The aquarium, then located near the marina of Les Minimes, was over 1,600 m2 (17,222 sq ft) with 36 aquaria whose volume total was 550,000 litres.

The aquarium moved due to this success, and a new one was inaugurated near the Vieux-Port, in the middle of the city of La Rochelle, in 2001.

The tour is made for families since observation points at children's heights are provided, as well as audio guides.

21 aquariums, including a giant one of 100 000 litres, display different species of fishes, invertebrates and corals living in the Great Barrier Reef and in the Hawaiian and Red Sea archipelagos.

Three aquariums plunged into total darkness allow visitors observe life of the night-time reef: bioluminescence, fluorescence and light absorption.

(132.3 lb) Composed of the aquarium and a turtle river, the greenhouse allow visitors admire varied fauna and flora.

Since 2008, the centre has been setting up a program of satellite monitoring of young Loggerhead sea turtles in real time by implanting an electronic chip in a flipper before releasing them.