Summer of Sharks at Bristol Aquarium

Name: Summer of Sharks at Bristol Aquarium
Start: 2024-07-20T10:00:00+01:00
Location: Anchor Rd, BS15TT Bristol, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Jul 20 2024 at 10:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Anchor Rd, BS15TT Bristol, United Kingdom | Bristol, EN

Running 20th July - 1st September
Open daily 10am - 6pm (last entry 5pm)
A mysterious fin carving through the calm surface of the waves. A creature older than the trees. “Black eyes, like a dolls eyes…”
Sharks have long fascinated the human imagination in many different ways. From the 20th July - 1st September we are learning all about these magnificent creatures at Bristol Aquarium in...
🦈Summer of Sharks!🦈

Can you spot all of our sharks?
Follow our activity sheet trail as you go round.
Sharks vs the Media – Fact vs Fiction!
Explore facts throughout the aquarium about how sharks have been represented in the media, vs the realities of shark behaviour and biology.
Talks, workshops and more!
Watch our sharks get fed at our daily shark talks + get up close with shark eggs and shark teeth at our daily workshop.
Free Oceanic 31 art exhibition!
Throughout the summer the Aquarium will be hosting Oceanic 31, The Shark trust’s dazzling art exhibition featuring 31 different pieces of artwork highlighting 31 different species of sharks and rays.
Of the 31 featured species, ranging from famous species like the great white or whale shark, to lesser-known species such as the pygmy longhorned devil ray, 24 are classed as threatened on the ICUN red list.
Working at the forefront of shark conservation for 25 years The Shark trust have been touring the exhibition around the country all year. Working on policy, fisheries management and lobbying they are a UK based, but globally active, working with stakeholders, collaborators and partners around the world.
After the exhibition has toured the original pieces will be sold – via raffle or auction. Additionally a number of the pieces are available as limited edition prints which can be purchased from The Shark trust’s online shop.
All funds raised through the sales of prints and originals will go towards the Big Shark Pledge, helping to fund their vital policy and conservation work and communication and engagement activities to help secure a better future for high seas sharks.