TARAPOREWALA AQUARIUM MARINE DRIVE, MUMBAI

BASIC PROJECT DETAILS

OWNER: City of Mumbai ARCHITECT: Ar. Sachin Sata

NUMBER OF SPECIMEN: About 2,000 fishes of over 400 species.
LOCATION: The National Aquarium is located at 501 E Pratt Street in the Inner Harbour area
of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.
AIM: Aquarium's mission is to be India’s world class recreational & educational centre.
SITE CONNECTIVITY: The site is located along the Marine Drive near Charni Road railway
station.
WATER BODIES NEAR THE SITE: The site selected to construct the aquarium at the
queen’s necklace—Marine Drive could not have been more appropriate, as the Mumbai of
yesterday was a fishing village and the site has a sea-face.

ABYSS MARINE AQUARIUM ,GOA

Distance (From Kadamba Bus Terminus): 23 Kms
Trip Duration (Including Travel): 1-2 Hours
Place Location: Near Verna Village
Transportation Options: Cab / Rental Bike / Walk/Trek
Travel Tips: 1. Church of Our Lady of Succor (800 mts) can also be visited from this place.
2.St. Xavier's Chapel (1.2 kms) can also be visited from this place.
Abyss houses a vast variety of fishes- around 60 species, other marine life and a model of a
fisherman along with his family. It is first of kind of an aquarium in Goa and is one of the
most famous tourist attractions here. It boasts of being one of India’s most maintained
aquariums. Along with the main aquarium area, there are small aquariums also for having
an even better view of the fishes including the rare ones. Abyss Marine Aquarium is home to
exotic marine life including starfish, sea cucumber, lion fish, lobsters, catfish, finger star,
parrotfish and more.