[3][2] After the exposition ended, the aquarium was moved to the grounds of Minatogawa Shrine in April 1902, and closed in February 1910.

[3] In July 2000, five years after the earthquake, the "Amazon Pavilion" was newly opened and the world's first tube-shaped tunnel aquarium was installed.

[3] Kobe City announced that it had decided to privatize Kobe Municipal Suma Seaside Aquarium and announced that it had made an informal offer to a group of seven companies, including Grand Vista Hotel & Resort [ja], which operates Kamogawa Sea World.

[4][5] Aqua Live is a four-story structure with a fish exhibit area consisting of “Local Life,” which recreates the original landscape of the Rokko water system and the Seto Inland Sea through exhibits such as a giant eelgrass bed, and “Coral Life,” which takes visitors on a journey through the Pacific Ocean and coral reefs.

[6] In the “Suma Collection,” an area open to the general public free of charge, visitors can observe freshwater fish such as longnose gar, pirarucu, Russian sturgeon, paiyu, and Australian pond skaters.

[8] On 29 March 2024, the first orca, Stella (F) was transferred to Kobe Suma Sea World from Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium.