The Deep has welcomed over 8.5 million visitors and aim to reach 9 million towards the end ofRead More
Horniman’s ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ wins Museums + Heritage Award
Last summer’s Beat Plastic Pollution pop-up Aquarium display at the Horniman Museum and Gardens has won a Museums + Heritage Award, at a special online ceremony last night (Tuesday 22 September 2020). The display ran from 8 June to 1 August 2019, and featured more than 150 items of single-use and waste plastic inserted intoRead More
The Deep Dive Into Face Covering Technology
With face coverings now being mandatory within attractions such as The Deep from the 8th of August, The Deep have worked with 360 Protex to create our very own stylish, sustainable and scientifically tested face coverings with a marine theme. As Governments around the world are focussed on attempting to reduce the impact of aRead More
Double celebration for Horniman’s coral researchers
Project Coral researchers at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in south London are celebrating the fourth successful annual spawning of their lab-based corals and new funding from the Shuttleworth Foundation to further their work. Project Coral researchers are able to sexually reproduce land-based corals by replicating wild reef conditions, and their work is supporting internationalRead More
‘Spooktastic’ at The Deep
Enjoy a whole host of ‘spooktastic’ goings on this October half term (27th October to 4th November) at Hull’s award winning submarium. Throughout the ‘Hulloween’ week, we will be running a packed series of events, with something designed for all ages. Take part in our skull trail and look out for some of our scariestRead More
Myths and Legends of the Ocean
Uncover the myths and legends of the oceans this half term at Hull’s award-winning submarium, The Deep (Saturday 15th February – Sunday 2nd March) Escape the cold, wet weather this half term and enjoy a whole host of fun family activities including our interactive daily presentations at the Endless Grotto (11.30am, 1pm and 3pm) whereRead More
Myths and Legends of the Ocean
Uncover the myths and legends of the oceans this half term at Hull’s award-winning submarium, The Deep (Saturday 15th February – Sunday 2nd March) Escape the cold, wet weather this half term and enjoy a whole host of fun family activities including our interactive daily presentations at the Endless Grotto (11.30am, 1pm and 3pm) whereRead More
Zebra Shark at The Deep
A female zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) has hatched at The Deep, Hull’s award-winning aquarium, a first of its kind for the attraction. The shark, which was only 23cm long (72 grams) upon hatching, is growing steadily. Share:FacebookTwitterEmail
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