Mississippi Aquarium
Type: Aquarium
Country: United States
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/search/30.368019,-89.088553/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?hl=en-US
Status: Planned
Planned Completion: Early 2019
In the works since 2014, the Mississipi Aquarium will become a major destination in the city of Gulfport. PGAV Destinations designed the aquarium. The aquarium will feature marine life found on Mississippi’s coast in the Gulf of Mexico and freshwater species found In Mississippi’s many rivers that flow into the gulf. Part of the aquarium’s design is an outdoor river that will include alligator, otter and freshwater fish exhibits. These exhibits will be able to be viewed from above or below the surface through acrylic walls. One end of the river will be the entrance to the aquarium and the other end will be an outdoor dolphin exhibit. A three-level main building will feature a touch pool with a stingray exhibit and a large shark exhibit. This partially indoor and partially outdoor aquarium will also have a separate entry building, aviary and support building for maintenance. Construction is expected to start in spring 2017.
Sources:
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article124339439.html
http://pgavdestinations.com/news/pgav-destinations-pc-to-design-new-mississippi-aquarium/
http://www.gulfport-ms.gov/finance/cafr2014.pdf
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article68212947.html