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How to get to Barcelona Aquarium

QUATT public transport

• Metro: L4 Barceloneta
• Subway: L3 Drassanes
• Bus: V17 and 39, 45, 59, 91, 120, D20, H14, V13, V15

• Tourist bus: Port Vell stop (red road)
• Barcelona city tour: Port Vell stop (east route)
• Bikes: Bicing station at the entrance to L'Aqurium

Car

• Ronda Litoral, issue 21 and 22

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THE MEDITERRANEAN

TheMediterranean, with a length of 3,800 km., about 800 km of maximum width and an average depth of 1,500 m., with heights up to 4,000 m., one of the largest marginal seas on the planet. Despite being considered a poor sea due to of the lack of nutrients. it hosts a great diversity of ecosystems and species. Among these, we highlight some important predators: sharks. connected to the Atlantic by the Strait of Gibraltar and the Black Sea through the Bosporus. The small size of the basin and the close communication with the Atlantic make the tides very small (about 25 cm.), which gives this sea an appearance single.
THE'Oceanarioci shows a synthesis of the Mediterranean.

Other frequent marine organismsaquarium:

Fauna: Canabota groupers, marine pigs, parsnips, guitar fishes, Campogram glaycos, Roncador horse mackerel, palomidae, pilot fishes, dolphin fish, Parapristipoma humile, Angelina, corvina, frigate tuna, Centrolophus Nige, rhombus, bull shark, Milberto's silky shark, pesceluna .

MEDITERRANEAN AQUARIUMS

LITTLE DEEP COSTA ROCCIOSA COMMUNITY:Shallow rocky environments near the coast contain many cracks, which serve as a refuge for many organisms. We are in an area of transparent and highly oxygenated waters, generally warmer than those of the lower strata. We have found photophilous vegetation, which needs a lot of light, such as green and brown algae.In general, an area of great biological heterogeneity.Among the variety of marine invertebrates that live on the rocks or hidden among them, we find the sea anemone, of the group of famous jellyfishes. Both they have the same defense system: cnidocysts, cells full of pungent liquid that trigger when touched and penetrate the skin.

COMMUNITY OF COSTA SABBIOSA LITTLE DEEP:The sandy areas, apparently desolate, host numerous marine species. The sandy coast communities host fauna and flora that are poorer than those of the rocky coast, or at least more difficult to observe: all hidden. adapted their lives to remain buried in the sand. Among the fishes, we observed that the sandy areas are the realm of flat fish, rays, bejels and spiders. they camouflage so well in the sand that they are very difficult to distinguish.

THE EBRO DELTA:In the delta coastal lagoons, fresh water and sea water mix creating an environment with unique characteristics. The Ebro delta, located in the extreme south-east of Catalonia, represents an approximate area of about 350 km .This space is a protected natural park because it is a unique habitat for marine organisms, as well as for the numerous migratory seabirds that tend to settle temporarily. The different species that live can bear relatively high reductions and salinity increases, thanks to an effective regulation of their internal fluids. However, there are species that not only remain in the transition zone (or mixture of water), but verify a total insertion in one or the other water. They are species that perform the so-called migrations, such as eel.

COMMUNITIES OF CAVERNE AND CREPE:The progressive growth of encrusting algae causes the formation of small cracks on the rocks, creating a suitable habitat for many fish and invertebrates. In general water erosion forms a series of tunnels and tunnels, which are known as underwater caves, which give a very particular landscape, with the widespread poverty of organisms. In these places, the little existing light prevents the growth of plant life, and as it moves inward, the fauna of the walls becomes poorer until the virtual disappearance. The same happens with other parameters: l oxygen, temperature and nutrients are rarer on the inside.

POSIDONIA COMMUNITY:This plant, Posidonia, endemic to the Mediterranean, with ribbon-shaped leaves, forms ample undulating meadows that provide shelter and nourishment to numerous species. Posidonia meadows are one of the most characteristic communities of the Mediterranean coast. They extend over soft contours, preferably of sand in coastal areas not exposed and at depths that go from almost the surface to 35 m of depth.

THE FEW DEEP SCALES: Shallow and quiet areas, the upper plants and algae form extensive meadows rich in marine life. This area is characterized by being less agitated and with less light than surface waters. The progressive attenuation of light in depth causes a change in vegetation and in the landscape in general. The plant species of algae and marine plants adapted to low light, escifilas, are replacing those completely adapted to the light, the photophilic ones.

