He Gijón Aquarium accumulates yes various reservations in all time slots for your rOpening on Saturday, May 30. From now on, those who want to visit the Poniente facilities will have to make their book via web where you can choose the day and time, something essential to ensure that only 50 people enter every half hour.
It is one of the novelties for a team that “I really wanted to visit again.” This has been expressed its director, Alejandro Beneit, who has been very optimistic about the summer “I think Asturias has positioned itself very well as a natural and well-protected destination. I think we are going to have a good summer.”
COVID-19 has not altered the aquarium’s long-term plans. The penguin future projected for the dock will not be affected due to the effects of the social and health crisis. “The goal is to become one of the best aquariums in Spain and it will be like that,” said Beneit.
Regarding the species, the reopening also means the presentation of new additions to the collection. The closure of a facility in Getxo meant that in March the Gijon facility welcomed new species such as Grace Kelly’s grouper, Mandarin fish, Hawkfish and Angelfish, which arrived just before closing and have passed the quarantine. “We have a room for these cases. In fact it is called quarantine, so we are already familiar with these procedures.”
The closure for two and a half months has not affected the inhabitants of the Aquarium. Beneit says that the 19 workers who remained working kept the corridors lit and the schedule of their meals so as not to alter their routines. “We have not detected any behavioral changes in the fish. In fact, new offspring have been born, so we do not see that the lack of visitors has affected them.” From Saturday you will also be able to see new offspring of clown fish, or pipe fish among other species.
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