Centre de la Mer et des Eaux

Centre de la Mer et des Eaux
Date opened	1911
Location	Paris, France
Coordinates	48°50′40″N 2°20′33″E / 48.84444°N 2.34250°E / 48.84444; 2.34250Coordinates: 48°50′40″N 2°20′33″E / 48.84444°N 2.34250°E / 48.84444; 2.34250
Volume of largest tank	4,000 litres (1,100 US gal)
Total volume of tanks	15,000 litres (4,000 US gal)
Website	www.oceano.org/cme2

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:

Pool 1 - fish of the coral reef
Pool 2 - reef coral and fauna that live within it
Pool 3 - Brightly colored fish
Pool 4 - Small fish
Pool 5 - Clown fish and sea anemone
Pool 6 - The French Atlantic coast (shellfish, sea urchins, sea anemones, and starfish, in water chilled to 12° C)

An additional terrarium contained turtles given to the museum when they hae 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).

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