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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium is a engineering 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 Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium rather than just read about it. In short: Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium (仙台うみの杜水族館, Sendai Umino-Mori Suizokukan; lit. 'Sendai Ocean's Forest Aquarium') is a public aquarium located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 2015 as a successor to the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, which had been open for 88 years.

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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium (仙台うみの杜水族館, Sendai Umino-Mori Suizokukan; lit. 'Sendai Ocean's Forest Aquarium') is a public aquarium located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 2015 as a successor to the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, which had been open for 88 years.

History

Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium

Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium (マリンピア松島水族館, Marinpia Matsushima Suizokukan; where Marinepia is a combination of Marine 'Marine' and pia 'pier') was a public aquarium in Matsushima, Miyagi. It opened on April 1, 1927, and closed on May 10, 2015, making it the second longest-operating aquarium in Japan, after Uozu Aquarium. Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium was operated by Sendai Express, which, in 2001, began to consider a renovation of the aquarium. Following the opening of Oga Aquarium Gao and Aquamarine Fukushima, the number of visitors to the aquarium began to decline. In 2009, Sendai City announced plans to relocate the aquarium to Takasago Central Park in Sendai Port. However, in February 2010, Sendai express scrapped these plans, due to the lack of prospects for raising funds. In 2013, six companies, including Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, established the Sendai Aquarium Development Co., Ltd. The new company built Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in the hinterland of Sendai Port, Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium's new location. Sendai express did not invest in the new aquarium, but the new aquarium accepted animals from the Marinepia aquarium.

Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami In March 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused seawater and mud to flood Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, breaking its circulation pump. This resulted in the loss of about 5% of the aquarium's approximately 4000 animals. The aquarium received new tropical fish and jellyfish from Kamo Aquarium, Osaka Aquarium, and Kagoshima Aquarium.

Exhibits

Inherited from the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium are Commerson's dolphins and finless porpoises, along with fish from the Sanriku region. The facility is a two-story building with 100 fish tanks. Inside, there is a dolphin and sea lion show pool that can accommodate about 1,000 people.

Captive blue sharks

The aquarium has a focus on rearing and exhibiting blue sharks as representative fish from Sanriku. Bred in a cylindrical tank separate from the large main tank, most of the young sharks did not last long initially. In 2016, three blue sharks were captured and brought to the aquarium. In 2017, one of these sharks, a male, broke the previous record of captivity of 244 days. The previous record was set at Tokyo Sea Life Park. A new blue shark was later captured in 2018 and survived in captivity for 873 days until it died in December 2020, significantly increasing the record. The shark was captured in Shizugawa Bay on July 27, 2018, and taken to the aquarium. At the time of delivery, the shark was 51 cm (1.67 ft), weighed approximately 345g, and was estimated to be a year old. The cause of death was attributed to disordered swimming due to dehydration. At the time of its death, the shark was 114 cm (3.74 ft) and weighed 4kg. This growth rate was said to be the same as that of blue sharks in the wild.

Facilities

Floor 1F Welcome Hall The seas of Japan 1. The Submarine Forest of Sea Pineapple (Maboya) 2. Sparkling of Life 3. Oyashio, Cold Current 4. Irodori, Sea of Saweed 5. Tairyo, Great Fish 6. Naiwan, Sea of Blessing 7. Amamo, Sea Cradel 8. Higate, Cultivating Sea Life 9. Shinkai, Deep Sea 10. UMINO－MORI Lab 11. The Hirose River, the Source of Sea UMINO-MORI Beach

Floor 2F 12. The Gallery for People 13. Scene I Oceania 14. Scene II Europe 15. Scene III Africa 16. Scene IV North America and South America 17. Scene V Asia 18. Our Mother Sea 19. Communication Wall 20. Jellyfish Room The Plaza of Marine Animals (supported by Mitsui Life)

Shops Cabana Umimori shop Museum Shop Wakuwaku ocean Food Court

Gallery

See also Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa Joetsu Aquarium Xpark Itabashi Botanical Garden

References

External links Official Site (in Japanese) Official Site (in English)

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Worked examples

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In the classroom: Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Amusement parks opened in 2015, Animal theme parks, Aquaria in Japan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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