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Taraporewala Aquarium -
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 Taraporewala
Aquarium is on Marine Drive. It was founded in 1951, with an initial
grant of Rs. 200,000 from Mr. Taraporewala, a Parsi philanthropist. It
is now supported by the Maharashtra State Government.
The main hall has two sections. The first of 160 cubic feet and the
second a miniature section with 2 cubic feet. In all, over 100 species
of marine and fresh water fish are on display, including sharks,
turtles and morays. It also includes seven varieties of coral fish
from the Lakshadweep Islands which were added to the collection last
year.
There is a proposal to convert this into an underwater oceanarium,
where people can undertake an undersea walk, surrounded by marine
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