Taraporewala Aquarium, Mumbai
About
Taraporewala Aquarium is situated along the
Marine Drive in Mumbai. This Aquarium houses
exotic marine life and rare species of fishes
and also some exquisite pearl jewellery. It
is soon to be renovated into a high-tech Aquarium
with a glass vision seaworld. The late Dr. Rajendra
Prasad formally opened it in 1951. The aquarium
has three large rooms where fish are displayed
in such a manner as to highlight the attractiveness
of their appearance. The large tanks have shark,
octopus, kite fish and the smaller tanks display
corals, worms, sea flower and sea horses. Pearls,
shells and articles crafted from shells are
also displayed here. There are plans to construct
an underwater sea walk in Mumbai but as of right
now fish enthusiasts will have to wait until
that plan becomes a reality. Taraporewala Aquarium
on Marine Drive, Mumbai has a good collection
of sea and fresh water fish and other marine
life. There is a proposal to convert this into
an underwater oceanarium, where people can undertake
an undersea walk, surrounded by marine life.
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