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Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium was operated by [[Sendai express]] which, in 2001, began to consider a renewal of the aquarium due to aging.<ref name="nikkei091022"></ref> Following the opening of [[Oga Aquarium Gao]] and [[Aquamarine Fukushima]], the number of visitors to the aquarium began to decrease.{{citation needed}}
In 2009, Sendai City announced plans to relocate the aquarium to [[Takasago Central Park]] in [[Sendai Port]].<ref name="nikkei091022">[http://www.1-eyed.co.jp/business/pdf/PM2008-09_No_098.pdf マリンピア松島水族館移転問題、 仙台港背後地に証券化で新水族館開発へ] 2021-05-01</ref> However, in February 2010, Sendai express canceled its investment in the relocation due to the lack of prospects for raising funds.<ref>[https://www.city.sendai.jp/sesakukoho/shise/gaiyo/shichoshitsu/kaiken/2009/02/suizokukan/oto.html （仮称）仙台水族館への出資について] 2021-05-01</ref> Then, in 2013, six companies, including [[Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise]], established the Sendai Aquarium Development Co., Ltd.<ref>[https://www.mitsui.com/jp/ja/release/2013/1205666_6496.html 仙台水族館（仮称）設置に向けて新会社を設立] - 2021-05-01</ref> The new company built Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in the [[hinterland]] of Sendai Port, where the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium was supposed to move. Sendai express did not invest in the new aquarium, but the new aquarium accepted [[animals]] from the Marinepia aquarium.<ref>[https://www.kanaloco.jp/news/social/entry-112433.html 復興象徴の水族館、１５年春仙台に開業 横浜八景島も参画／神奈川] 2021-05-01</ref>
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