Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas, has proposed the launch of a procedure for building an oceanarium. The facility is to be built in the Ezero (Lake) park under a concession contract.

The oceanarium is to be designed, built, and maintained by the future investor, according to the press center of the Burgas Municipality. The concession agreement will include an oceanarium with aquariums containing Black Sea, Mediterranean and ocean species, a dolphinarium with an arena and dolphin rest areas, a water park with outdoor and indoor sections, a SPA zone, a tropical forest with real plant species, shops, green areas, parking lots, and transport and engineering infrastructure. The implementation of the project is expected to absorb an investment of at least BGN 80 M, Novinite reports.