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Palma Aquarium

Palma Aquarium is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Palma Aquarium rather than just read about it. In short: Palma Aquarium is a commercial aquarium and park that first opened in 2007 in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The aquarium is the property of Coral World International.

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Reference excerpt

Palma Aquarium is a commercial aquarium and park that first opened in 2007 in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The aquarium is the property of Coral World International. The aquarium is 500 m (1,600 ft) from Playa de Palma beach, and includes 55 tanks which are home to over 700 different species from the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. One tank, "Big Blue" is 8.5 m (28 ft) deep, the deepest shark tank in Europe, and it also contains the largest collection of live coral in Europe The park was awarded "Best Business Initiative in the Balearics 2007", awarded by Actualidad Económica magazine, and was awarded the "2007 Accessibility Prize" by the Consell de Mallorca. The aquarium organises environmentally focused activities, and takes part in protection and conservation campaigns. Palma Aquarium has more than 400,000 visitors every year, with an average of over 1000 visitors a day. 50% of its visitors are local and national, while the rest are mainly of European origin. Palma Aquarium has received several awards, including the "Best Business Initiative in Balearics 2007" award, awarded by Actualidad Económica magazine and the "2007 Accessibility Award", awarded by the Consell de Mallorca. A visit to the aquarium is presented as if it were a journey through the world’s seas and oceans.

The Mediterranean Sea

The first stage of the "journey" shows Mediterranean marine fauna and flora including starfish, lobsters and slipper lobsters, scorpion fish, wrasses, groupers, prawns and shrimps, crabs, eels, rays, seahorses, octopuses, conger eels, algae and coral. Visitors can also have direct contact with some of these animals, such as the starfish, in the Touch Pools.

Tropical Seas There are 25 aquariums in this section showing animals from the tropical parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. These animals include the fire fish, the clown fish, the black widow tetra, the surgeon fish, the blacktip reef shark, and bright colourful coral. The Palma Aquarium live coral includes gorgonians, mushroom, fragile saucer and honeycomb; anemones such as the Carpet, Caribbean or the Long Tentacle; and a great variety of tropical sponges. It is one of the few aquariums in Europe where all the coral decorating the tanks is real and alive, and one of the few aquariums to have its own coral reproduction program, which has resulted in the birth of new coral colonies on site.

Mediterranean Gardens

There is a garden area which combines Mediterranean plants with tanks containing turtles, koi fish, gilthead bream and stingrays. Also available here is a cafeteria and a children’s play area with a "pirate ship". During the summer, the park has children’s entertainment every day of the week, featuring face-painting, water fights and shows.

The Jungle The Jungle area is designed to resemble a tropical rainforest. It is the largest roof-top garden in Spain, and one of the largest in Europe. A waterfall and several vaporizers create a humid atmosphere; a suitable microclimate for the Amazonian plants that grow there.

Big Blue The Big Blue is the deepest shark tank in Europe, at 8.5 m (28 ft) deep, 33 m (108 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide. The tank holds 3,500,000 L (920,000 US gal) of saltwater. Six sand tiger sharks, 5 sandbar sharks and over 1000 fish live inside this tank. Visitors descend to the central aquarium’s observation area via a transparent tunnel, while sharks and rays swim over their heads.

Jellyfish tank The Jellyfish tank is a cylinder-shaped aquarium containing about fifty jellyfish almost all of which belong to the Mediterranean’s common species, Aurelia aurita.

Activities A number of different activities are available:

"Dive with the Sharks". An activity for adults and children. "Underwater". In the summer, visitors over the age of eight can swim in the stingray tank, located in the Mediterranean Gardens. "Shark Sleepover'". Children between the ages of 6 and 16 spend the night camping out in front of the Big Blue, the shark tank. "Birthdays'. Children can celebrate their birthdays at the park with themed pirate parties.

Marine species The Palma Aquarium is home to over 700 different species from the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Mediterranean Sea:

Asteroidea (Common starfish) Palinurus elephas (Spiny lobsters) Scyllarides latus (Mediterranean slipper lobster) Trachinus draco (Greater weaver) Symphodus tinca (East Atlantic peacock wrasse) Epinephelus marginatus (Dusky Grouper) Caridea (Caridean shrimp) Muraena helena (Mediterranean moray eel) Rajiformes (Rays) Hippocampus species, (Seahorse) Octopoda (Octopus) Conger conger (European conger) Actiniaria (Sea anemones) Pennatulacea (Sea pen) Corallium rubrum (Red coral) Caulerpa species (Caulerpa) Ascidiacea (Sea squirts) Holothuria species (Sea cucumber) Paracentrotus lividus (Sea urchin) Tropical Seas:

Alcyonacea (Gorgonia) Fungia scutaria (Mushroom coral) Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Anthias tropical) Labridae (Wrasse) Amphiprion ocellaris (Clownfish) Pterois antennata (Broadbarred firefish) Zebrasoma flavescens (Surgeon fish) Ensis species (Razor clam) Syngnathinae (Pipefish) Synchiropus splendidus (Mandarinfish) Ostracion cubicus (Box fish) Gobio (Gudgeon) Porifera (Sponges) Carcharhinus melanopterus (Blacktip reef shark) Hypostomus species (Red devil cichlid) Serrasalmus species (Piranha) Mediterranean Gardens:

Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill turtle) Cyprinus carpio (Koi fish) Big Blue:

Rhinobatidae (Guitarfish) Carcharias taurus (Sand Tiger Shark) Carcharhinus plumbeus (Sandbar shark) Dicentrarchus labrax (European seabass) Sparus aurata (Gilt-head bream) Seriola dumerili (Greater amberjack) Mugil (Mullet) Myliobatis aquila (Eagle ray) Dasyatis pastinaca (Common stingray) Dentex dentex (Common dentex) Diplodus vulgaris (Sparidae) Coris julis (Mediterranean rainbow wrasse) Centracanthidae (Picarel) Chromis chromis (Chromis) Jellyfish Tank:

Aurelia aurita (Jellyfish)

Gallery of fish photos from the "Tropical Seas"

Research and conservation

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Palma Aquarium

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Palma Aquarium claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Palma Aquarium before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Palma Aquarium ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Palma Aquarium

In research: Palma Aquarium appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Palma Aquarium in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Palma Aquarium is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Aquaria in Spain, Buildings and structures in Palma de Mallorca, Coral World International's Public Aquariums, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Palma Aquarium outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Palma Aquarium in simple terms?

Palma Aquarium is a commercial aquarium and park that first opened in 2007 in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The aquarium is the property of Coral World International.

Why does Palma Aquarium matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Palma Aquarium?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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