THE PUBLIC AQUARIUM 333 



Table of information regarding the aquariums of the icorld in 1927 — Continued 



Europe 



City. 



Institution. 



Amsterdam, Neth- 

 erlands 



Presiding officer... 



When opened 



Owned by 



Controlled by 



Shape of building. 



Size of building 



Cost to build 



Annual mainte- 

 nance cost. 

 Exhibition tanks.. 



Capacity of tanks. 



Pools. 



Capacity of pools 



Reserve tanks 



Total capacity re- 

 serve tanks. 



Reservoirs 



Capacity of reser 



voirs. 

 Linear feet glass 



permanent wall 



tanks. 

 Linear feet glass 



floor tanks. 

 Gallons water in 



tanks, salt. 

 Gallons water in 



tanks, fresh. 

 Gallons used daily, 



salt. 

 Gallons used daily, 



fresh. 

 Number of exhibits 



(1927). 



Fishes 



Mammals.- 



Reptiles 



Amphibians 



Invertebrates.. ... 



Birds 



Open every day. . . 



Between what 

 hours. 



Entrance fee 



Visitors a day 



Visitors a year. 



Persons employed. 

 In what capacity.. 



Cards, specimens, 



pamphlets. 

 Balanced arjuaria 



Total capacity. 

 Water systems. 



Fish hatchery 



Salt or fresh water. 



Amsterdam .\qua- 

 rium. 



C. Kerbert 



1882 



Koninklyk Zoolo- 

 g i s c h Genoot- 

 schap Natura 

 .\rtis Magistra 



do _ 



L-shaped 



2,73.i square meters 

 .$200,000 



20,000 florins 



23 



61,000 to 85,000 liters. 



24.48 cubic meters. 

 3 



504,000 hters 



50.50 square meters 



27 square meters . . . 



98,000 liters 



76,000 liters 



77,000 liters 



32,000 hters 



192 varieties. 



None .- 



None 



11 varieties.. 

 27 varieties. - 



None 



Yes 



9 to 6. 



Yes 



1,200 summer, .50 



winter. 

 140,000... 



Director, inspector, 

 2 keepers. 



No 



12 to 16. 



6,400 liters.. 



4 (fresh, fresh- 

 heated, salt, salt- 

 heated) . 



Yes 



Freshwater 



Antwerp, Belgium 



Antwerp Aqua- 

 rium. 



M. L'hoest 



June. 1911 



R. Z. S. of Antwerp 



R. Z. S. board di- 

 rectors. 



Modern style 



70 bv 18 meters 



1,200,000 Belgian 



francs. 

 85,000 Belgian 



francs. 

 22 



170.20 cubic meters 



3 



85 cubic meters or 



tons. 

 12 



32.25 cubic meters. 

 2 



140 cubic meters. 

 35.112 square meters 



80 cubic meters or 



tons. 

 60 cubic meters or 



tons. 

 35 cubic meters or 



tons. 

 25 cubic meters or 



tons. 

 2,470 



2,470. 



Yes 



8 or 9 to 4 or 6.30. 

 Yes 



850,000 + schools 

 and subscribers; 

 11,000 families. 



4 



Director, 2 keepers, 

 1 stoker. 



Album, card folder. 

 49. 



9 cubic meters 



4 (fresh, fresh- 

 heated, salt, salt- 

 heated). 



Berlin, Germany 



Berliner Aquarium 



O. Heinroth 



Aug. 18. 1913 



Consolidated Asso- 

 ciation of Zoologi- 

 cal Gardens. 



.do. 



Grotto style 



.53 by 35 meters... 

 $250,000 



125,000 marks 



100 (^20 artificial sea 



wa(er). 

 10 liters to 170 tons . 



500 tons fresh and 

 salt. 



About 20 tons.. 

 About 80 tons.. 

 About 120 tons. 

 A bout '100 tons. 

 4,400 



2,000. 

 None. 

 300.. - 

 160... 

 2,000. 

 None. 

 Yes-. 



9 to 6 or 7 (1 hour 

 longer Sundays). 



200 winter," 2,200 



other times. 

 225,000 + schools. 



20. 



Custodian, inspec- 

 tor, secretary, 2 

 engineers, 8 at- 

 tendants, 3 clean- 

 ing women, 4 

 ticket takers 



Guides, cards 



30 (also 85 terraria 

 and66insectaria). 



4 (fresh, fresh- 

 heated, salt-arti- 

 flcial, salt-heat- 

 ed). 



No 



E lack pool, England 



Blackpool A qua- 



rium. 

 M. R. Johnston. 

 1871. 

 Blackpool Tower 



Co. (Ltd.). 



Do 



Grotto stvle. 

 150 by 70 feet. 

 $200,000. 



$15,000. 

 24,000 gallons. 



None. 



25,000 gallons salt, 



direct from sea. 

 250. 



25,000 gallons. 

 15,000 gallons. 



Yes, except some 



Sundavs. 

 9 to 10.30 p. m. 



Yes. 



1,000,000 summer. 



Manager, 4 keepers, 

 engineer, electri- 

 cian, cleaner. 



None. 



2 (fresh-re f r i ge r- 

 ated, salt-refriger- 

 ated). 



No. 



