Corporation proposes to establish a major public aquarium for 

 Boston and the New England community „ 



The need for a modern, active aquarium is here ; the plans for 

 such an institution are being prepared. The New England Aquar- 

 ium will become the finest in the world. Here is an opportunity 

 to provide for this community a truly great educational and rec- 

 reational facility for stimulating the minds of young and old. 



THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM • WHAT IT PROVIDES 



The Aquarium will present living and museum exhibits. Live 

 sharks, sea horses, porpoises and penguins will be maintained 

 in the collection under conditions approaching those of nature. 

 Co-ordinated with these living displays will be diagrammatic 

 planned presentations on such subjects as animal behavior, 

 water conservation and pollution, fishing industries, tidal 

 mechanics and angling tips. There will be exhibits and pro- 

 grams to stimulate children, hobbyists, tourists, sports fisher- 

 men and students. 



Behind the scenes, a research program will be provided; and, 

 with the exceptional opportunities for availability of speci- 

 mens and controlled water, qualified scientists will be able 

 to further man's knowledge of the aquatic world and its inhab- 

 itants. 



A Children's Aquarium section will present knowledge of the 

 aquatic world to youngsters of all ages. This department will 

 have peripheral live exhibits of aquatic animals that appeal to 



