Partners and friends
Find on this page the partners and friends of the Aquarium La Rochelle.
Artists, institutions, scientists... they all play a part in the life of the Aquarium.
The Aquarium La Rochelle is part of professional and scientific networks, such as:
E.U.A.C. E.U.A.C. Union of European Aquarium Conservators
UCA UCA French Union of Aquarium Conservators
AFDPZ The French Association of Zoos
The Aquarium La Rochelle surrounds itself with artists to sign its various campaigns:
Jean-Michel Bénier designed the Aquarium’s posters for 25 years.
Héloïse Hélène réalise les deux dernières campagnes de l’Aquarium.
Committed to scientific research and the preservation of the environment, the Aquarium La Rochelle also works in collaboration with many specialists in these fields.
The Aquarium works with the CNRS within the framework of scientific exchanges.
Organiser of the Argonautica symposium in which C.E.S.T.M. actively participates through conferences and events. The CNES also equips with beacons, the turtles collected by the C.E.S.T.M. for their return to the Ocean.
Together with the C.E.S.T.M., they launched the “Pertuis Observers” operation in 1996, which enables them to list the turtles and marine mammals spotted on the Atlantic coasts.
Regional Agency of the biodiversity in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Initiated by Pierre Rabhi, the Movement for Earth and Humanism tends to become a platform for exchange and inspiration for all those who aspire to a new project of society that puts human beings and nature back at the centre of our concerns.
Numerous media follow us on our major events and relay our actions:
A stone's throw from the train station, facing the old port and close to business tourism facilities, the Aquarium La Rochelle is a place not to be missed.
For the past 20 years, it has been a partner in major annual gatherings.
The Aquarium participates in numerous events like the Francofolies, the Grand Pavois, the Adventure Film Festival, Sunny Side of the Docs and more.
The Aquarium is open to the cultural life of its city, contributing to major events:
Festival International du film et livres d’Aventure
Festival International du film
Festival International du cerf-volant et du vent à Châtelaillon-Plage
and to cultural centres including:
Le Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
The Aquarium receives many requests and provides support to numerous structures and charitable initiatives working with children, such as:
- Décrochons la lune pour Gaspard
- Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris,
- Service pédiatrique de l’hôpital de La Rochelle,
- L’IMP de Port Neuf avec l’association HEVAE,
- Le Petit Prince,
- Secours Populaire…