Plastic pollution is a big issue that is affecting thousands of marine animals. We have seen this first hand with one of the loggerhead turtles that we have been rehabilitating. Luckily, our team managed to safely remove the plastic from the juvenile loggerhead turtle and hope it will now be able to eat more and … Continued
We’ve been rehabilitating three stranded juvenile loggerhead sea turtles! Last month, Jason, the first of the three turtles, was found by locals on Friday 13th January. As our team of Aquarists was caring for Jason, two more turtles were found stranded on beaches in the South West, one at Widemouth Bay near Bude and the … Continued
This February half-term, join us as you discover there are plenty of fish in the sea! Whether you’re with your sole mate, or looking for a fun family day out, joining us at the Aquarium is a perfect choice. Enjoy spotting our perfect pairs as you embark on an underwater journey, and make sure to … Continued
Last week, Omiros, our rescue Loggerhead Sea Turtle, (Caretta caretta), had his bi-annual vet visit. Rescued off the coast of Greece in 2007, the 40 plus year old turtle has been living with us at Blue Reef Aquarium Newquay since 2009. It’s important for Omiros to have regular health checks so we know he’s healthy. … Continued
Our giant Pacific octopus, Scooby, (Enteroctopus dofleini) tricked one of our aquarists into giving him two dinners! Scooby is a 2-and-a-half-year-old giant Pacific octopus who is one of our well-known residents here. Giant Pacific octopuses have large, complex brains and well-developed nervous systems, with the capacity for long-term memory, learning, tool use and problem-solving. While … Continued
Well done to everyone that entered our Half Term Turtle Event competitions! We’ve selected our winners!: Congratulations Katie Harrison & Grace Harvey we’ve chosen your name suggestion “Tallulah” for our recently rescued Turtle!… Huge Congratulations to Trista Jean-Smith who correctly guessed the number of Turtle eggs in our nest as 103!!! You’ve won a … Continued
ASSASSINS ON THE PROWL AT BLUE REEF AQUARIUM Aquarists at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium are enlisting the help of assassin snails to hunt down unwanted visitors. The ‘assassins’ in question are actually a colony of killer assassin snails from South East Asia which have been brought in to control the numbers of pest snails in … Continued
The young turtle found stranded at Gwithian Bay last week, continues to survive and is slowly responding to treatment at the Blue Reef Aquarium, Newquay. Staff are still working around the clock to provide care for it and have managed to get the turtle’s temperature up as planned, which is limited to being raised by … Continued
BLUE REEF WELCOMES DEADLY DUO A pair of stonefish – the world’s most venomous fish species on the planet – has arrived at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium this week. Stonefish, which are also known as the goblinfish and the warty-ghoul. The poison is held in glands under 13 jagged spines running along the stonefish’s back. … Continued
Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium has put a shoal of more than 20 tropical squirrelfish on display after spending a month in quarantine. Mainly nocturnal, smallmouth squirrelfish are found living close to tropical reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific. They often live in or near caves or rocky outcrops and have unusually large eyes which help them to … Continued