Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer

Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer
Entrance of the aquarium
50°43′50″N 1°35′37″E / 50.73056°N 1.59361°E / 50.73056; 1.59361
Date opened18 May 1991
LocationBoulogne-sur-Mer, France
Land area15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft)
No. of animals60,000
No. of species1,600
Volume of largest tank10,000,000 litres (2,600,000 US gal)
Total volume of tanks17,000,000 litres (4,500,000 US gal)
MembershipsEAZA
Websitewww.nausicaa.co.uk

Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer (French pronunciation: [nozika.a sɑ̃tʁ(ə) nɑsjɔnal d(ə) la mɛʁ]) is a public aquarium located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. It is the largest public aquarium of Europe and attracts more than 800,000 visitors each year.

Nausicaa is described as a centre of scientific and technical discovery of the marine environment, focusing primarily on the relationship between man and the sea.