Over the May Half Term Holidays (Saturday, May 28th – Sunday, June 5th), visitors to Bristol Aquarium will have the chance to immerse themselves in a world of sharks and rays.
‘Shark Week’ is a celebration of the ocean’s ultimate predators and will feature everything from preparing a shark’s squid supper to shark and ray feeds as well as conservation talks and the chance to discover the amazing variety of sharks living in UK waters.
Younger visitors will be able to take part in shark mask workshops, there will be special hands-on sessions with a selection of shark teeth, egg-cases, jaws and even sharks’ skin and a selection of shark-theme games throughout the day.
Visitors will also be able to come face to face with a variety of shark and ray species; including a number of newly-hatched catsharks in their very own nursery display.
David Waines, General Manager at Bristol Aquarium, said: “Shark Week is always one of the most popular events here at the aquarium.
“People are genuinely fascinated by these amazing creatures which have existed relatively unchanged since before the time of the dinosaurs.
“This event gives us the chance to showcase the sheer variety and diversity of shark and ray species and highlight their positive characteristics, rather than just their negative ones,” he said.
Following on from visitors’ comments the aquarium has significantly increased the number and variety of daily activities which the public can get involved in with events now taking place every half hour throughout the day.
“The feedback we have got from the public is it’s the opportunity to interact with the aquarists which makes for a truly memorable visit,” added David.
“For that reason we have dramatically increased the number of daily talks, feeds and demonstrations – for Shark Week there will be a dozen events taking place every day throughout the aquarium; beginning with a fish feeding session at 10.45am and finishing with ‘deadly’ animal games at 4.30pm,” he said.
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