PRECORALIGEN COMMUNITY:When the low light, the green plants are gradually replaced by colonies of encrusting animals, which form a unique habitat. The floors that give way to the coralligenous community are called precoraligen. This precoriginal community is considered a transition zone and is characterized by great wealth biological.When it penetrates through the water, the light is progressively absorbed, rapidly attenuating with increasing depth.

CORALLIGENAL COMMUNITY:In the rocky and dimly lit areas of the Mediterranean there is an interesting community of calcareous algae, which grow in contiguous horizontal planes to take advantage of the scarcity of light. Large and colorful gorgonians also live. In the Mediterranean, the coralligenous called, is characterized by being colonized from a large number of area of calcareous algae, including the other suspensivorous invertebrate organisms develop sponges, ascidians, bryozoans and gorgonians, a variety of red, yellowish, pink and orange colors.

INTERTIDAL ZONE COMMUNITY:Challenging the harsh conditions of the intertidal zone, characterized by the constant oscillation of the waves, a surprisingly high number of organisms live. The intertidal zone characterized by being the area of influence of the tides, although in the Mediterranean these are rather small (maximum 20 cm) .In some occasions and for reasons of marine dynamics (waves, in general), these areas are temporarily lacking in water.

A PINK OF THE SEA:In the Mediterranean Sea we find a great biodiversity and a variety of ecosystems in which organisms have different adaptations that allow them to survive in any type of landscape. In this pinch of the Mediterranean, we will find both animals used to living on the high seas, called pelagics, and others that usually live in contact with the seabed, the benthic ones.

COMMUNITY OF RED CORAL:The red coral is an almost exclusive species of the Mediterranean Sea, in particular of its western basin. Currently, relegated to medium depth rock cavities, between 50 and 200 m., In areas of permanent currents, dark caves and cracks, the delicate red coral shares its habitat with a unique community of marine organisms.

THE MEDES ISLANDS:The Medas Islands are one of the most important marine flora and fauna reserves in the western Mediterranean. This small archipelago consists of seven limestone islands and some rocks, with a global surface of 21.5 hectares. It is located one mile offshore, facing the beach of Estartit. Since 1990 the Medas Islands are a protected area and are the most important marine park in Catalonia. This marine reserve is an exceptional place to observe fish, since when human exploitation disappears, the number, variety and the size of the fish increases rapidly.

LIFE IN BENTHOS: Bentos, a word that derives from the classicbenthosGreek, which means "background", refers to all that community of organisms that live tied to the bottom of the sea, whether fixed on it, semi-buried or moving without moving too far.

THEMATIC AQUARIUMS
In the theme of the aquarium of L'Aqurium you can admire small details of the flora and the marine fauna that in large aquariums can go unnoticed.

INVERTEBRATI MARINI:These miniacuaries show some representatives of the different groups of invertebrates so that they can be better known. There are some representatives of cnidarians such as anemones, gorgons and marine tomatoes. All cnidarians have in common a defense system consisting of pungent cells called cnidocysts. also possible to see arthropods crustaceans such as lobster, king crab and shrimp.The crustaceans are invertebrates with the articulated external skeleton.

SEA HORSES: The Posidonia meadows are the ideal refuge for some marine animals, especially the smallest ones, such as seahorses. Seahorses are fish that usually do not swim very quickly and are easily dragged by the currents. To avoid this, they can take refuge between the posidonia leaves and cling to them with the prehensile tail.

SHARK EGGS:Hanging among the corals or marine plants you will be able to see shark eggs very closely!
Also known as mermaid-shaped bags, due to their shape, shark eggs, like the gattuccio, have an elongated and fairly transparent shell that allows you to see how the shark embryo develops.

TROPICAL CORALS:Corals are colonies of small animals called polyps, which form the complex structures of coral reefs. They are true architects of nature. In this mini-aquarium you can observe in detail different species of colored corals and even see how their polyps move by opening and closing their tentacles.

FANTASTIC CREATURES UNDER THE SEA:In these mini-magazines you can see animals with such curious shapes that resemble mythological creatures. They are strange beings that adopt incredible ways to adapt to their environment. They will fly your imagination, transporting you to a world of fables and legends.

TROPICAL EXOTIC AQUARIUMS
A fascinating world of colors opens up under the sea

SHAKES OF TROPICAL WATERS:In the tropical seas there is a great diversity of sharks, a little rest between the coral reef, like the white shark or the mother cat, and others, like the shark with the black tip, tirelessly sail in open waters in search of food The cartilaginous skeleton of the sharks, unlike the bone skeleton of the rest of the fish, makes them part of chondritti or cartilaginous fish together with rays and manta.

THE TROPICAL CORALLINE BARRIER:Corals, colonies of small animals of plant appearance, build enormous structures, which eventually form cliffs and islands. Therefore, they are considered great architects of nature.
The coral reefs, from a biological point of view, are structures built by living organisms with a vegetal aspect, which modify the physical and ecological characteristics of the place where they develop. In a sense, they act as dams or barriers, creating areas of forts sprays and quiet areas. They are one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth, and perhaps one of the most complex, since they allow establishing multiple relationships between different ecological niches.

THE CARIBBEAN SEA:The most representative Atlantic reefs are undoubtedly those of the Caribbean Sea, with the coasts and islands surrounding it. The large number of exclusive fish species of this sea makes its biogeographic isolation clear.

THE GREAT BARRIER OF THE CORAL, AUSTRALIAN:The "Great Barrier Reef" is the habitat of a great diversity of fish and tropical invertebrates. With a length of over 2,000 km, the only living structure that can be observed from the Moon. Australia, this gigantic island located between the Pacific and the Indian oceans, considered a continent, because of its size.

THE RED SEA:The Red Sea, with an area of 430,000 km², named for the presence of a floating red alga, Tricho- erythraeum, which often appears grouped in red and pink slabs on the surface of these waters. Located between Africa and the Middle East, a sea with a high concentration of salt, 42. The cause is the little fresh water supplied by the rivers and the high evaporation of its surface.

POISONOUS AND AGGRESSIVE FISH:Among the multitude of organisms that inhabit the coral reefs, many of them have acquired different adaptations for active defense, which often and involuntarily, can represent a danger for man, even if apparently they are peaceful organisms of a singular beauty.

THE TROPICAL ALLOTUS:The tropical atoll is the most popular coral reef known for its characteristic ring shape, with a central lagoon of warm waters with a depth between 30 and 80 m. This lagoon generally communicates with the open sea through the channels through which it circulates the water driven by the waves. The origin and formation of the atolls has been the subject of studies and disputes among many scientists, but now it is accepted that they are structures formed millions of years ago by other volcanic structures that are sinking, while the corals have gone away growing on you.

PLANET AQUA

About three quarters of our planet are covered with water. Despite this, we know less about the oceans and its inhabitants than about the surface of the Moon. On the second floor, after visiting our large aquariums and spectacular Oceanarium, the visit continues. Planeta Aqua will discover many of the creatures that have adapted to the most diverse conditions of the aquatic environment: cold freezing, the darkness of deep, warm tropical waters ... it is also possible to admire the way in which the different types of rays swim, such as the breeds or sea eagles, thanks to an open tank of 20,000 liters of water.

LIFE IN COLD:An amphitheater specially designed to maintain the natural climatic conditions of the stars of this area: the Humboldt penguins, will allow you to see these animals, even when they swim underwater.

THE TROPICAL UNIVERSE: InPlaneta Aqua we have recreated the three sections of a tropical river: high, medium and low. At the mouth of these tropical rivers we find particular ecosystems: mangroves, with a labyrinth of roots where the offspring of many marine fishes take refuge and feed.

THE WORLD OF DARKNESS:Within this reproduction of the real sperm whale, Planeta Aqua invites you to walk in the vastness of the marine universe and to discover other surprising life forms, from organisms that live adrift in areas where light still comes, like jellyfish, others that they have adapted to the great pressures of the abysses.

A PENDING SEARCH:This corner will allow you to discover the history of the conquest and knowledge of the oceans, and also to realize all that is left to know. Inside the Bathyscaphe you can learn how some oceanographic tools work and see how the inside of a submarine looks.

EXPLORE THE AIRCRAFT FOR CHILDREN
Interactive space deThe Aqurium de Barcelonadesigned to make children aware of the marine world. It contains over 50 interactions to touch, watch, listen, investigate and discover nature.

THE MARSHI DEL DELTA EBRO:These brackish and shallow water lagoons constitute an important habitat for many animal species, particularly migratory birds.

THE COSTA BRAVA:Along the Catalan coast we find sandy beaches often protected by large rocky cliffs that fall dramatically on the sea.

THE CAVE OF THE SUBMARINE OF THE ISLANDS OF MEDAS:In this marine reserve of the Catalan coast it is possible to explore the coral reef and the remains of a shipwreck, areas of refuge of many organisms.

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