Aquarium
Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
🐠 Aquarium, United States 61 spp. present
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory (GSML) is an independent not-for-profit marine research and education organization and public aquarium in Panacea, Florida, United States. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
30.023° N 84.388° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Species present
61
speciesOpened
1980
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:00Sat–Sun · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 222 Clark Drive, Panacea, FL 32346
- Phone
- +1 850-984-5297
Who runs it
- Founded by
- Anne Rudloe, Jack Rudloe
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium?
United States
Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States, at 222 Clark Drive, Panacea, FL 32346. Its coordinates are 30.023° N, 84.388° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 388 km away.
What animals can you see at Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium?
61 species
Citizen-science photos record 61 species at Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium, including Nurse Shark, Atlantic Stingray, Southern Stingray, Caribbean numbfish and Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium in the wild?
Nurse Shark: Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Nurse Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park), Atlantic Stingray (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge) and Southern Stingray (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park).
Does Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium open?
Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium is open Mon–Fri · 9:00–17:00; Sat–Sun · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium open and how big is it?
Opened 1980, 0.1 ha
Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1980 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 61 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website