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Tropical species relocated to the tropical exhibit!
This week, we relocated the summer enclosure of our Indian star tortoises (Geochelone elegans) and A...
Have you ever seen scorpionfish eggs? At first glance, they look more like a floating transparent veil than fish eggs!
Unlike some other fish species, the sex of a scorpionfish cannot be reliably determined by its colou...
Sea walnut – an invasive species or an opportunity for new discoveries?
Over the past two weeks, we have encountered numerous sea walnuts (Mnemiopsis leidyi) in our waters....
Dr Dušan Palić visits Aquarium Pula as part of the LIFE PINNACARE project
On Monday, 24 August, we welcomed Dr Dušan Palić, veterinarian, professor and Head of the Chair of F...
Sea turtle Dina arrives at Aquarium Pula’s Rescue Centre!
This Saturday, 22 August, a sexually mature female loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) named Din...
Mediterranean jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata) should not be removed from the sea!
It is the time of year when large numbers of Mediterranean jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata) appea...
Apogon imberbis, a native species of the southern Adriatic, is becoming increasingly common in the north
Apogon imberbis is a native species of the southern Adriatic that we have been recording with i...
Istrian Development Agency publishes an interview with Aquarium Pula
In a recently published video interview on the YouTube channel of the BEST 4.0 project, conducted by...
Interesting loggerhead sea turtle behaviour recorded near Peroj
Yesterday, 13 August, Ms Helena Havlíková recorded interesting behaviour of a loggerhead sea turtle...
Aquarium Pula featured in a TV Koper - Capodistria report
On Monday, 10 August, Aquarium Pula welcomed a television crew from TV Koper - Capodistria, part of...
Pelagic spawning is the theme of the “Fish of the Year” 2026 campaign
On the occasion of International Marine Fish Day, celebrated today, 6 August 2026, Aquarium Pula is...
JELLIBIZ officially started!
The partners of the JELLYBIZ – JELLYfish for BIZ: Business, Innovation and Knowledge project, co-fun...
Five New Noble Pen Shells Arrive from the Venetian Lagoon
On Tuesday, July 28, we took over five adults of the noble pinna (Pinna nobilis) from the Venetian l...
A new turtle, Iza Lina, arrived at our Recovery Center!
Yesterday, July 28, in the afternoon hours, a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) named Iza Lina, es...
Large aggregations of Mediterranean jellyfish (𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚) observed along Hawaii Beach in Pula
On Saturday, July 25, 2026, during the night hours, our employee noticed large aggregations of Medit...
A colony of sea squirts (𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚) recorded in the western part of Istrian waters
Diver Marko Vrečo from CPA Pula during an internship dive on the Velmont wreck, in cooperation with...
A lobster hatched in Aquarium Pula at the end of last year has grown to more than 6 cm in body length!
The juvenile lobster (Homarus gammarus), hatched on November 30, 2025 in our aquarium, is now 296 da...
VR installations as part of the project "Aquarium Pula. On the Mission to Protect the Marine Treasure and Historical Legacy"
From today, a new VR virtual reality experience is available to visitors at the Pula Aquarium, which...
A common sea ray (𝐀𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐞𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬) seen in Valkane Bay in Pula
While scientists were recording large groups of common terns in the Miramare marine protected area,...
CGTN (China Global Television Network) published a feature on the noble pen shell in the Adriatic and Aquarium Pula
After the international television network CGTN (China Global Television Network) filmed a report in...
Ben Fogle visited Aquarium Pula!
We hosted the famous British travel writer, author and TV presenter Ben Fogle on May 31, 2026 at the...
Tropical butterfly exhibition opened in Aquarium Pula
As every year, on July 1st, we opened the tropical butterfly exhibit "Walk with Butterflies". It is...
Young cuttlefish return into the sea
At the beginning of June, we received cuttlefish eggs from local fishermen, from which more than 70...