Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World

Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World (formerly Siam Ocean World) is an aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand and is the largest in South East Asia. It covers approximately 10,000 square meters (110,000 sq ft) with hundreds of different species on display in exhibits totaling about 5,000,000 liters (1,300,000 U.S. gal).

Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World
Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World Entrance (2011)
13.7458°N 100.5353°E / 13.7458; 100.5353
Date opened	December 9, 2005
Location	Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
Floor space	10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft)
Total volume of tanks	5,000,000 L (1,300,000 US gal)
Owner	Sea Life Group
Website	www.sealifebangkok.com

Siam Ocean World

The Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aims to provide both entertainment and education to visitors. Through formal educational programs, the aquarium aims to promote an appreciation and understanding of the aquatic environment in line with the formal Thailand curriculum.^{[citation needed]}

This venue practices dual pricing, where Thai nationals and expat citizens pay around half the price that foreigners do.^[1]

Inside Ocean World

Animals that can be found at the aquarium include: Japanese spider crabs, giant pacific octopus, shark rays, african penguins, starfish, seahorses, frogs, and jellyfish. ^{[citation needed]}

Oceanus Australia Group

The Oceanus Group was established in 1993. Oceanus Australia Pty Ltd was the World's largest aquarium owner and operator (by numbers of customers and volume of displays). The Group owned aquariums in Melbourne, Mooloolaba, Busan and manages the Ocean World Aquarium in Shanghai.^{[citation needed]}

Oceanus Group was acquired in 2011 by Merlin Entertainments, the world's second largest attraction operator, which also operates Legoland and Madame Tussauds.^[2]