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'Baywatch' traces ecology changes in Cardiff Bay 8/3/2004
Cardiff Bay’s development since the dramatic change from marine to freshwater environment four years ago will unfold in a science-based ‘Baywatch’ exhibition opening this Friday (12 March) in the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre (The Tube).
Coinciding with National Science Week, the interactive exhibition will focus on how science, technology and nature impact on the previously tidal Bay, where the £220 million Barrage has created a permanent, 200-hectare lake.
It will answer questions on how the huge lake was created, what wildlife now lives there and how the Barrage works.
The exhibition will also house a freshwater aquarium with insect larvae and snails that now populate the Bay, a simulated model of the fish pass and aeration system, which is used in the Bay to maintain oxygen levels, and a video microscope which allows multiple users to view exhibits via a monitor.
Primarily aimed at key stage two and three school children but also of interest to the general public, the exhibition will be held in the Tube’s Learning Bay area and will seek to highlight some of the Bay’s most interesting facts and questions, provide answers and stimulate curiosity.
Exhibits and presentations will include birds, fish, invertebrates, food chains, wetland habitat, aeration, salmon lifecycle and migration and water quality.
The new science exhibition will open on Friday 12 March and run until Sunday 20 June. The visitor centre is open daily from 9.30am (10.30am at weekends) until 5.00pm.
As well as being used for exhibitions, the Learning Bay is open to schools and youth organisations for presentations by Cardiff Harbour Authority staff. To book, ask in the visitor centre or contact the Harbour Authority on 029 2087 7900.
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