In July 2000, after a rigorous selection process, the management of the aquarium department was contracted to Hi-Scene World Enterprise Co., Ltd., the first time a national social education institution was opened up to outside management.
同年 7 月，水族館部門經過嚴格甄選後，委由海景世界企業負責經營管理，首開國立社教機構委外經營的案例。