| Location: |
New Hampshire Ave. & the Bay Atlantic City, NJ at the confluence of Absecon Inlet and Clam Creek |
| Building Size: |
Fourteen thousand five hundred (14,500) square-foot, three-story cedar-clad building featuring widow's walk, observation deck and first floor porch. |
| Building Components: |
Main floor atrium with 29,800 gallons of live exhibits. The second floor features interactive exhibits, 16 computer stations and a 577 - square foot class room/ meeting room with state of the art communications technology. Second and third floor, indoor/outdoor observation decks round out the facility. |
| Building Cost: |
$4.5 million |
| Opening Date: |
May 1, 1999 |
| Operated by: |
Atlantic City Historical Waterfront Foundation |
| Funded by: |
CRDA, City of Atlantic City, Atlantic City Historical Waterfront Foundation |
| Designed by: |
Blumberg & Associates |
| General Contractor: |
TN Ward Company |
| Aquarium Contractor: |
Baumgardner Construction |
| Mission Statement: |
Since we are all dependent on the ocean where life began, our commitment is to educate, inform and create a bond for children of all ages with the oceans that surround our planet. "I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it is because in addition to the fact that the sea changes and the light changes and ships change, it is because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins, the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it, we are going back from where we came." John F. Kennedy, September 14, 1962 |
| Exhibits: |
Eleven aquarium tanks totalling 29,800 gallons of aquariums, exhibiting more than 100 varieties of fish and marine animals, 10 exhibits featuring themes on the marine and maritime environment. Each exhibit features computer-enhanced information stations for self-tours in addition to a 16-station Ocean Life Education Center for personal, in-depth exploration by visitors. |
