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Alba Thermal Springs and Spa in the Australian state of Victoria has launched a decadent
11 Jan 2023
SeaWorld will open a new Arctic Rescue coaster at its San Diego theme park in
26 Feb 2020
Plans have been announced to establish the first sanctuary in North America for captive whales
24 Dec 2019
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21 Aug 2019
Standing more than 2,200 metres (7,200ft) above sea level, a new aquarium just opened in
24 Jun 2019
Two beluga whales from the Chang Feng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai have completed a
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The keeping of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment – as well as the breeding,
30 Apr 2019
Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates more than 50 Sea Life aquariums, says it hopes
10 Apr 2019
Almost 100 whales illegally captured last year will be released from their sea pens in
20 Feb 2019
A legal dispute between Vancouver Aquarium in Canada and the Vancouver Board of Parks and
22 Nov 2018
A huge new water attraction has opened in Shanghai, China, incorporating elements of a theme
14 Aug 2018
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02 Aug 2018
Merlin chief executive Nick Varney has reiterated the company's stance on cetacean captivity, as it
26 Feb 2018
Georgia Aquarium – once the largest aquarium in the world – has revealed it’s planning a
22 Jan 2018
With pressures on cetacean captivity continuing to mount across North America, Canada’s Vancouver Aquarium has
22 Dec 2017
In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some
21 Apr 2017
A five-month investigation into the deaths of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium last year
10 Mar 2017
The Vancouver Park Board’s long-running debate on cetacean captivity has seemingly been brought to its
21 Feb 2017
Vancouver Aquarium has outlined ambitious expansion plans for the next 12 years, which include the
28 Nov 2016
Vancouver Aquarium has come under fire from animal welfare groups following the second death of
18 Nov 2016
Polin has launched a variety of new products at the IAAPA trade show in Orlando,
10 May 2016
A new US-based non-profit organisation is planning to build a home for retired and rescued
02 Oct 2015
A US federal judge has blocked the controversial importation of 18 captured beluga whales off
21 Aug 2015
Henry Chebaane has said he drew inspiration from Azerbaijan’s mineral wealth to design JW Marriott
28 Apr 2015
Canada’s Vancouver Aquarium has been chosen by the City of Valencia in Spain to run
17 Apr 2015
Plans by Georgia Aquarium to import 18 beluga whales have met with stern opposition from
20 Mar 2015
Joel Manby has been appointed the new president and CEO of SeaWorld Entertainments, amid hopes
04 Mar 2015
The Parks Aspro Group, Rain Forest and Vancouver Aquarium are all vying for management of
02 Mar 2015
SeaWorld continues to flounder as its year-end report showed a net loss of US$24.5m (€22.6m,
25 Feb 2015
The captive cetacean debate has reared its head again following the death of a beluga
21 Aug 2014
The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is seeking federal permission to bring 18 beluga whales, captured
17 Jul 2014
Vancouver Aquarium representatives will appear before the Vancouver Park Board on 26 July in a
12 Dec 2012
An interactive theatre show, which includes an animated whale, is the latest attraction at Korean
19 Apr 2011
Luxury resort operator Raffles has opened its first Indian Ocean property with the launch of
21 Jul 2010
Vancouver Aquarium has welcomed the city Parks Board's decision not to hold a referendum on
26 May 2009
The Oceanarium at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, US, reopened to the public on 23 May,
24 Feb 2009
Architects have been appointed for the proposed redevelopment of Helsinki Zoo, on Korkeasaari Island, in
18 Oct 2006
Bahamas-based casino operator Kerzner International has revealed that it plans to build an aquarium as
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