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AQWA The Aquarium of Western Australia Sea For Yourself at AQWA! Australia's largest single aquarium located just north of Perth city, WA. Come and SEA for yourself! PLUS so much more!

AQWA the Aquarium of Western Australia is the only place in the world where you can encounter hundreds of iconic and incredible species from WA's rich and expansive coastline. On your visit you will discover:
-Australia’s largest single aquarium and underwater tunnel, featuring giant sharks, stingrays, guitarfishes, loggerhead sea turtle and WA's most prized and previous fish.
-One of the largest

LIVING coral reefs in the world
-Turtle Rescue Centre, the hub of our Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release program.
-Both temperate and tropical displays representing life from the icy great southern, to the pristine Perth Metro and the ancient-red far north.
-Rare sea creatures, like leafy seadragons, pineapplefish
-Poisonous marine life, like blue ringed octopus and stonefish
-Interactive touch pool
-On site Giftshop, Cafe, Ocean Play zone, Picnic & Playground
-Optional extras like Dive and Snorkel adventures, Behind the Scenes tours and Glass Bottom Boat rides. PLEASE NOTE: Community Standards and Content/Data Sharing:
AQWA’s primary goal is to inspire respect and wonder for the marine life of Western Australia and the greater ocean biome. AQWA and its online platforms are a family friendly environment, please be respectful in your postings. AQWA reserves the right to block individuals and/or remove content at any time without notice. The views and ideas expressed by individuals on AQWA’s Facebook posts, events and sponsored content are their own and are not endorsed or refuted by AQWA. Any content posted on AQWA’s page/posts/content or your own content in which you tag AQWA () may be used or shared by AQWA in any/all media. AQWA reserves the right to contact you via direct message.

10/02/2025

Love is in the water 💘
This Valentine’s Day, we’re diving into the fascinating world of marine life romance!

From dancing seahorses to handsy crabs, the ocean is full of incredible courtship rituals.

Swipe through to discover how marine creatures find their perfect match ➡️

03/02/2025

“We enjoyed it very much!” 🐠🧑‍🏫
Thank you to Amelia from on Instagram for sharing these photos of her son, Grayson enjoying last term’s Sea School at AQWA!

Each week they discovered a new sea creature and explored its home, plus heaps of crafty fun, simple science, gross motor skills, literacy-building and lots of laughs.

If you've got a preschooler or kindy kid aged 3-5, enrol them in Sea School this term!

Find out more and book now 📲 https://www.aqwa.com.au/products/sea-school/

17/01/2025

Mermaid magic at AQWA 🧜‍♀️✨🐠🪸🐚

Make sure you purchase an entry ticket for a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday before 1 February to see our magical mermaids!

10/01/2025

Marvel at our underwater magic and experience WA’s weird and wonderful marine life these school holidays at AQWA🪼✨

Buy your entry tickets now 📲 www.aqwa.com.au/buy-tickets

01/01/2025

Wishing you a fin-tastic New Year from everyone here at AQWA! We can’t wait to dive into 2025 and share more marine magic with you all 🐠✨

24/12/2024

Merry Fishmas everyone 🐠🎄
Wishing you all a fin-tastic Christmas from the team at AQWA! We hope you enjoy all of your silly SEAson shell-abrations with your loved ones 🤭

We are closed today, but will be back on deck tomorrow!

23/12/2024

Which animal are you? 🐠
Send this to your friends and let them know which animal you are 🤭

Tell us in the comments which animal you resonate with the most!

11/12/2024

Scuba Santa comes to AQWA 🤿
Santa has to fetch some mischievously misplaced gifts from the bottom of AQWA’s Marina Bay! Can you help him find them all?

Simply purchase an AQWA entry ticket for Thursday 19 or Friday 20 December to see Santa at 10am! Get your tickets now 📲 www.aqwa.com.au/buy-tickets/

09/12/2024

Santa’s Marine Science Workshop 🎅
In this special pre-Christmas edition of Junior Marine Scientist, your merry ocean enthusiast will enjoy 3 hours of after-hours access to AQWA, behind the scenes experiences and hands-on science fun!

We'll take the kids off your hands for 3 hours, giving you time to pop to the shops, get wrapping or organise that Christmas catch-up 🎁

We'll then return them entertained, educated, inspired and fed! That's a jolly good idea if you ask us 🤭

The details:
🗓️Wednesday 18 December
⌚️5pm - 8pm
🎟️Bookings essential
📲Buy online now 👉 www.aqwa.com.au/products/santas-marine-scientist/

02/12/2024

WIN TICKETS TO A LIVE SHOW 🎉
We're getting in to the spirit of giving a little early with a chance to win a Double-Pass to ‘Steve Backshall’s Ocean’ interactive live show!

Described as a love letter to the most exciting environment on our planet, Steve’s show will take place at Riverside Theatre, 7:00pm Thursday 9 January.

The British naturalist and explorer shares his infectious passion for the marine world using live experiments, props, cutting edge science and big screen vision to bring icons of the oceans to life, whilst most importantly exploring what we can do to save our seas.

