Seventy exhibiting tanks and pools are home to over 3000 specimens
of 400 species from all over the world. Film showings, animation,
a fascinating 3D show on the sea food chain, and a special monitoring
room where you can see "what goes on behind the scenes",
all these facilities offer the chance to find out more on your
visit. Sharks are the absolute stars of the aquarium: 50 specimens
belonging to 13 species, from smaller Mediterranean ones to
the largest South African bull sharks. The highlight of the
Aquarium in Cattolica is the chance for visitors to experience
a real dive in the large shark tank. Special "Bully System"
equipment allows anyone to experience the excitement of meeting
sharks "FACE TO FACE".
Two exhibition areas further enrich the Aquarium: "VELENI"
(poisons), two thousand years of animals, plants, and mineral
poisons in history, art and legend, and a brand new interactive
show called "I SUONI DEL MARE" (sounds of the sea);
the sea is not a silent universe, fish communicate, too. Let's
find out how.
