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The Deep

The Deep Tower Street Hull Yorkshire HU1 4DP


The Deep is an award-winning aquarium, education and conservation charity located in Hull. Home to almost 3,500 fish, turtles, a colony of Gentoo penguins and the UK’s only pair of Green sawfish.

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Spotted on Site 1st Jan, 2024
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Blog: A Sense of Adventure 1st Nov 2024 Jenny Thomas, from The Deep's Education Team, on researching and developing a new workshop designed for learners who benefit from a more…
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Celebrating a hidden marine superhero: Wilder Humber’s Festival of Seagrass returns to The Deep this Autumn 8th Oct 2024 The Deep are pleased to host the third year of the Super Seagrass Festival alongside the Wilder Humber team. A pioneering partnership between Ørsted…
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The Deep hits major milestone in native biodiversity recordings 1st Oct 2024 The Deep has recently hit an incredible 1,000 observations on iNaturalist, an app which encourages its users to upload and share findings from the natural…
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The Deep receives T.I.C Friends Public Venue Accolade at the 2024 T.I.C Awards 30th Aug 2024 The Deep were thrilled to receive the T.I.C Friends Public Venue Award at the recent T.I.C Awards ceremony hosted at DoubleTree by Hilton Hull. Organised…
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The Deep unveils new seagrass sculpture funded by wilder Humber 18th Jul 2024 An exciting new seagrass sculpture has recently been installed on The Deep’s grounds, funded by Wilder Humber. A pioneering partnership between…
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The Deep's campaign to create a sustainable palm oil region expands 20th Jun 2024 The University of Hull’s catering department are the latest organisation to sign up to The Deep’s campaign to make Hull and East Yorkshire…
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The BIAZA Annual Awards 2024 - The Full List of Winners 17th Jun 2024 Each year, we recognise the achievements of BIAZA member zoos and aquariums across a wide range of categories in the BIAZA Annual Awards. Compiled below…
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The Deep's Tribute to Honorary Alderman David Gemmell OBE 14th May 2024 Honorary Alderman David Gemmell OBE (1940-2024) was Chairman of The Deep from its inception to the time of his sad passing at the end of last month. …
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BIAZA Photo Competition 2023 - the winners! 26th Nov 2023 The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) has announced the winning images in its 2023 photography competition, BIAZA received over…
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Blog: Becoming a Sighted Guide at The Deep 22nd Aug 2023 Lynsey King, Guide at The Deep, on learning about the blind and partially sighted experience with Guide Dogs UK: Deep is a visual…
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Baby Gentoo Penguin Hatched at The Deep on Father's Day 23rd Jun 2023 The Deep are delighted to announce that on Sunday they welcomed a beautiful and healthy Gentoo Penguin chick to The Deep family just in time for Father’s…
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Reading recommendations from BIAZA Members - children's 2nd Mar 2023 We're rounding off BIAZA Zoo Tales week (and World Book Day) with a summary of recommended children's reads sent in to us from across the membership...…
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Blog: Trials and tribulations in venom research 29th Oct 2022 For BIAZA Vital Venoms and Practical Poisons week, we’re highlighting the work of individuals across the sector who contribute to advancing venomous…
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Uncovering the untapped resources in venoms 25th Oct 2022 - A summary by Phill Robinson, Senior Aquarist at The Deep, Hull Toxins are generally a mixture of different compounds, with each component being…
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Blog: We need zoo & aquarium heroes 7th Sep 2022 On the launch of the new Zoo & Aquarium Hero Award, BIAZA’s Andy Hall explains what it’s all about and why it is so important. In the…
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BIAZA honours zoo and aquarium ‘hero’ volunteers with awards 1st Sep 2022 BIAZA has been awarding volunteer ‘heroes’ across their member zoos and aquariums for their outstanding contributions in a special new award.…
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Blog: Spotted on Site! How zoos and aquariums are supporting native species 26th Jul 2022 BIAZA’s Senior Manager, Nicky Needham, writes about the innovative campaign to document the native species observed across sites at BIAZA zoos and…
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The Deep receives major funding from the Biffa Award 10th Mar 2022 Thanks to a grant of £380,500 from Biffa Award, The Deep has exciting plans to update three areas of the Cool Seas gallery to create an immersive…
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Statement in support of Sustainable Palm Oil 1st Oct 2021 The conservation organisations listed below are committed to driving the palm oil industry in the right direction, and support a move to sustainable palm…
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Diving deeper into climate change - from hidden effects to potential solutions 9th Sep 2021   Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge of our time. With the United Nations (UN) climate summit (COP26) taking place in Glasgow…
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Bringing ocean acidification to the surface with new exhibit 19th Feb 2020 A new exhibit named Changing Seas has opened at The Deep.
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The Deep's Silver Sharks 3rd Dec 2019 Community Groups across Hull and the East Riding have been enjoying participating in The Deep's educational club, Silver Sharks. Aimed at the over…
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#OneLess 7th Dec 2017 Across the world millions of single-use plastic water bottles are used and discarded every day. The #OneLess campaign seeks to reduce the use of single - use plastic bottles.
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Enclosure design 25th Sep 2017 Staff at The Deep have a very hands-on approach with enclosure design; taking on the majority of theming and building themselves.
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Coral conservation 20th Sep 2017 The SECORE (SExual COral REproduction) project is a collaboration between many research and aquarium institutes to protect and restore coral reefs around the world.
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Protecting Manta rays in Sudan 20th Sep 2017 The Deep is working in partnership with Equipe Cousteau on a region-wide Shark and Ray Conservation and Management programme for the Red Sea.
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Studbook and breeding programmes 20th Sep 2017 Good zoos and aquariums do much more than simply display animals to visitors, there is a lot of science that goes on behind the scenes.