All you have to do to enter is drop your details here 📲 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AQWAxSBOcean

📝 T&Cs
Competition opens 14 November and closes 12 December 2024. Winner will be contacted directly via phone or email.

01/12/2024

Thanks to on Instagram for tagging us in their post! We hope you enjoyed your visit to AQWA 💚💙

Tag us AQWA The Aquarium of Western Australia to be featured 📸

26/11/2024

Extended summer hours ⏰
SEA more and do more at AQWA this summer! We are open until 5pm every day throughout December and January, so you can make the most of our wonderful long summer days.

25/11/2024

Santa’s Marine Science Workshop 🎅
In this special pre-Christmas edition of Junior Marine Scientist, your merry ocean enthusiast will enjoy 3 hours of after-hours access to AQWA, behind the scenes experiences and hands-on science fun!

We'll take the kids off your hands for 3 hours, giving you time to pop to the shops, get wrapping or organise that Christmas catch-up 🎁

We'll then return them entertained, educated, inspired and fed! That's a jolly good idea if you ask us 🤭

The details:
🗓️Wednesday 18 December
⌚️5pm - 8pm
🎟️Bookings essential

Buy online now 📲 www.aqwa.com.au/products/santas-marine-scientist/

23/11/2024

ONE MILLION SEAGRASS SEEDS 🌱
On the weekend, AQWA staff and volunteers joined other ocean-minded community members at an OzFish Unlimited Seagrass for Snapper collection day.

OzFish have a mission to restore the vibrant underwater world of Cockburn Sound by cultivating seagrass meadows.

The meadows are the lifeline of its inhabitants, providing food, shelter, and breeding grounds for a diverse range of marine life.

With the help of volunteers, OzFish collect seagrass seeds from the meadows and store them in special tanks until they sprout - eventually returning them into the water.

Amazingly, OzFish hit their target of one million seeds on Saturday!

This might just be the actual one millionth seed, but we’re not completely certain. 🤭

We are delighted to have supported and taken part in an initiative to restore this vital ecosystem. 💚

22/11/2024

AQWA and the AQWA Foundation are delighted by the State Government’s announcement of the creation of South Coast Marine Park! The park will offer significant protection to marine life along Western Australia's south coast 🐠

Scientific studies have shown the south coast's marine biodiversity is globally significant. The environment supports vast kelp forests and extensive rhodolith beds, productive reefs and islands, and is home to species found nowhere else in the world, including the ruby sea dragon, southern right whale nursery areas, and seal and sea lion colonies.

Spanning eastward from Bremmer Bay through to the SA border, the marine park’s zoning scheme will take legal effect from late 2026, with final plans released later this month. Find out more about this important conservation initiative on the WA Government website 📲

11/11/2024

Sea Snake Facts 🌊🐍
On the back of our Sea Snake release, we thought it would be fun to share ssssssome sea snake facts!

Did you know?
🐍 Sea snakes, like other reptiles have scales, breathe air and can’t control their body temperature!
🐍 They have a forked tongue and no eyelids.
🐍 Sea snakes' venom is very powerful and fast acting to ensure their prey can’t escape. It is rarely used in defence.
🐍 To help them move easily through the water, sea snakes have small and narrow scales, a long thin body shaped like the keel of a boat, and a flat tail that they use like a paddle.
🐍 Sea snakes can absorb extra oxygen through their skin.

28/10/2024

Meet the cafe team ☕️
Today we’re introducing you to some of our superstar cafe team members, Toni, Arlene and Quentin.

Whether it’s that morning coffee you desperately need, a delicious treat or a great lunch, these guys have you covered!

The team recommends enjoying your coffee on the Cafe Terrace overlooking gorgeous views of the harbour 😍

They also suggest an accompanying brownie or cinnamon scroll - apparently the view is just that little bit nicer!

Make sure you say hello to these guys if you pop by the cafe on your next visit to AQWA 👋

23/10/2024

Kooky Creatures Halloween Party 🎃
Come and meet these spooktacular creatures at AQWA's Kooky Creatures Halloween Party!

Did you know?
🦠 The Green Moray Eel (left) is covered in gooey slime that can change colour depending on age, diet and location.
🦷 Green Moray Eels have a second set of toothy-jaws which stretch up and sn**ch prey down their throat!
🧙‍ The Stonefish (right) is also covered in sticky slime AND warts!
☠️ Stonefish are the most poisonous fish in the sea! The spines down their back act like a needle to inject a deadly poison.

Find out more scary facts about AQWA's spookiest creatures at our Halloween Party!

