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Deep Sea World

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Date opened9 April 1993
LocationNorth Queensferry, Fife, Scotland
Volume of largest tank1,000,000 imp gal (4,500,000 L; 1,200,000 US gal)
Deep Sea World
Underwater tunnel at Deep Sea World (May 2004)
56°00′30″N 3°23′27″W / 56.0082°N 3.3909°W / 56.0082; -3.3909
Date opened9 April 1993
LocationNorth Queensferry, Fife, Scotland
Volume of largest tank1,000,000 imp gal (4,500,000 L; 1,200,000 US gal)
OwnerAspro Parks
Websitewww.deepseaworld.com

Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland. It is host to a collection of large sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged toothed sharks or grey nurse sharks, and various other species of shark.

The aquarium opened on 9 April 1993 in the site of the disused Battery Quarry, below the Forth Rail Bridge.[1] It is owned and operated by the Spanish Aspro Ocio Group, who also run the Blue Planet Aquarium in England and many other aquaria in Europe.

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