Gdynia Aquarium ( pl, Akwarium Gdyńskie) is a public aquarium and sea museum operated by the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute in Gdynia, Poland. Previously called the ''Oceanographic Museum and Sea Aquarium of the Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia'' (1971-2003), the aquarium has a zoological garden status and is situated along Aleja John Paul II on the South Pier. The museum has operated since 21 June 1971, although attempts were made to establish it in the 1920s and 1930s. Exhibitions presented within the museum are on

oceanography Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamic ...

and

hydrobiology Hydrobiology is the science of life and life processes in water. Much of modern hydrobiology can be viewed as a sub-discipline of ecology but the sphere of hydrobiology includes taxonomy, economic and industrial biology, morphology, and physiolog ...

, while the aquarium contains both sea and freshwater flora and fauna. Educational activities were developed during exhibition modernizations. In 2005, a ''Cinema-Conference Hall'' was unveiled, as were rooms equipped with microscopes and computer equipment for conducting laboratory activities. In 2007 a ''Wet Room'' was opened - a place where one can put their hands into an open-top aquarium tank and touch fish. The Marine Education Section was expanded with a ''Preschool Room'' full of soft marine toys, which is very frequently visited by the youngest school children.

Gdynia Aquarium Animals

A total of 215 species from 61 families, including: * 142 fish species, * 3

amphibian Amphibians are tetrapod, four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the Class (biology), class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terres ...

species, * 12

reptiles Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the Class (biology), class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsid, sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, Squamata, squamates (lizar ...

species, * 58 invertebrates species; Number of families represented in each group: * fish – 48, * reptiles – 3, * amphibian – 1, * invertebrates – 9.

References

Gdynia Aquarium Official Website
(in English and

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External links

Official ''Gdynia Aquarium'' Web site
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