Alabama Aquarium Breaks Record With 100,000th Visitor In 2022

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama’s Marine Research and Education Center, recently celebrated a milestone for its Alabama Aquarium: For the first time, annual visitation topped more than 100,000 as 2022 closed in on its final two months. The Alabama Aquarium shares how the Alabama watershed connects the state from the mountains to the gulf. The visual and interactive exhibits take visitors on a journey through the Mobile Tensaw-Delta and Mobile Bay, along the barrier islands, and into the northern Gulf of Mexico. The aquarium was created to improve ocean literacy and enhance the public understanding and wise stewardship of our coastal resources. In 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed HB136 designating the aquarium to be the official Aquarium of Alabama, highlighting its importance to education and research. The 2022 visitor tally adds to the 1-million-plus visitors in the aquarium lifespan.