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 | |
| Date opened | 18 May 1991 |
| Location | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
| Land area | 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) |
| No. of animals | 60,000 |
| No. of species | 1,600 |
| Volume of largest tank | 10,000,000 litres (2,600,000 US gal) |
| Total volume of tanks | 17,000,000 litres (4,500,000 US gal) |
| Memberships | EAZA |
| Website | www |
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.