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Experience life in the ocean
along the Norwegian coast

Northern Europe's largest and most unique saltwater aquarium, real experiences in real surroundings.

Children watching fish in the large tank

Children watching diving show.

Aquarium

Exciting experiences from life in the ocean along the Norwegian coast, on the animals' own terms.

Boy playing in science centre exhibition.

Science Centre

Learning about the ocean in a way which invites you to play and explore the incredible world of science underwater.

Storfjorden Display center for aquaculture

An exciting exhibition of Norwegian salmon and rainbow trout farming and the ripple effects of this.

welcome to Atlanterhavsparken

Here, you can learn about and experience life in the ocean along the Norwegian coast - in the most authentic way possible. The programme shows you the activities that take place every day and when they happen.

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What can you experience?

Discover the biological adaptations of marine animals for life in the sea through experiments and activities.

Life in the Ocean

Experience exciting activities about how the sea, fisheries, transportation and exports have shaped Norway as a maritime nation.

The Humboldt penguins are our international guests from Chile and Peru.

An exciting exhibition of Norwegian salmon and rainbow trout farming and its ripple effects

Aquaculture Visitor Centre

Aquaculture Visitor Centre

95% of the ocean is still unexplored. For every four breaths we breathe in, we can thank the ocean for three of those breaths and the forest for one.

Marine Research

The Atlantic Tank is one of Europe's largest saltwater tanks. See all the large cold-water fish that live in our oceans.

The touch pool has many strange creatures. Have you ever tried holding a sea cucumber or fishing for crabs?

You can now join our fish feeding session in our spectacular Atlantic Tank daily at 1.00pm

Feeding the fish in the spectacular Atlantic Tank

<br>Just outside the aquarium building is Seal Bay, Europe's largest seal enclosure.

Did you know that crustaceans are the most successful animals in the ocean, making them 'the insects of the ocean'?

Norway's crustaceans

In no other place on Earth are there more fjords than along the Norwegian coast, but what do these deep Norwegian fjords hide?

Otter paradise on an island of their own. Otter Island is home to our little charmers Nusse, Muffe and Pia.

Get up close and personal with marine life in the surf zone. Enormous forests of kelp grow in this harsh environment.

Amongst islets and reefs

Herring is one of our key species. During the winter months, herrings lay millions of eggs on the seabed in Mørefeltet.

Herring - "The Silver of the Sea"

News

On Friday, September 29, we invite all upper secondary school and junior high school students to Researchers' Night! The event is free and takes place from 18:00 - 21:30.

Researchers' Night: Youth Researchers' Night Sep 29

9 stone cobs have become 11, and the wait is finally over!

Meet our two new harbor seals 🦭

In collaboration with the Institute of Marine Research, we would like to invite you to a day on the shore at Tueneset to be a marine scientist for a day.

Come join us for a family day on the shore on Saturday

On June 15, 2023, we celebrate our 25th anniversary and invite you to an anniversary party here at Atlanterhavsparken!

Celebrating 25 years!

On Thursday, June 1, 2023, we celebrated the fact that we have had 3 million visitors since we opened in June 1998! To mark the occasion, we wanted to give out a gold card to visitor number 3 million, which gives free entry for the rest of your life.

Visitor number 3 million

We are looking for a new Executive Director, and maybe you or someone you know is the person we are looking for?

Are you our new Director?

Did you know...?

Did you know that Humboldt penguins change their feathers?

Did you know this was possible?

Did you know that this shark lays egg cases?

Did you know that Norway lobster shy away from bright light?

Five fun facts about the Atlantic Tank

Did you know that this is actually two animals?

Did you know that some crabs can swim?