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The Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium (Japanese: 名古屋港水族館, Hepburn: nagoyakō suizokukan) is a public aquarium in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the public aquarium with the largest tank capacity and total area in Japan. It also owns Japan's largest dolphin show tank.[2]

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
名古屋港水族館

North Building
Date opened	October 1992 (1992-10)[1]
Location	Minato-ku, Nagoya
Coordinates	35.0906°N 136.8782°E / 35.0906; 136.8782
Land area	41,529 m2 (447,010 sq ft)
No. of species	500
Volume of largest tank	Dolphin Show tank 13,500,000 litres (3,566,000 US gal),[2] Aquarium 885,000 litres (234,000 US gal)[3]
Total volume of tanks	24,600,000 litres (6,499,000 US gal)
Annual visitors	2.2 million (2017)[4]
Memberships	JAZA
Major exhibits	Dolphin show Orca training White whale Reef tunnel fishtank
Website	English website

History

Opened in 1992, the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium is a public aquarium operated by Nagoya Minato Promotion Foundation. In 2001, the aquarium built a new facility, including a 60 m (200 ft) wide, 30 m (98 ft) long, 13,500,000 litres (3,566,000 US gal) show pool, with a water depth of 12 m (39 ft). When it opened, it was the largest dolphin show tank in the world.[2]

There is also a breeding research facility for penguins and sea turtles in the building. In the past, the aquarium has had success in breeding emperor penguins, Adelie penguins and chinstrap penguins.

In 2015, a shark ray that accidentally ate a puffer fish survived and attracted a lot of attention.[5]

Research and Conservation

• Sea turtles

In 1995, the artificial hatching of loggerhead turtles was successful, and was the first in Japan to be laid at an indoor artificial spawning ground.

Since 2003, in collaboration with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), young loggerhead turtles have been tagged and released, to research migratory routes in the North Pacific using an artificial satellite tracking system.[6] In addition, loggerhead turtles have been successfully bred for two generations; this won the Koga award from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).[7] The aquarium has also successfully hatched emperor penguins.[8]

• Penguins

Gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins and Adelie penguins have been successfully bred.[9] This won an award from JAZA.[10] The aquarium has also successfully hatched emperor penguins.[11]

• Beluga whales

On July 17, 2004, the beluga whale named Mama gave birth. This was the first beluga whale born in captivity in Japan.[12] Further births, by various whales, happened in 2007, 2010, and 2012.[12]

• Orca reproductive physiology research and environmental enrichment

On November 13, 2012, the orca named Stella gave birth to a female, the first orca born at the aquarium.[13]

Killer Whales

Killer whale captivity began in October 2003 with Kū,[14] followed by Nami,[15] Stella, Bingo and Ran, and on November 13, 2012, Stella's calves were born.

Since December 2015, three orcas, Stella, Lynn and Earth are being kept at the aquarium. All killer whales kept in Japan have been made up of relatives since the death of Nami in January 2011, and only Stella and her grandchildren since the death of Bingo in August 2014. Bingo is the largest killer whale in Japan that has ever been kept in captivity with a total length of over 6.5 m (21 ft). Earth is 5.5 m (18 ft) long and weighs 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) as of 2020, making him the largest living killer whale in Japan in captivity.[16]

Kū

Since 2003, the aquarium kept a killer whale named Kū (クー) on loan from another aquarium; she lived at the aquarium until her death on (2008-09-19)September 19, 2008.[17][18]

Nami

In 2010, the aquarium acquired a killer whale named Nami (ナミちゃん, nami-chan), who was to live at the aquarium permanently and feature in its Orca Show. Unfortunately, Nami died shortly after her arrival and public debut at this aquarium, dying on (2011-01-14)January 14, 2011.[19]

Bingo and Stella

Plans were made in January or February 2011 for the aquarium to receive two killer whales, a male, Bingo, and a female, Stella, on a five-year loan from Kamogawa Sea World in Chiba Prefecture.[20] The two adult killer whales arrived on December 16, 2011 by ship. Their daughter, Ran 2, arrived by truck the day before, on December 15, 2011. On November 13, 2012, Stella gave birth to a female calf, Lynn.[21]

Bingo died on August 2, 2014, after suffering an illness.[22] Stella is still alive today and currently lives at Port of Nagoya with her daughter Lynn and her grandson Earth.

Family structure

• Father Bingo – Captured in Iceland in 1984 – Died at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium on August 2, 2014 (estimated 32 years old)
• Mother Stella – Captured in Iceland in 1987 and Rearing in the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
  • Eldest daughter Rabbie – January 11, 1998 – Born at Kamogawa Sea World
  • Lovey's husband Oscar – Captured in Iceland in 1987 – Died at Kamogawa Sea World on December 20, 2012 (estimated 27 years old)
    • Lovey's eldest son Earth – October 13, 2008 – Born at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
    • Lovey's eldest daughter Luna – July 19, 2012 – Born at Kamogawa Sea World
  • Second daughter Lara – February 8, 2001– Born at Kamogawa Sea World
  • Sarah, the third daughter – May 31, 2003 - Died at Kamogawa Sea World on April 26, 2006 (2 years and 10 months)
  • Ran 2, fourth daughter – February 25, 2006 - Born at Kamogawa Sea World
  • Lynn, fifth daughter – November 13, 2012 –　Born at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Facilities

North Building

• Japanese sea
• Aurora sea
• Sea of evolution
• Underwater bleachers
• Main pool
• Aurora sea

South Building

• Japanese sea
• Large Kuroshio Tank
• Deep sea gallery
• Equatorial sea
• Sea turtle migration tank
• Australian waterside
• Antarctic ocean
• Jerry Fish Nagori Umu
• Touch tank

There is also a cinema hall and a turtle breeding research facility. [23] [24]

Gallery

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Aquarium

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Dolphin

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Killer whale

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Baluga whale

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Access

The aquarium is close to Nagoyakō Station on the subway's Meikō Line.

See also

• Nagoya Port
• List of captive orcas
• Captive killer whales
• Italia Mura
• Japanese icebreaker Fuji (AGB-5001)

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• English web page

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