Crna Gora
Montenegro
AQUARIUM IN KOTOR The living world of the Adriatic “above the water” Covering an area of 300 square metres, Aquarium Boka is located in Kotor’s Radoničić Palace and is stocked with 60 different species of fish, crabs and shellfish THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY HAD A FUNCTIONAL aquarium in the 1970s and ‘80s, but it was used exclusively for experimental-scientific pur- poses. And already back then the idea arose to open such a facility within the walls of the Old Town of Kotor, based on the example of the Dubrovnik Aquar- ium. And this year finally saw the opening of the first aquarium in Montenegro, located in part of the build- ing of the Institute for Marine Biology of the Univer- sity of Montenegro that is itself housed in one of the most beautiful buildings in Kotor, Radoničić Palace. Aquarium Boka today forms an integral part of the Adriatic Biodiversity Conservation Centre. A modern and technologically advanced aquarium with 16 pools of various dimensions, it presents the living world of the Adriatic “above the water”. On the basis of photo- graphic images of underwater habitats from Herceg Novi to Ulcinj that have been provided by the scien- tist-divers of the Institute for Marine Biology, repli- cas of the Montenegrin coast’s most interesting ma- rine habitats were created, with species that show all the splendour and beauty of the Adriatic Sea and the Bay of Kotor. The aquarium comprises three interconnected spac- es, with the first thematic exhibition (Mediterranean, Adriatic and Bay of Kotor) complemented by 12 info- graphics detailing the most interesting facts related to the marine ecosystem. Aquarium Boka is current- ly inhabited by 60 different species of fish, crabs and shellfish. Creatures are provided with continuous care from the moment they are taken from the sea, while a clear plan defines how long they will stay in the Kotor aquarium before the initiating of procedures to return them to the same spot or a similar site. According to the Institute for Marine Biology, Aquarium Boka will be a tourist attraction, but will also provide opportunities for scientists to perform various scientific experiments “in vivo”, and to mon- itor everything that is very difficult to observe in the natural environment, such as the growth and development of organisms and interactions be- tween species.
Upoznajte faunu Mediterana, Jadrana i Bokokotorskog zaliva Meet the fauna of the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Bay of Kotor
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