Aquarium

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre

Q: Where is Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre?

Canada. Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre is an aquarium in Canada, at 9811 Seaport Place. Its coordinates are 48.649° N, 123.395° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Olympic National Park, about 98 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre?

33 species. Citizen-science photos record 33 species at Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, including Grunt Sculpin, Rock Greenling, Copper Rockfish, Striped Surfperch and Black Rockfish. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

🇨🇦 Canada

🐠 Aquarium, Canada 33 spp. present

The Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea (formerly known as the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre) is a not-for-profit community aquarium and cultural learning centre dedicated to the ecosystem of the Salish Sea. It is located on the waterfront in the town of Sidney on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Since its grand opening on June 20, 2009, the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea has become a highly regarded environmental education centre, as well as a popular attraction frequented by tourists and locals alike. The centre has won numerous awards, including being named "One of Canada's Top Ten New Attractions" for summer 2009 by Where magazine. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

48.649° N 123.395° W

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Getting there

Address: 9811 Seaport Place
Phone: +1-250-655-7511

oceandiscovery.ca ↗

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Rhamphocottus richardsonii

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Not in our parks or cities

Hexagrammos lagocephalus

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Not in our parks or cities

Sebastes caurinus

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Not in our parks or cities

Embiotoca lateralis

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Not in our parks or cities

Sebastes melanops

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Not in our parks or cities

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

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Not in our parks or cities

Cymatogaster aggregata

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Not in our parks or cities

Sebastes auriculatus

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Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre?

Canada

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre is an aquarium in Canada, at 9811 Seaport Place. Its coordinates are 48.649° N, 123.395° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Olympic National Park, about 98 km away.

What animals can you see at Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre?

33 species

Citizen-science photos record 33 species at Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, including Grunt Sculpin, Rock Greenling, Copper Rockfish, Striped Surfperch and Black Rockfish. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.