Exhibits
The Maritime Aquarium is approximately 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) and has more than 177,000 gallons of water in its live animal exhibits. On exhibit are more than 2,000 marine animals and reptiles representing in excess of 300 species. There are 93 exhibit tanks ranging in size from 10 to 110,000 gallons. There are two exhibit pools: seals and ray touch. Off-exhibit are another 30-some tanks (varies) and a small pool.
There is a display of detailed ship models with 14 in cases, as well as charts and interpretive signs. In the ship model area and throughout the Cascade Cafe are signs describing the nautical origins of many popular sayings, for example: "bitter end," "scuttle butt," "cat out of the bag," "under the weather" and "three squares a day".
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