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This is a list of public aquariums in India. Aquariums are facilities where aquatic animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include [[public aquarium]]s, [[oceanarium]]s, [[marine mammal park]]s, and [[dolphinarium]]s
[[Aquariums]] are facilities where aquatic animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.


== List ==
== List ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
This is a list of aquariums open to public in India.
|- There are about 24 aquaria in India.
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! Name !! City !! State !! Notes !! Ref.
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| Bagh-e-Bahu Aquarium || [[Jammu]] || [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] || This 222 m long aquarium is within the [[Bahu Fort]] complex and is India's second largest underground aquarium-cum-awareness centre. ||<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.trikutanewsexpress.com/2012/03/28/bagh-e-bahu/ | title= Bagh-e-Bahu |work=Trikuta News Express |date=28 March 2012 | accessdate= 30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090321/jkplus.htm#7 |title= Underground aquarium to have another phase |author=Kaul, Sunaina |work=[[Tribune India]] |date=20 March 2009 |accessdate= 30 September 2015}}</ref>
! Name !! City !! State !! Ref.
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| [[Bangalore Aquarium]] || [[Bangalore]] || [[Karnataka]] || ||
| Bagh-e-Bahu Aquarium || [[Jammu]] || [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trikutanewsexpress.com/2012/03/28/bagh-e-bahu/ |title=Bagh-e-Bahu |work=Trikuta News Express |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=30 September 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001091940/http://www.trikutanewsexpress.com/2012/03/28/bagh-e-bahu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090321/jkplus.htm#7 |title=Underground aquarium to have another phase |author=Kaul, Sunaina |work=[[Tribune India]] |date=20 March 2009 |access-date=30 September 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110547/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090321/jkplus.htm#7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Calcutta Aquarium || [[Kolkata]] || [[West Bengal]] || ||
| [[Bengaluru Aquarium]] || [[Bengaluru]] || [[Karnataka]] ||  
<ref name="BangaloreAquarium">{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloreindia.org.uk/tourist-attractions/aquarium.html|title=Bangalore Aquarium|work=City of Bangalore|access-date=24 December 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194721/http://www.bangaloreindia.org.uk/tourist-attractions/aquarium.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) Aquarium || [[Bhubaneswar]] || [[Odisha]] || || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=5629 | title=CIFA to open a brand new scientific aquarium | work=Orissa Diary | date=23 January 2008 | accessdate=30 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001727/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=5629 | archive-date=2 October 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Calcutta Aquarium || [[Kolkata]] || [[West Bengal]] ||
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| [[Dr. A. M. Michael Aquarium]], [[Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies]] || [[Panangad, Kochi]] || [[Kerala]] || ||
| Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture Aquarium || [[Bhubaneswar]] || [[Odisha]] || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=5629 | title=CIFA to open a brand new scientific aquarium | work=Orissa Diary | date=23 January 2008 | accessdate=30 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001727/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=5629 | archive-date=2 October 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) Aquarium || [[Kozhikode]] || Kerala || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/DTPC-aquarium-turns-crowd-puller-in-Kozhikode/articleshow/48727647.cms |title=DTPC aquarium turns crowd-puller in Kozhikode |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 August 2015 |accessdate= 30 September 2015}}</ref>
| District Tourism Promotion Council Aquarium || [[Kozhikode]] || Kerala || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/DTPC-aquarium-turns-crowd-puller-in-Kozhikode/articleshow/48727647.cms |title=DTPC aquarium turns crowd-puller in Kozhikode |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 August 2015 |accessdate=30 September 2015 |archive-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229221433/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/DTPC-aquarium-turns-crowd-puller-in-Kozhikode/articleshow/48727647.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Jagdishchandra Bose Aquarium]] || [[Surat]] || [[Gujarat]] || ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Aquarium-entry-fee-reduced-for-visitors-for-the-first-few-months/articleshow/31286322.cms | title=Aquarium entry fee reduced for visitors for the first few months | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=2 March 2014 | accessdate=30 September 2015 | author=Bhatt, Himanshu}}</ref>
| Ganga Aquarium || [[Lucknow]] || Uttar Pradesh ||
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| Jawahar Aquarium || [[Mussoorie]] || [[Uttarakhand]] || || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Again-Allah-and-Mohammad-on-aquarium-fish/articleshow/48117519.cms | title=Again, 'Allah' and 'Mohammad' on aquarium fish | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=17 July 2015 | accessdate=30 September 2015 | author=Prachi Raturi Misra}}</ref>
| [[Jagdishchandra Bose Aquarium]] || [[Surat]] || [[Gujarat]] ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Aquarium-entry-fee-reduced-for-visitors-for-the-first-few-months/articleshow/31286322.cms | title=Aquarium entry fee reduced for visitors for the first few months | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=2 March 2014 | accessdate=30 September 2015 | author=Bhatt, Himanshu | archive-date=2 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702093406/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Aquarium-entry-fee-reduced-for-visitors-for-the-first-few-months/articleshow/31286322.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Kankaria Aquarium || [[Ahmedabad]] || Gujarat || ||
| Jawahar Aquarium || [[Mussoorie]] || [[Uttarakhand]] || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Again-Allah-and-Mohammad-on-aquarium-fish/articleshow/48117519.cms | title=Again, 'Allah' and 'Mohammad' on aquarium fish | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=17 July 2015 | accessdate=30 September 2015 | author=Prachi Raturi Misra | archive-date=3 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003095445/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Again-Allah-and-Mohammad-on-aquarium-fish/articleshow/48117519.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Kollam Aquarium || [[Kollam]] || Kerala || ||
| Kankaria Aquarium || [[Ahmedabad]] || Gujarat ||
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| [[Lal Bagh]] aquarium || Bangalore || Karnataka || ||
| [[Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies]] Aquarium || [[Kochi]] || [[Kerala]] ||
