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Aquarium of the Bay
San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay on Pier 39
Location	San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates	37°48′32″N 122°24′33″W / 37.8087548°N 122.4092956°W / 37.8087548; -122.4092956Coordinates: 37°48′32″N 122°24′33″W / 37.8087548°N 122.4092956°W / 37.8087548; -122.4092956
Land area	65,000 sq ft (6,000 m²)^[1]
Total volume of tanks	700,000 USgal (2,600,000 l)^[1]
Annual visitors	600,000^[1]
Memberships	AZA^[2]
Website	www.aquariumofthebay.org

Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located at Embarcadero and Beach Street, at the edge of Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. The Aquarium is focused on local aquatic animals from the San Francisco Bay and neighboring waters.

The Aquarium of the Bay is an affiliate of The Bay Institute and is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Contents

1 Animals
2 Exhibits
3 Gallery
4 Notes
5 External links

Animals

The Aquarium has over 50 sharks from species such as Sevengill sharks, leopard sharks, soupfins, spiny dogfish, brown smoothhounds and angel sharks. The Aquarium also has skates, bat rays and thousands of other animals including eels, flatfish, rockfish^{[disambiguation needed ]}, Wrasse, Gobies, Kelpfish, Pricklebacks, Ronquil, Sculpin and Sturgeons.

Exhibits

The Aquarium is divided into three parts:^[3]

Discover the Bay

This exhibit has a variety of satellite tanks containing animals such as moray eels, Bay Pipefish (the father pipefish gives birth to their young), garibaldi (the California state marine fish), and more.

Under the Bay

This is the aquarium's largest exhibit. It includes 300 feet (91 m) of tunnels and features thousands of aquatic animals and other sea creatures. The exhibit is a recreation of the San Francisco Bay.

Touch the Bay

This exhibit lets visitors touch several types of animals including bat rays, skates, leopard sharks, sea stars, and sea cucumbers.

Gallery

	San Francisco Bay Area portal
	Zoos and aquariums portal

A bat ray at Aquarium of the Bay
A skate at Aquarium of the Bay
A starfish at Aquarium of the Bay

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "About Aquarium of the Bay". aquariumofthebay.org. Aquarium of the Bay. http://www.aquariumofthebay.org/about.aspx?n=796487. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
^ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. http://www.aza.org/current-accreditation-list/. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
^ "Plan a Visit". aquariumofthebay.org. Aquarium of the Bay. http://www.aquariumofthebay.org/visit.aspx?q=10032. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

External links

Media related to Aquarium of the Bay at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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