[6] Some of the species they had during the almost twenty years before closure were common cuttlefish, common octopus, lesser octopus, tropical white spotted octopus, wonderpus, african penguins, gentoo penguins, macaroni penguins, south american fur seals, asian short clawed otter, atlantic mudskipper, tufted puffin, inca tern, common tern, australian big bellied seahorse, short snouted seahorse, black necked stilt, red billed choughs, spiny starfish, Red-Legged kittiwake, black legged Kittiwake, Indian bluespotted Ribbontai ray, whiptail ray, upside down jellyfish, common redshank, white spotted pufferfish, figure of eight pufferfish, pied avocet, pigeon guillemots, common guillemots, edible crab, broad clawed porcelain crab, common hermit crab, european spider crab, land hermit crab, ruffs, red lionfish, common lobster, banded archerfish, Scatophagus argus, striped mullet, thick lipped grey mullet, Barrow's goldeneye, bank cormorant, common murre, snake lock anemone, strawberry anemone, rhino beetle, sun beetle, tompot blenny, Chough, orange chromide, shore clingfish, death head cockroach, four eyed fish, leopard gecko, goby, stick insect, silver moony, oyster catcher, greater pipefish, broadnose pipefish, common sea urchin, green sea urchin, blue baboon spider, corkwing wrasse, longtailed duck, bristletail filefish, bearded reedling, wolffish, horseshoe crab, blacktailed godwit, black rat, black scoter, and common scoter.

[15] Living Coasts had a cafe that overlooked Torbay and the Tradewinds gift shop, themed on a colonial harbour.

[16] On 11 June, the House of Commons debated the reopening of zoos amid mounting concerns that many could face permanent closure without visitor revenue.

On 15 June, the Government announced zoos could re-open to the public with strict social distancing rules in place, however Living Coasts remained closed.

On 16 June, Wild Planet Trust announced the permanent closure of Living Coasts due to its costbase, need to make efficiencies and inability to afford required substantial maintenance.