Don't miss out, get your tickets now 📲 www.aqwa.com.au/products/kooky-creatures-kids-halloween-party/

Address

91 Southside Drive
Perth, WA
6025

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61894477500

Website

http://www.aqwa.com.au/

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Videos

The curious Cuttlefish 👽 Cuttlefish certainly spark wonder and curiosity in all of our visitors, and our curatorial team think they are pretty special too! Do you remember our baby cuttlefish reel we shared late last year? Excitingly, these hatchlings have been steadily growing (in both size and character 👀) and are now on exhibit! They are about 10-12cm long, and mesmerise us daily with their spectacular colour changing and quirky movements! Make sure you see the curious Cuttlefish first hand on your next visit to AQWA 🦑

It’s not Rottnest Island or Ningaloo… It’s the Coral Reef exhibit at AQWA! Admire WA’s stunning marine life, all in one spot! Book your tickets to AQWA this summer now 🐠🫧✨

Rescue Turtle Update 🐢📢 Did you see our rescue turtle reel last October? Well, our five young loggerhead turtles, Shelly, Biscuit, Jelly, Pip and Harry have been busy growing since then! Here they are receiving some expert care by our dedicated team, including their weekly development check up, and a cleaning to remove algae and occassoinally, very small barnacles. In the ocean this clean would be taken care of by a cleaner fish or perhaps a cleaner shrimp. The gentle cleaning on their underside creates a similar sensation to being tickled! 🤭 To put their growth in numbers, here's how each turtle stands (or should we say swims!) 👇 🐢Shelly 954g & 19.8cm 🐢Biscuit 856g & 18.5cm 🐢Jelly 676g & 17.1cm 🐢Pip 633g & 16.5cm 🐢Harry 541g & 15.2cm #rescueturtles #turtlerescue #turtlerehab #turtles #iloveturtles

LAST CHANCE 🧜‍♀️ This is your last week to visit the magical mermaids at AQWA this summer, before they swim home! Don’t miss out on all the mermaid merriment and pirate shenanigans, book your entry ticket now 📲 www.aqwa.com.au/buy-tickets

It’s been fin-tastic to see all of our visitors marvelling at our mer-friends, Mermaid Meer, Mermaid Gleam, Mermaid Aoura, Mermaid Daisy and Mermaid Pearl, plus the fantastic Pirate Pete 🏴‍☠️🧜‍♀️ Make sure you come and experience the mermaid magic at AQWA before they leave in February! Simply purchase an entry ticket for a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday before 1 February 📲

Coral Banded Shrimp 🦐 It’s creatures like the Coral Banded Shrimp that remind us just how spectacular and amazing marine life can be! Like all marine crustaceans, this Coral Banded Shrimp has outgrown its exoskeleton and has started to moult. We’ve sped up the video for you so you can watch the whole process! Wriggling its way backward out of its old, hard outer skeleton takes some effort, particularly with such long antennae! Did you know? 🦐 The Coral Banded shrimp is a cleaner shrimp. 🦐 They wave their long white antennae in a dancing motion as a signal to surrounding fish they are ready to clean (and feed). 🦐Using their three pairs of claws they remove parasites, fungi and damaged tissue from fish and other obliging sea creatures. #marinelife #shrimp #animalfacts #marinelifephotography

How cute are clownfish 😍 Did you know? Clownfish get their name from their bold, blotchy colours reminiscent of the face paints worn by clowns. Come and see these adorable little creatures at AQWA these school holidays! #perthkids #perthmums #perthschoolholidays #perthtoddlers #animalphotography #marinelife

Mermaids Ahoy! at the AQWA Gift Shop 🧜‍♀️🏴‍☠️ Continue the mermaid merriment and pirate shenanigans at home with a visit to the AQWA Gift Shop! We’ve got plenty of fun and fin-tastic treats for little mermaids and mateys to take home 🤭 Make sure you swing past the gift shop after your visit to Mermaids Ahoy! at AQWA 🛍️

AQWA presents Mermaids Ahoy! 🧜‍♀️🏴‍☠️ Aye, aye matey! Sail into AQWA now for Mermaids, Ahoy! – where there’ll be plenty of mermaid merriment and pirate shenanigans to be had. Witness magical in-water acrobatics by our mermaid friends and enjoy bonus themed activities with our rapscallion Pirate mates, all included with a standard entry ticket ✨ 🗓️ Wed, Thurs, Fri & Sat from 8 Jan - 1 Feb 2025. 📲Visit the website to plan your magical adventure!

TOMORROW 🧜‍♀️ Our highly anticipated magical mermaids are splashing back into AQWA’s Marina Bay tomorrow! They will of course be joined by their cheeky pirate pals for lots of added shenanigans 🏴‍☠️ Have you got your tickets yet? If not, head to our website now to purchase your entry ticket 📲 www.aqwa.com.au/buy-tickets/

AQWA’s Lionfish showing off its marvellous fins 🦁🐠

The Mermaids are BACK! 🧜‍♀️ Our special visitors have made it to the harbour, and we are so excited to welcome them back next week! Witness magical in-water acrobatics by our mermaid friends and enjoy bonus themed activities with our rapscallion Pirate mates, all included with a standard entry ticket ✨ 🗓️ Wed, Thurs, Fri & Sat from 8 Jan - 1 Feb 2025. 📲 Visit our website to plan your magical adventure 👉 www.aqwa.com.au/buy-tickets/