Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is holding a weekend of special talks, feeds and themed activities to celebrate the very best of Brit-fish (November 19th-20th). The Southsea attraction will be celebrating our brilliant British marine life and inviting visitors to find out all about the amazing sea life that lives on our doorstep. The aquarium will … Continued
Visitors to Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium will be able to enjoy some extremely close encounters with a variety of creepy creatures, revolting reptiles and fearsome fish as part of a Halloween Half Term event. ‘Monsters Week’, which runs from Saturday, October 22nd until Sunday, October 30th features some of the natural world’s scariest critters including … Continued
Tropical sharks at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium are being given their own pilots. The pilot fish – known as golden trevally – get their common name from their tendency to swim in the slipstream of larger predators; like sharks in order to avoid being hunted by other fish. Initially the shoal of a dozen trevally … Continued
Younger visitors to Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium will be able to join in some crafty, fishy fun over the weekend (October 8th-9th). The Southsea attraction is holding an ‘Undersea Arts and Crafts’ workshop on both days at 11am and 3pm. Children will be able to create their very own fishy-themed money bank as an added … Continued
Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is inviting visitors to catch their fish on film as part of a special photographic workshop this weekend (Saturday, September 24th – Sunday, September 25th). The Southsea attraction has enlisted the help of an award-winning photographer to provide expert advice and tips to capture the perfect animal images. Portsmouth-based Johnny Black … Continued
Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is inviting visitors to join their celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth this weekend. As part of the event, staff will be asking visitors to chant the magical words from Esio Trot – one of Dahl’s best known children’s stories – in a bit to get their … Continued
Staff at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium are celebrating the return of the ‘Great British Bake Off’ next week by launching their own fishy format of the show. Nicknamed the ‘Great British Hake Off’, aquarists and other members of the team at the Clarence Esplanade wildlife attraction will be devising fishy-inspired cakes and bakes. Each week … Continued
To coincide with the Rio Olympics, Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is launching a month-long celebration of some of the aquatic world’s record breakers. From sharp-shooting archer fish and diving otters to long-jumping frogs and weight-lifting lobsters there’s a whole host of highly impressive underwater record-breakers featured. Visitors to the aquarium will be able to find … Continued
Visitors to Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium will be able to enjoy close encounters with weird and wonderful crabs and lobsters from around the world as part of their ‘Claws – Incredible Crustaceans’ event this weekend (August 6th – 7th). From comical cleaner shrimps and hermit crabs to giant lobsters and mighty edible crabs this exciting … Continued
Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is launching a brand new film-inspired fishy trail for the summer holidays. The ‘Did You Forget Tour’ is a fun and informative trail for forgetful fish which highlights the real-life tales of the fishy characters featured in the new animated Disney Pixar film ‘Finding Dory’. Visitors will be able to find … Continued