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Exploris Aquarium is happy to announce that we have teamed up with MMD Communications an O2 Franchise to offer customers a further 25% off a family ticket at our three main attractions.

3 new seal pups arrived at the seal sanctuary last week – Simba, Merida and a 3rd seal which is currently nameless….can you help us find a name?

On Sunday 14th July the public and the Exploris Aquarium seal rescue team will gather at Knockinelder beach, Co.Down to say farewell to grey seals Amphitrite and Doris. They have been at Exploris Aquarium’s seal sanctuary for 10 months and are now well enough to be released back to their natural home. Both seals where…

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry, have created a display to celebrate and raise awareness of the International Year of the Salmon 2019. The new display features farmed Salmon on loan from the River Bush Salmon Station.

During June, July and August common seals will give birth to pups on beaches across Northern Ireland. If you see a seal pup this is what you should do…

Exploris Aquarium has been shortlisted for NI’s ‘Best’ Small Visitor Attraction in a competition hosted by Tourism NI and Belfast City Airport. Please show us your support and vote for us!

On the early hours of Monday morning the seal rescue team at Exploris Aquarium made the 5 hour journey from Portaferry to Co.Donegal to follow up on reports of a very lost loggerhead turtle which had been washed up on the beach.

On Sunday morning the public and the Exploris Aquarium seal rescue team gathered at Knockinelder beach, Co.Down to say farewell to common seals Loki, Freya and Juno. They were released back to their natural home after being successfully rescued and rehabilitated at the Exploris Aquarium seal sanctuary. The recovered seals had been saved from various…