However, it was difficult to procure fuel and food due to the fact that the northern part of Iwaki City, where they are located, is within the 30 km radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident evacuation criteria, in addition to the blockage of the transportation network.

[10][11][12] The fishing port was paralyzed, and food for about 700 species of marine animals, including seals, crabs, amphibians, and birds, was unavailable.

On March 25, it was learned that 200,000 marine animals had been wiped out when the last remaining small generator ran out of fuel and water management became impossible.

[11][13] The web server in the facility was also damaged by the disaster, causing the official website to be temporarily inoperable, and the official website of Niigata City Aquarium posted the state of damage and other devastation on or around March 16.

[9] Aquamarine Fukushima is the only aquarium that has successfully captivity Indo-Pacific sailfish for more than one week.

[3][1] In the main tank, Saury and Tuna are exhibited on the Kuroshio side, and the theme is the rules of the ocean in the natural world where strong ones survive.

The aquarium includes a botanical garden on the fourth floor that shows the plant life of Fukushima, and from which visitors can see the top of the main tank.