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Seattle Aquarium

Date opened	May 20, 1977
Location	Pier 59, Seattle, Washington, USA
Memberships	AZA
Website	http://www.seattleaquarium.org

Salmon in the underwater dome at The Seattle Aquarium.

The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium located on Pier 59 in Seattle, Washington Elliot Bay waterfront.

The Aquarium opened on May 20th, 1977 and is owned and operated by the City of Seattle, Department of Parks and Recreation. The Seattle Aquarium is a vital force for marine conservation and is uniquely positioned to help over 800,000 visitors including 50,000 students each year understand and become aware of the impact they have on marine life.

The Aquarium’s recent 18,000 square foot expansion, which opened in June of 2007, includes a variety of new features. Along with a new 2,625 square foot gift store and the Seattle Aquarium Café, two new exciting exhibits have also been added to the facility: Window on Washington Waters & Crashing Waves.

The Seattle Aquarium Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the official nonprofit organization for the Seattle Aquarium.

Exhibits

• Window on Washington Waters
• Life on the Edge
• Life of a Drifter
• Pacific Coral Reef
• Ocean Oddities
  • Pinecone Fish, Cowfish, Flying Gurnards, Potbelly Seahorses, Short Dragon Fish.
• Birds and Shores
• Puget Sound Fish
• Underwater Dome
  • Salmon, Lingcod, Sharks, Rockfish
• Marine Mammals

Notes

External links

• Official site