The Seattle Aquarium recently announced its new Ocean Pavilion expansion is set to open Thursday.
The aquarium said guests can purchase tickets to be among the first to experience the Pacific Northwest's largest tropical reef ecosystem as they finish welcoming animals to three new "immersive habitats.
" “It’s incredible to see this vision brought to life after more than two decades in the making,” said Bob Davidson, president and CEO of the Seattle Aquarium. “We wouldn’t be able to celebrate such a historic occasion without the dedication and tireless work of thousands of people throughout the years, helping take the new Ocean Pavilion from vision to reality. Now that we’re here, I’m just so excited for people to come inside and experience the magic for themselves.”The Seattle Aquarium said when guests walk inside, they'll discover the wonders of a reef ecosystem in the Coral Triangle — a region in the Indo-Pacific so rich in biodiversity that it’s referred to as “the Amazon of the ocean.” "For the first time, guests will come face to face with 3,500 extraordinary animals and plants, including sharks, rays,, schooling fish, seahorses, mangroves, nearly 30 species of coral, and so much more," the Seattle Aquarium wrote in a press release. The Ocean Pavilion will also tell a story about Earth's one ocean from state-of-the-art digital storytelling, according to the Seattle Aquarium.“Our mission has always been to inspire conservation of our marine environment, and that hasn’t changed," Davidson said. “We need to take a global approach and think beyond our Pacific Northwest shores. We have one world ocean, and to protect it, we need to understand how we’re all connected.” The Aquarium’s Ocean Pavilion is the first project to be completed as part of the Seattle waterfront renovation, according to the Seattle Aquarium. The rooftop of the building will connect to the city’s Overlook Walk, which is scheduled to open this fall. When completed, it will help connect Pike Place Market to the waterfront in a way the city of Seattle has never seen.
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