The Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, ocean literacy education, climate activism, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.
Vancouver Aquarium
Beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium
Orca statue, Chief of the Undersea World, in front of the aquarium, designed by Bill Reid
Spinnaker does a high-jump during dolphin show.
A public aquarium (pl. aquaria) or public water zoo is the aquatic counterpart of a zoo, which houses living aquatic animal and plant specimens for public viewing. Most public aquariums feature tanks larger than those kept by home aquarists, as well as smaller tanks.
A whale shark at Georgia Aquarium, the largest in the United States
Various Water Zoos at the Belle Isle Water Zoo in Detroit, Michigan c. 1900
An early aquarium in Japan in the 18th century
The main aquarium at Dubai Mall Aquarium