The Bangsaen Institute of Marine Science (BIMS) is affiliated with Burapha University and is located near Bangsaen Beach, not far from Pattaya City. The Institute is a research facility, and houses a museum and an aquarium as well as laboratories. The museum has exhibits on the marine environment and the aquatic species native to the waters of the Gulf of Thailand. The aquarium, originally funded by a grant from the Japanese government in 1982, features a large collection of fish, crustaceans and marine vegetation. Both the aquarium and museum are open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday through Friday and on public holidays. Admission fee is 20 baht. Tel. (038) 391671-3. Monday, 15 June 2009
Bangsaen Institute of Marine Science Aquarium & Museum : Pattaya, Thailand
The Bangsaen Institute of Marine Science (BIMS) is affiliated with Burapha University and is located near Bangsaen Beach, not far from Pattaya City. The Institute is a research facility, and houses a museum and an aquarium as well as laboratories. The museum has exhibits on the marine environment and the aquatic species native to the waters of the Gulf of Thailand. The aquarium, originally funded by a grant from the Japanese government in 1982, features a large collection of fish, crustaceans and marine vegetation. Both the aquarium and museum are open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday through Friday and on public holidays. Admission fee is 20 baht. Tel. (038) 391671-3. 
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