Brief History of the International Aquarium
Industry, its Future and Africa’s opportunity
through the Giant Africa Aquariums GA2
Program
First Generation of Modern Aquariums
• Small wall mounted units
• Clowdy water making viewing difficult
• Capitalized on by Western European Countries
• Creation of new industry for aquarium
development, supply and operation
Second Generation of Modern Aquariums
• Improved life support and viewing systems
• Allowed for much larger aquariums displaying
large marine species
• Advancement capitalized on by United States of
America
• Creation of new industry in America supplying
aquariums in America and Europe
Third Generation of Modern Aquariums
• In 1984 Marinescape invented the underwater
Sea-tube
• Allowed visitors to travel into the aquarium and
get a divers eye view of the ocean bottom
• Advancement capitalized on by Asian Countries
• Creation of new industry in Asia supplying
aquariums in Asia, America and Europe
• Over 200 million people have visited the 25
Marinescape built aquariums
Auckland, New Zealand
Sidney, Australia
Perth, Australia
Darwin, Australia
Mooloolaba, Australia
Sultan of Brunei
Sentosa, Singapore
Hong Kong, China
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dalian, China
Beijing, China
Ellesmere Port, England
Xiamen, China
Dalian, China
Napier, New Zealand
Astana, Kazakhstan
Pattaya, Thailand
St. Petersburg, Russia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nha Trang, Viet Nam
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Istanbul, Turkey
Cleveland, USA
Bugaba, Malta
Society Benefits Experienced in Asia
• Entertainment
• Ignite in Africa’s youth a passion for what
lies beneath the waves
• Family Entertainment appealing to all ages
• Adding to the societies cultural fabric
Society Benefits Experienced in Asia
• Education
• 2/3 of the earths surface covered by water
• Critical to the long-term growth of Africa
• Environmental Education through
Entertainment – 3E’s
Society Benefits Experienced in Asia
• Economic Development
• Increased Tourism
• Job Creation – construction, tourism jobs
such as hotel and restaurant, other
tourism industries such as dive shops and
sport fishing, direct aquarium jobs,
suppliers
• Creation of new industry
Partnership between Local Companies and
Aquarium Specialists for Aquarium
Development and Operation
Task
Local Partner
Specialist Provider
Project Management
Local Base Building
Specialist Fit-out
Design
Detailed Design to Code
Concept and Specs
Technology
Application
Provide and train
Procurement
Local Materials
Specialist Materials
Construction
Local Base Building
Specialist Fit-out
Start-up
Local Workforce
Training and Management
Operation and Maintenance Local Workforce
Management & Issue
Resolution
Forth Generation of the Modern Aquarium
• Floating Aquariums, tunnels on ocean
bottom, aquariums powered by tidal
movements
• Take visitors into the underwater
environmental and not a re-creation of it
• Better viewing, lower operating cost, better
visitor experience
• Africa’s turn to capitalize on technology
advancement with GA2 program
What is the Giant African Aquariums (GA2)
program?
• 10 or more 3rd and 4th generation Aquariums
geographically dispersed around Africa
• Each Aquarium must be correctly sized for local
population and have self sustaining operations
• Beginning January 1st 2013 Aquariums rolled out
in quick succession to create new industry
• Each aquarium takes 12-18 months from
groundbreaking to grand opening
• Africa could experience the same benefits as
seen in Europe, America and Asia
• Environmental Education, Tourism, Family
Entertainment and Economic Advancement
• GA2 is Africa supplying the international
aquarium industry with new acrylic factories,
themeing factories, life support system
factories
GA2 is the Creation of the African Aquarium
industry supplying aquariums in Africa,
Asia, America and Europe
Questions