Date opened 1911 Opened 1911 | Phone +33 1 44 32 10 70 | |
Volume of largest tank 4,000 litres (1,100 US gal) Total volume of tanks 15,000 litres (4,000 US gal) Website web.archive.org/web/20080705095038/http://www.oceano.org/cme2 Similar Val Abbey, Maison des Jardies, Chapelle expiatoire, Palais de la Porte Dorée, Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes | ||
Centre de la mer et des eaux
The Centre de la Mer et des Eaux was an aquarium and museum of marine life located in the 5th arrondissement in the building of the Institut Océanographique at 195, rue Saint-Jacques, Paris, France. It closed in November 2010.
The Institut Océanographique was established in 1906 by Albert I, Prince of Monaco, and inaugurated in 1911. In addition to research laboratories and amphitheaters, the institute contained the Centre de la Mer et des Eaux dedicated to educating the public about marine life and related environmental issues. Its displays presented aspects of oceanography and marine technology, as well as scale models, reconstructions of marine landscapes, and aquariums.
The center included a set of 6 aquariums, each containing from 500 to 4,000 litres (130 to 1,060 US gal) of seawater for a total volume of 15,000 litres (4,000 US gal), as follows:
An additional terrarium contained turtles given to the museum when they have become too large and aggressive for home cultivation. Special displays explained the richness of life in coastal and around hydrothermal vents, and illustrated the relationships between humans and four types of shellfish (scallop, oyster, cowry, and the nautilus).