Andaman and Nicobar Islands Fisheries Museum

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Fisheries Museum is located close to the Andaman Water Sports Complex. This museum is an ideal place to visit for the tourists who are interested in marine life. The Fisheries Museum of Andaman and Nicobar Islands houses as many as 350 different species of marine life. The Fisheries Museum in Andaman and Nicobar Islands remains closed on national holidays and Mondays.

A tourist can visit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Fisheries Museum, a veritable treasure house of marine life at a very affordable rate: Rs. 2 per adult visitor and Re. 1 per child visitor. One can even capture the rare and fascinating marine life on reel. The rates for video recording at Fisheries Museum at Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Rs. 25.

The different kinds of marine life that are on display at the Andaman and Nicoabar Fisheries Museum have been collected from the Andaman Islands islands itself and found in the Bay of Bengal and the Indo-Pacific Ocean. These varieties of marine life are exclusive to the Andaman Islands. The varied collection of the museum include sharks, live corals, starfish and polyps.

To visit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Fisheries Museum, one has to travel to the Andaman Islands in the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It lies in the immediate vicinity of the Andaman Water Sports Complex. One can easily travel to the Andaman Islands both by sea and by road. However, one should not miss the wonderful experience of traveling on a ship to these islands.

The tourists can avail the passenger ships from Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai to Port Blair. Regular flights are also available from Kolkata and Chennai to Port Blair.

Last Updated on 2/10/2012