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| Machhli Ghar || [[Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh|Bhopal]] || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/bhopal-aquarium-project-based-on-ppp-model-not-viable-survey/story-81H1YYQYTEoQkgsnLSDzUK.html |title=Bhopal aquarium project based on PPP model not viable: survey  |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 June 2015 |author=Santoshi, Neeraj |accessdate= 30 September 2015}}</ref>
| Kollam Aquarium || [[Kollam]] || Kerala ||
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| MARC Aquarium|| [[Digha]] || West Bengal || ||
| [[Lal Bagh]] aquarium || [[Bengaluru]] || Karnataka ||
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| [[Marine Biological Research Station, Ratnagiri|Marine Biological Research Station]] || [[Ratnagiri]] || [[Maharashtra]] || || <ref>[http://www.ratnagiriinfo.com/Tourism/MBRS.html Aquarium and Museum]</ref>
| Machhli Ghar || [[Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh|Bhopal]] || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/bhopal-aquarium-project-based-on-ppp-model-not-viable-survey/story-81H1YYQYTEoQkgsnLSDzUK.html |title=Bhopal aquarium project based on PPP model not viable: survey |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |date=27 June 2015 |author=Santoshi, Neeraj |accessdate=30 September 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001101729/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/bhopal-aquarium-project-based-on-ppp-model-not-viable-survey/story-81H1YYQYTEoQkgsnLSDzUK.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Marine Life Aquarium, Chennai|Marine Life Aquarium]] || [[Chennai]] || [[Tamil Nadu]] || ||
| MARC Aquarium|| [[Digha]] || West Bengal ||
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| Matsyadarsini Aquarium ||Visakhapatnam||Andhra Pradesh|| || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Govt-opens-state-of-the-art-ornamental-fish-store/articleshow/3742210.cms | title=Govt opens state-of-the-art ornamental fish store | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=22 November 2008 | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>
| Marine Biological Research Station || [[Ratnagiri]] || [[Maharashtra]] || <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ratnagiriinfo.com/Tourism/MBRS.html |title=Aquarium and Museum |access-date=2010-10-26 |archive-date=2012-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304163508/http://www.ratnagiriinfo.com/Tourism/MBRS.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Nandankanan Zoo]] Aquarium || [[Bhubaneswar]] || Odisha || || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.odisha.in/news/151/ARTICLE/2039/2008-02-04.html | title=CM inaugurates moated elephant enclosure at Nandankanan | work=Odisha.in | date=4 February 2008 | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>
| [[Marine Kingdom]] || [[Chennai]] || [[Tamil Nadu]] ||<ref name="NIE3">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/Apr/23/vgp-brings-exotic-marine-life-on-land-1967682.html|title=VGP brings exotic marine life on land|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=23 April 2019|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927094105/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/apr/23/vgp-brings-exotic-marine-life-on-land-1967682.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ANI">{{cite news|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/underwater-tunnel-vgp-marine-kingdom-becomes-largest-walk-through-aquarium-in-india20210915165951/|title=Underwater Tunnel, VGP Marine Kingdom becomes largest walk-through aquarium in India|newspaper=[[ANI News]]|date=15 September 2021|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan]] || [[Patna]] || [[Bihar]] || ||
| Marine Life Aquarium || [[Chennai]] || Tamil Nadu ||
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| [[Star aquarium]] || [[Karunagappalli]] || Kerala  || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://goo.gl/maps/rhiEJ|title=Google Maps}}</ref>
| Matsyadarsini Aquarium || [[Visakhapatnam]] || [[Andhra Pradesh]] || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Govt-opens-state-of-the-art-ornamental-fish-store/articleshow/3742210.cms | title=Govt opens state-of-the-art ornamental fish store | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=22 November 2008 | accessdate=1 October 2015 | archive-date=3 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103200328/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Govt-opens-state-of-the-art-ornamental-fish-store/articleshow/3742210.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Taraporewala Aquarium]] || [[Mumbai]] || Maharashtra || ||
| [[Nandankanan Zoo]] || [[Bhubaneswar]] || Odisha || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.odisha.in/news/151/ARTICLE/2039/2008-02-04.html | title=CM inaugurates moated elephant enclosure at Nandankanan | work=Odisha.in | date=4 February 2008 | accessdate=1 October 2015 | archive-date=1 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001193853/http://www.odisha.in/news/151/ARTICLE/2039/2008-02-04.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Travancore Royal Aquarium]] || [[Trivandrum]] || Kerala || ||
| [[Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan]] || [[Patna]] || [[Bihar]] ||
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| [[ICAR-NBFGR Ganga Aquarium]] || [[Lucknow]] || Uttar Pradesh || ||
| Star Aquarium || [[Karunagappalli]] || Kerala  ||  
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| Varkala Aquarium || [[Trivandrum]] || [[Kerala]] || The four-storey aquarium is situated on the beach along the Prawn Hatchery at Thiruvambady(Odayam - Varkala). The Agency for Development of Aquaculture, Kerala (ADAK) was responsible for the 3500 sq ft aquarium showcasing wonders of the water world.
| [[Taraporewala Aquarium]] || [[Mumbai]] || Maharashtra ||
||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/varkala-aquarium-thrown-open-to-visitors-english-news-1.902323|title = Varkala aquarium thrown open to visitors}}</ref>
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| [[VGP Marine Kingdom]] || [[Chennai]] || [[Tamil Nadu]] || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goo.gl/maps/gh1UmJzkckaj7LzKA|title = VGP Marine Kingdom · SH 49, Injambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600115, India}}</ref>
| Travancore Royal Aquarium || [[Trivandrum]] || Kerala ||
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| [[Vandalur Zoo]] || [[Chennai]] || Tamil Nadu || <ref name="II">{{cite web|url=https://www.incredibleindia.gov.in/en/tamil-nadu/chennai/arignar-anna-zoological-park|title=Arignar Anna Zoological Park|work=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
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| Varkala Aquarium || [[Trivandrum]] || [[Kerala]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/varkala-aquarium-thrown-open-to-visitors-english-news-1.902323|title=Varkala aquarium thrown open to visitors|access-date=2025-01-30|archive-date=2017-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510072147/http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/varkala-aquarium-thrown-open-to-visitors-english-news-1.902323|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 30 January 2025


Aquariums are facilities where aquatic animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.

List[edit | edit source]

This is a list of aquariums open to public in India.

Name City State Ref.
Bagh-e-Bahu Aquarium Jammu Jammu and Kashmir [1][2]
Bengaluru Aquarium Bengaluru Karnataka

[3]

Calcutta Aquarium Kolkata West Bengal
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture Aquarium Bhubaneswar Odisha [4]
District Tourism Promotion Council Aquarium Kozhikode Kerala [5]
Ganga Aquarium Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Jagdishchandra Bose Aquarium Surat Gujarat [6]
Jawahar Aquarium Mussoorie Uttarakhand [7]
Kankaria Aquarium Ahmedabad Gujarat
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies Aquarium Kochi Kerala
Kollam Aquarium Kollam Kerala
Lal Bagh aquarium Bengaluru Karnataka
Machhli Ghar Bhopal Madhya Pradesh [8]
MARC Aquarium Digha West Bengal
Marine Biological Research Station Ratnagiri Maharashtra [9]
Marine Kingdom Chennai Tamil Nadu [10][11]
Marine Life Aquarium Chennai Tamil Nadu
Matsyadarsini Aquarium Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh [12]
Nandankanan Zoo Bhubaneswar Odisha [13]
Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan Patna Bihar
Star Aquarium Karunagappalli Kerala
Taraporewala Aquarium Mumbai Maharashtra
Travancore Royal Aquarium Trivandrum Kerala
Vandalur Zoo Chennai Tamil Nadu [14]
Varkala Aquarium Trivandrum Kerala [15]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Bagh-e-Bahu". Trikuta News Express. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Kaul, Sunaina (20 March 2009). "Underground aquarium to have another phase". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bangalore Aquarium". City of Bangalore. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "CIFA to open a brand new scientific aquarium". Orissa Diary. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "DTPC aquarium turns crowd-puller in Kozhikode". The Times of India. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Bhatt, Himanshu (2 March 2014). "Aquarium entry fee reduced for visitors for the first few months". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Prachi Raturi Misra (17 July 2015). "Again, 'Allah' and 'Mohammad' on aquarium fish". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Santoshi, Neeraj (27 June 2015). "Bhopal aquarium project based on PPP model not viable: survey". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aquarium and Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  10. ↑ "VGP brings exotic marine life on land". The New Indian Express. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Underwater Tunnel, VGP Marine Kingdom becomes largest walk-through aquarium in India". ANI News. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Govt opens state-of-the-art ornamental fish store". The Times of India. 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "CM inaugurates moated elephant enclosure at Nandankanan". Odisha.in. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Arignar Anna Zoological Park". Government of India. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Varkala aquarium thrown open to visitors". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

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