Aquarium
and Marine Science Museum
The
Bangsaen Institute of Marine Science (BIMS) is affiliated
with Burapha University and is located near Bangsaen Beach.
The Institute is a research facility, and houses a museum
and an aquarium as well as laboratories. The museum has exhibits
on the marine environment and the aquatic species native to
the waters of the Gulf of Thailand. The aquarium, originally
funded by a grant from the Japanese government in 1982, features
a large collection of fish, crustaceans and marine vegetation.
Both the aquarium and museum are open from 8:30 am to 4:00
pm Tuesday through Friday and on public holidays. Admission
fee is 20 baht. Tel. (038) 391671-3.
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