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The Birch Aquarium at Scripps, San Diego, California is a major tourist puller in San Diego. A public exploration center operated by the renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, Birch Aquarium at Scripps has wide collection of various kinds of fishes found throughout the world. Birch Aquarium at Scripps has also the accreditation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Visited by more than 370, 000 people every year, Birch Aquarium at Scripps has a very wide collection of more than 380 species totaling a mammoth 5000 animals in its aquariums. From the Birch Aquarium at Scripps one can easily have a spectacular view of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus and the adjoining blue waters of the Pacific.
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Situated over a vast expanse of 64,157 sq feet, Birch Aquarium at Scripps consists of a central lobby with pathways leading to the various exhibits in the museum. The total set up has an astounding 175, 000 gallons of seawater sealed inside the display tanks. Some of the major attractions at the Birch aquarium at Scripps are the Hall of Fishes, Tide Pool Plaza, Coral Reef, Shark Reef and Wonders of the Water.
While the Hall of Fishes has a total of 60 tanks displaying some of the most beautiful fishes and invertebrates of the Pacific, Mexican tropical waters and the Caribbean, the Shark Reef at the Birch aquarium at Scripps has a commendable collection of various kinds of sharks such as whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, Port Jackson sharks, wobbegongs and brownbanded bamboo sharks. Similarly, the Tide Pool Plaza and the Coral Reef also provide a spectacular take on the marine world.
So, if you are planning to pay a visit to San Diego, then do visit the Birch aquarium at Scripps for a memorable and interesting touring experience.
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