Its ocean tank has a capacity of 1,000,000 litres (220,000 imp gal) of water and houses giant green sea turtles, blacktip reef sharks and tropical reef fish, with the only fully transparent 360-degree underwater tunnel in the United Kingdom.

[citation needed] In 2014 the centre opened a £2,000,000 'Penguin Ice Adventure' habitat that became home to a colony of gentoo penguins.

[8] During March 2020, the centre became home to a pair of northern sea otters, named Ozzy and Ola.

[9] The centre has been featured in a number of documentaries, including the BBC's 'Penguins on a plane: Great animal moves'[10] and 'Shark'.

[12] The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham is one of the West Midlands' most popular tourist attractions and welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.