Marine Life Park

Marine Life Park

Date opening	2012 [1]
Location	Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa Island, Singapore[1]
Land area	8 ha (20 acres)[2]
Number of animals	700,000[3]
Volume of largest tank	6,600,000 imp gal (30,000,000 l)[4]
Total volume of tanks	20,000,000 imp gal (91,000,000 l)[4]
Website	rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Attractions/MarineLifePark

Resorts World Sentosa
Attractions
Equarius Water Park Festive Walk Marine Life Park Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium Universal Studios Singapore
Hotels
Crockfords Tower Equarius Hotel Festive Hotel Hard Rock Hotel Hotel Michael Spa Villas

Marine Life Park will be an oceanarium located in Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa Island, Singapore. It is set to debut as the largest oceanarium in the world when it opens in 2012.^[1] The 8-hectare (20-acre)^[2] park will feature exhibits containing a total of 20,000,000 imperial gallons (91,000,000 l) of water, for 700,000 aquatic residents^[5] The park's largest lagoon contains 6,600,000 imperial gallons (30,000,000 l) of water.

Controversies

The resort originally planned to include whale sharks, but conceded that it might not be feasible to house them and has dropped the plan.^[6] There is ongoing controversy over captures of wild dolphins from Solomon Islands and the facilities in which they are kept in Subic Bay, Philippines, some of which have reportedly died.^[7] A petition for Resorts World Singapore to release 25 dolphins held in captivity exceeded the 100,000 mark in August 2011. ^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Marine Life Park. "Resorts World Sentosa- Marine Life Park, world's largest oceanarium". Resorts World Sentosa. http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Attractions/MarineLifePark. Retrieved 15 July 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Genting and Star Cruises unveil Resorts World at Sentosa". Asia Travel Tips. 17 October 2006. http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news06/1710-ResortsWorldSentosa.shtml. Retrieved 15 July 2010. 
3. ^ "Resorts World at Sentosa - World’s leading family holiday destination". E Travel Blackboard. 29 October 2008. http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=56659&nav=21. Retrieved 15 July 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Gusain, Parmod (1 January 2010). "Sentosa Resort World - The World's Largest Marine Life Park". http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2433773. Retrieved 15 July 2010. 
5. ^ Syazana, Syarifah (3 February 2009). "Set to dazzle: Resorts World at Sentosa welcomes visitors to a whole new world of experience". Sun2Surf. http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=29698. Retrieved 15 July 2010. 
6. ^ "No whale sharks at Sentosa IR". 16 May 2009. http://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-whale-sharks-at-sentosa-ir.html. Retrieved 15 July 2010. 
7. ^ "Dolphins Bought By Resorts World". http://wildshores.blogspot.com/2010/12/dolphins-bought-by-resorts-world.html. 
8. ^ http://saddestdolphins.com/latestnews/2011/Aug2011/08%20August%202011%20-%20100000%20petition%20for%20release%20of%20dolphins%20-%20AsiaOne.pdf

External Links

• Official website