Gyeongnam's Only Large Aquarium 'Sacheon Aramaru Aquarium' Officially Opens on the 23rd

On the 9th, the opening ceremony of 'Aramaru Aquarium' was held in Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Sacheon-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] 'Sacheon Aramaru Aquarium,' the only large-scale aquarium in Gyeongnam, will officially open on the 23rd.

According to Sacheon City on the 9th, the opening ceremony of Aramaru Aquarium was held at 10 a.m. that day at the plaza in front of the Choyang Station of Sacheon Sea Cable Car, with the participation of Mayor Song Do-geun of Sacheon, National Assembly member Ha Young-je, provincial and city council members, and citizens.

Although the aquarium was planned to have a soft opening from the afternoon of the 9th until the 23rd with a 50% discount on admission fees, it was decided to officially open immediately from the 23rd. This measure is not only to thoroughly complete quarantine for imported animals but also because the animals living in the aquarium need an adaptation period.

Aramaru Aquarium was built next to the lower station of the Choyang Island Sea Cable Car with a total project cost of 18.1 billion KRW, on a site area of 7,790㎡, consisting of one above-ground floor and two underground floors, making it the fifth largest in the country.

Its biggest feature is that visitors can see rare animals that are hard to find in Korea, such as otters, beavers, seals, crocodiles, manatees known as mermaids, the dinosaur descendant Shuvil, and giant hippos, as well as over 400 species of various rare fish up close.

The city expects that with the addition of the new tourism item called Aramaru Aquarium, Sacheon will take a step forward from being a simple 'pass-through tourist destination' to a 'resort tourism city where visitors eat, sleep, and stay.'

Once the aquarium begins full commercial operation, it is expected that more than 800,000 people will visit Sacheon annually, creating direct employment and generating synergy with the Sacheon Sea Cable Car, which will greatly help revitalize the economy of the Samcheonpo area.

A Sacheon city official said, "Aramaru Aquarium, embracing the sky, mountains, and sea, is expected to serve as a guide on the path to becoming a stay-type marine tourism city along with the Sacheon Sea Cable Car."

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