Ocean Park

ABOUT US

Welcome to ocean park

Stonefish

Ocean Park Aquarium, located in Shark Bay, Western Australia, is an exciting ecotourism venture that gives visitors the opportunity to see and learn about the wonders of the marine environment.

The Park is a popular tourism attraction as well as a recognised conservation and marine research facility. We welcome approximately 48,000 visitors each year to an aquarium experience like no other!

Customers explore the wonders of the Shark Bay Marine Park with a marine scientist by their side, discovering endangered sea turtles, highly venomous sea snakes, stonefish and more! We show visitors the secret lives of clownfish, stingrays and experience the raw fury of shark feeding up close and personal, all within a one hour tour.

Accreditation and Awards

Our tourism facility is accredited through the Quality Tourism Framework recognised throughout Australia. We are proud to be a Quality Tourism Accredited Business and have also met the standard to be a Sustainable Tourism Accredited Business. In 2014 we achieved gold in the Western Australian Tourism Awards – Tourist Attractions category – and were a finalist in the 2014 Australian Tourism Awards – Tourist Attractions category. In 2015 we also became the first and only PADI Dive Centre in Shark Bay.

WINNER OF THE WA TOURISM AWARD – BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION

History

Ocean Park has its roots in aquaculture. Owned and operated by marine scientists, the business was initially opened in July 2000 to aquaculture Shark Bay pink snapper with two full time staff, and tours of small display aquaria.

Unfortunately pink snapper aquaculture cannot compete with wild capture fisheries due to the high cost of breeding and ranching such a slow growing species. Consequently, over the years the business has evolved to provide tours of marine display tanks and now employs a total of 25 staff members.

Ocean Park fully caters to tourism, research, animal rehabilitation and customer education, with a licensed restaurant, café, scuba diving, marine safaris and 4WD tours within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area to compliment the aquarium tours. We still hold an aquaculture licence and in the future hope to farm fish for sale in the restaurant to bring a true local experience to the diners.

meet the team

At Ocean Park Aquarium, every customer joins a fully qualified marine scientist who takes you on an interactive, fun and educational tour of the entire aquarium, including the shark feeding. Enhance your knowledge and test ours! With every guide a qualified marine scientist, from a variety of specialties, we can enhance your aquarium experience by not only explaining where the creatures live, but why they do so.

After over 15 years of collecting feedback on our tours, the #1 favourite part of the tour is the guides! So come and meet us!

Ed FEnny

Managing Director
BSC Marine Science

Stacey blane

Manager
Dive Instructor
BSC Marine Science

tiani Guelpa

Manager
4x4 Tour Guide

donnelle oakley

Manager

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Luke porter

4x4 Tour Guide

chelsea griffith

Master 5 skipper
4x4 Tour Guide

russel fraser

Master 5 Skipper

emily gosden

Divemaster
BSC Marine Science
Aquarium curator

reece cramond

Aquarium Curator

emilie ledwidge

Coxswain Skipper Dive Instructor
Aquarium Tour Guide

brandon mach

Aquarium Tour Guide

scarlett cross

Aquarium Tour Guide

jimmy leesteere

Aquarium Tour Guide

cora Lelong-douglas

Divemaster
Aquarium Tour Guide

ethan gallie

4x4 Tour Guide
Aquarium Tour Guide

genevieve buckton

4x4 Tour Guide
Aquarium Tour Guide

georgia sarmiento

Aquarium Tour Guide

stacey cooper

Pearl Shop (Denham)

olivier mimeault

Aquarium Tour Guide

Jake mason

Divemaster
Photographer
Aquarium Tour Guide

Henny Tandriyani

Chef

mavis

Chef

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