Oceanopolis

About

Oceanopolis is a scientific, technical and industrial culture centre dedicated to the ocean, located in Brest, opened since 1990. Owned by Brest metropolis, it is part of the public facilities managed by the mixed economy company, Brest'aim, which became "Brest in sight" on 1 January 2025. Océanopolis is a member of AMCSTI, the national network of scientific, technical and industrial culture, such as aquarium and zoo, science centre and planetarium.

Oceanopolis includes 8,700 m2 of visiting spaces and 4 million litres of sea water, including 1 million for shark aquariums. The centre is divided into three pavilions corresponding to three different environments: temperate, polar and tropical. 10,000 marine animals and plants of 1,000 species can be found in this complex.

In 2023, Océanopolis received a Victory of Brittany.