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An important of the Institute is the Aquarium & Marine Museum which is utilized for biodiversity education, research and public outreach. It houses a growing collection of marine animals and showcases of marine biodiversity. It has three main sections: Deep Dive Diorama, Aquarium Showcase and Marine Museum. Visitors can have a glimpse of what ...
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This museum exhibits and documents some of the extraordinary specimens and flora & fauna records of Borneo ocean. The goal is to educate the public to protect our marine environment so museum won’t become the only place to see them. Most of the labels, posters and news clips are in English and Malay languages. Pic: skeleton of Cuvier’s Beaked Whale...
Visitors can see big and small marine lives up-close in 2 huge aquariums and couples of fish tanks and tube tanks. Is Nemo the only fish your children know? This aquarium is a fun “classroom” to show them what are squirrel fish, parrot fish, angel fish, surgeon fish, etc. Pic: oval fish tank filled with regal blue tang, clown fish, feather star, st...
Guess which fish attracts the most attention? It’s not Nemo but the hybrid grouper, which is a cross between tiger grouper (Epiphelus fuscoguttatus) and giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), the first hybrid grouper (named as TGG hybrid) in the world. This is one of the BMRI projects to improve high-market-value grouper species in fish farm. Man...
Visitors can do other fun activities in the aquarium. Pic: taking photo in stand ins in Ocean Outreach Corner. The 110 Sq. Meter Ocean Outreach Corner is a small room suitable for group activity. There are some informative posters about fishery and conservation such as fishing gears of Malaysia, commercial rays, aquaculture, hatchery projects, sea ...
I noticed a few tour buses didn’t leave the university after the visit, they brought their tourists to another side, so I followed them and found a nice beach. Pic: the aquarium is situated next to a scenic seaside (see left). Pic: you can follow this road to walk 300 Meters to the beach. You already can see Kota Kinabalu City (KK) from the road. P...
The following are some useful info for visitors: Last Updated: Nov 2015 Pic: ticketing counter next to entrance of UMS Aquarium & Marine Museum
Aquarium & Marine Museum is located in the campus of UMS (see Location Map) and about 6 KM away from KK. It is open to public and you can walk-in during opening hours without prior arrangement. The aquarium is about 2 KM away from the entrance of UMS, so I advise you to go there by taxi or own transport. Pic: the junction to the Aquarium Pic: the d...
You may browse my photo album for more photos: UMS Aquarium & Marine Museum is worth a visit, especially for family and student groups. Though it’s not a world-class oceanarium, the aquarium can give you a good overview of ocean biodiversity in Borneo. To impress the visitors more, it’ll be great if the aquarium has more variety of popular marine a...
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Marine Aquarium & Museum situated inside the most beautiful campus in Sabah and located at the scenic seafront of Sepangar Bay. Just 18 kilometers from Kota Kinabalu International Airport and 1 kilometer from the first and largest lifestyle hypermall in East Malaysia, 1BORNEO.
Location. The Aquarium and Marine Museum is located in the University Malaysia Sabah campus. It is an advanced marine museum which is a great addition to the campus. Overview. The Aquarium and Marine Museum was established in 1995 by the Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI).
Located at the scenic seafronts, the Marine Aquarium & Museum of Borneo Marine Research Institute. Universiti Malaysia Sabah, houses a growing collection of colourful and amazingly beautiful marine life. It is show-case of marine biodiversity of Borneo that inspires ocean conservation, research, exploration adn innovation besides providing a ...
Marine Aquarium and Museum. 58 reviews. #40 of 89 things to do in Kota Kinabalu. Speciality MuseumsScience Museums. Write a review. About. Duration: < 1 hour. Meets animal welfare guidelines. Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Aug 20, 2020 · Description. The Marine Aquarium & Museum lies on the scenic waterfront of Sepangar Bay inside the campus of University of Malalysia Sabah. On the way to 1Borneo, about 13km from Kinabalu Kinabalu, vistors to the Marine Aquarium & Museum can learn more about the world beneath the ocean surface.
