UMS (University of Malaysia Sabah) Aquarium and Marine Museum is a cutting edge aquarium and marine historical center, which was opened in 1995. This aquarium and marine gallery is situated inside of the UMS grounds at the Sepanggar Bay Area and is a piece of the college’s Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI).

An imitation of Pulau Sipadan profound plunge diorama will welcome guest to the aquarium, which is one of the top jumping site on the planet. The significant attractions here are the three unattached tanks with different types of marine life and tropical reef corals found along the bank of Sabah. Each of the tanks is setup to display marine life at various submerged levels i.e. the vast water reef, shallow reef and the profound reef.

Another fascinating and eye-getting presentation is a 14.1 feet (4.43m) skeleton of a Cuvier’s Beaked Whale. The goliath angle dead body was found at the Mimpian Jadi shoreline in Tuaran in 1997, which as per researchers, was the first run through such a whale was found in Sabah.

Different attractions at the aquarium and marine historical center are the mangrove walk, Contemporary Marine and Maritime Museum and the Multimedia Interactive Information Kiosk, which shows continuous works by the UMS Borneo Marine Research Unit in regions such as aqua­culture, oceanography, marine biotechnology, marine protection and maintainable administration of marine assets.

Getting There:
AMUMS is located within the university’s Borneo Marine Research Institute inside the university area, about 7 km from the city of Kota Kinabalu.