Aquarium

Rhodes Aquarium

About

Rhodes Aquarium

A stroll along the seaside pedestrian walk, in the city of Rhodes, leads to the northernmost edge of the island. This is where the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes-Aquarium is located. Housed in a building of unique architectural style, the Aquarium is the ideal place for those wishing to get acquainted with the marine wealth of the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean sea. The Aquarium has been fashioned in the form of an underwater sea cave. Sinuous corridors, artfully decorated with natural sea-shells create a true underwater ambience.

rhodes aquarium logo

About

Rhodes Aquarium

A stroll along the seaside pedestrian walk, in the city of Rhodes, leads to the northernmost edge of the island. This is where the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes-Aquarium is located. Housed in a building of unique architectural style, the Aquarium is the ideal place for those wishing to get acquainted with the marine wealth of the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean sea. The Aquarium has been fashioned in the form of an underwater sea cave. Sinuous corridors, artfully decorated with natural sea-shells create a true underwater ambience.

rhodes aquarium logo

Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes

Since 1963, with its present name, the “Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes” (H.S.R.) operates as a research unit of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.) and also as a public Aquarium-Museum.

The overall aim of the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes is to develop and disseminate scientific knowledge on the marine environment and its conservation.

  • Oceanographic research- in collaboration with H.C.M.R.’s Institutes- in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas
  • Co-operation with Hellenic and foreign research  institutions, Aquariums and Natural History Museums sharing experience and know-how  on the scientific research and also on the operation and maintenance of aquariums-museums.
  • Study of endangered aquatic species included in the International Convention CITES, such as sea turtles, whales and the Mediterranean seal.
  • Study and monitoring of alien species entering the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal (Lessepsian immigrants)
  • Study and protection of the endemic in Rhodes Island freshwater fish Gizani (Ladigesocypris ghigii)