A visit to The Sea Life Centre

‘ This is catfish ‘ says Peter Jackson. ‘ I don’t know why it has that name. It’s a lot bigger than a cat and it’s hairier than a cat! Some people think it’s the ugliest thing in the aquarium but I quite like it. ‘

‘ Here we have the rays. The commonest rays come from the Mediterranean Sea. Ray are usually more dangerous than other Mediterranean fish and the electric ray is the most dangerous. It will hurt you only if you frighten it. It is more frightening of you than you are of it. ‘

‘ Seahorses are the most unusual fish in the aquarium. They all start life as girls, but when a boy fish dies the strongest girl fish becomes a boy. ‘

‘ The Discovery Pool is for young visitors. They can pick up the crabs but they must be more careful with the starfish. ‘

‘ The sharks and the other fish live in 820,000 litres of water. We have a wave machine to make the waves bigger. This is the best aquarium in Britain.’