Seattle Aquarium
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| Date opened | May 20, 1977 |
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| Location | Pier 59, Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Coordinates | 47°36′28″N 122°20′35″W / 47.6076966°N 122.3431277°WCoordinates: 47°36′28″N 122°20′35″W / 47.6076966°N 122.3431277°W |
| Volume of largest tank | 400,000 US gal (1,500,000 l) |
| Annual visitors | 836,720 (2009) |
| Memberships | AZA |
| Website | www |
The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium opened in 1977 and located on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The aquarium opened on May 20, 1977, and was initially owned and operated by the City of Seattle, Department of Parks and Recreation. On July 1, 2010, the nonprofit Seattle Aquarium Society, the official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the Seattle Aquarium, assumed management of the Seattle Aquarium from the city.Architects for the facility were Bassetti/Norton/Metler/Rekevics.
The aquarium promotes marine conservation and instructs over 800,000 visitors each year, including 50,000 students, to learn about their impacts on marine life. It also conducts research on marine life. In June 2013, an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) expansion opened that includes a new 2,625-square-foot (243.9 m2) gift store and café, as well as two new exhibits: Window on Washington Waters and Crashing Waves.
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