The Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium, which officially is called as the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. This aquarium lies in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver itself is a major tourist destination and due to the Vancouver Aquarium, which is again a major tourist attraction, the city draws millions of visitors from around the globe. The Vancouver Aquarium is a centre for marine research, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.

This aquarium was among the first facilities to integrate professional naturalists into the galleries to interpret animal behaviors. Before this, at the London Zoo Fish House, some of the naturalists who are the creator of the word aquarium had regularly held open house events. Well, the Vancouver Aquarium was the first to pay educational naturalists on a full time basis. This aquarium is run by a non-profit organization and no operation of this aquarium receives any government funding. The property of this aquarium is owned by the City of Vancouver and is rented to the Aquarium for some $40,000 per year right from the year 1991.

The aquarium covers an area of about 9000 square metres and has total 9.5 million litres of water in 166 aquatic displays. You will many different galleries, most of which were built at different times all through the aquarium’s history. The Pacific Canada Pavilion, Arctic Canada, The Wild Coast, Treasures of the BC Coast, Tropic Zone, Amazon Rainforest, Frogs Forever? Gallery, and Canaccord Exploration Gallery are the major points of interest in the aquarium. This real fascination and will drive you crazy.

The Vancouver Aquarium is at present home to nearly 300 species of fish, 30,000 invertebrates, and 56 species of amphibians and reptiles. In fact, the aquarium also includes some 60 mammals and birds. You can even take a glimpse of three Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, six beluga whales, three sea otters, and eight female Steller sea lions.

The aquarium has also created and functions many conservation and research programs that are intended to understand and preserve animal species in the wild. The Ocean Wise, TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program, and B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network functions to provide facilities. The Vancouver Aquarium was featured in some films as well. So visit this world-class attraction in Vancouver and add a new flavor in your life.