The works on the new aquarium in Vera are progressing well and should be finished on schedule the town's mayor told a visiting group of provincial government officials in a recent visit to the installations. The aquarium is being built next to the plaza known as the Glorieta de Vera close to the town's Guardia Civil building. The three story building is being built on a 185 square metre site and will have twenty salt water tanks displaying a variety of Mediterranean species ranging from those we might be more accustomed to finding on restaurant menus such as dorada (bream), salmonete (red mullet) or mero (grouper) to the more spectacular sharks, rays, octopus and jellyfish. There will be a special attraction of an area where visitors will be able to touch some of those creatures which will not suffer as a result of physical contact such as starfish or crustaceans.
The aquarium is being built next to the town's Botanical Garden and the latter can be accessed from the aquarium with plans to sell tickets which permit entry into the two attractions. The works are part of the Almerian Levante Tourist Plan.
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