Īfter 27 months of construction, the aquarium opened with 60 animal habitats. 20,000 pounds of frozen food for the animals on exhibit is kept hidden from visitors in a stainless steel commissary at −20 ☏ (−29 ☌). Subsequent additions to the collection and redesign of some habitats have increased the total water held to 11 million US gallons (42,000,000 L). The world's largest when it opened in November 2005, the aquarium encompassed 550,000 square feet (5.1 ha 13 acres) of covered space, and its exhibits held 8 million US gallons (30,000,000 L) of fresh and saltwater. The aquarium is in Downtown Atlanta on land donated by The Coca-Cola Company, just north of Centennial Olympic Park. He is largely credited with the creation of the aquarium, from the design of the structure to the procurement of animals for the exhibits. Corporate contributions totaling an additional $40 million allowed the Aquarium to open debt-free.įounding president and executive director of the aquarium, Jeff Swanagan, was brought in as the aquarium's first employee in 2002 and served until 2008. After visiting 56 aquariums in 13 countries with his wife, Billi Marcus, he donated $250 million toward what was to become Georgia Aquarium. In November 2001, Bernard Marcus announced his vision of presenting Atlanta with an aquarium that would encourage both education and economic growth. Its centerpiece is a 6.3 million US gallons (24,000 m 3) whale shark exhibit. The aquarium's notable specimens include whale sharks, beluga whales, California sea lions, bottlenose dolphins, manta rays, sea otters, and tiger sharks. Ī $250 million donation from the foundation of local businessmen and The Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus provided the bulk of the funding needed to build and stock the new facility. Aquarium in Singapore and the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China the Georgia Aquarium remains the largest aquarium in the United States and the third largest in the world. It was the largest aquarium in the world from its opening in 2005 until 2012 when it was surpassed by the S.E.A. It exhibits hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major galleries, all of which reside in more than 11 million US gallons (42,000 m 3) of water. Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. International Marine Animal Trainer's Association (IMATA).
Alliance of Marine Mammals Parks & Aquariums (AMMPA).
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