A Great family history
1968
At the Beginning
Janine and Jean Auffret, wholesale sea-fish merchants at the fish market in the fishing harbour of Le Croisic, install a small aquarium in their shop to give their customers something to look at while waiting. The shop is gradually turned into a museum with stuffed animals, shellfish and crustaceans from all over the world.
![1968](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1968.jpg)
1972
First Aquarium
The first aquarium in Le Croisic harbour is opened: The Côte d’Amour Aquarium.
![1972](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1972.jpg)
1992
New Beginning
With the help of their son Stéphane and his wife Nadine, the family and the whole team throw themselves into the construction of a new site located 400 metres from the sea. The new aquarium is going to be called ‘Océarium’.
![1992](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1992.jpg)
1994
New Colony
A pool is built to accommodate a colony of penguins
![1994](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1994.jpg)
1998
Heading to the Far North
The Vancouver Island area is fitted out
![1998](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1998.jpg)
2003
The Sharks arrive
A new aquarium holding 1,000,000 litres of seawater is built to accommodate the Australian sharks – Arrival of the Australian sharks.
![2003](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2003.jpg)
2008
New exhibiting Area
The Lagoon area is opened
![2008](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2008.jpg)
2010
New Layout
The Cyclades area is redesigned
![2010](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2010.jpg)
2012
The Océanarium is 20 years old
![2012](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2012.jpg)
2013
New Record
We welcome our 6 millionth visitor.
![2013](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2013.jpg)
2014
Lots of New Things
Two revamped areas: the nursery and the shell area.
‘Sharks in Questions’: a new film to dispel prejudices about this little-known species.
![2014](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2014.jpg)
2016
A new showcase
The rays’ tank is inaugurated
![2016](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2016.jpg)
2017
Happy Anniversary
The Océarium du Croisic is celebrating its 25th anniversary and We welcome our 7 millionth visitor.
![2017](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2017.jpg)
2019
Committed to the Océan
![2019](https://www.ocearium-croisic.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2019.jpg)
2022
30 years of the Océarium
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