The Primorsky Aquarium is Russia’s largest public aquarium, with nearly 500 species of marine and freshwater life being on display in its exhibits, and with almost 10 000 animals calling the facility home. The Aquarium’s collection features fauna from all the world’s oceans and climatic zones. Here, hundreds of living organisms ̶ jellyfish, amphibians, fish, marine mammals ̶ emerge through professional breeding programs.

The Primorsky Aquarium is a scientific and educational center within the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Aquarium houses a successful core facility dedicated to marine biology research support.