Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is inviting visitors to join their celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth this weekend. As part of the event, staff will be asking visitors to chant the magical words from Esio Trot – one of Dahl’s best known children’s stories – in a bit to get their … Continued

Staff at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium are celebrating the return of the ‘Great British Bake Off’ next week by launching their own fishy format of the show. Nicknamed the ‘Great British Hake Off’, aquarists and other members of the team at the Clarence Esplanade wildlife attraction will be devising fishy-inspired cakes and bakes. Each week … Continued

To coincide with the Rio Olympics, Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is launching a month-long celebration of some of the aquatic world’s record breakers. From sharp-shooting archer fish and diving otters to long-jumping frogs and weight-lifting lobsters there’s a whole host of highly impressive underwater record-breakers featured. Visitors to the aquarium will be able to find … Continued

Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is launching a brand new film-inspired fishy trail for the summer holidays. The ‘Did You Forget Tour’ is a fun and informative trail for forgetful fish which highlights the real-life tales of the fishy characters featured in the new animated Disney Pixar film ‘Finding Dory’. Visitors will be able to find … Continued

Blue Reef Aquarium has donated more than 30 fishy-themed soft toys to a Portsmouth primary school. The toys were handed over to youngsters from Victory Primary School by the Southsea wildlife attraction as part of an initiative to encourage reading. The event, which coincided with Book Week, saw pupils receive a soft toy plus a … Continued

A spectacular new freshwater display based on a flooded tropical rainforest is set to open at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium this weekend. Themed around a mysterious ruined temple complex, ‘Flooded Forest’ is home to a variety of exotic freshwater species including motoro stingrays, angel fish, turtles, piranha and 1,000 tetra fish. In addition to the … Continued

Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium has unexpectedly become home to a host of bizarre new Pokemon Go characters. Staff at the Southsea wildlife attraction noticed an increase in passers-by and visitors using their smartphones in and around the aquarium. They enlisted the expertise of a younger member of the team who confirmed the aquarium was now … Continued