National Aquarium in Baltimore, Inc. - Introduction

Introduction

Pier 3
East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland
U.S.A.
Telephone: (410) 576-3800
Web site: http://www.aqua.org

Nonprofit Corporation
Incorporated: 1981
Employees: 300 (1995)
Sales: $43.00 million (2003)
NAIC: 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 712120 Historical Sites; 712130 Zoos and Botanical Gardens; 712190 Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions

National Aquarium in Baltimore, Inc., runs one of the country's leading aquariums: the National Aquarium in Baltimore (NAB). Owned by city government, NAB is Baltimore's largest paid tourist attraction, with 1.6 million visitors a year, 75 percent from out-of-state. The aquarium is involved in a number of education, conservation, and research programs.

The centerpiece of Baltimore's Inner Harbor urban revitalization, NAB has a national reputation for family appeal. Its success helped spawn aquariums in other cities such as St. Louis and Atlanta. The National Aquarium in Baltimore hosts more than 10,500 specimens of more than 560 species. Its management also runs the much smaller National Aquarium in Washington, D.C.