Reviews of Bonne Bay Marine Station (Zoo)

Chris Taylor

Interesting Memorial University of Newfoundland marine research facility, worth a visit family orientated and includes a back room tour delivered by a knowledgable guide to get close up and personal to the local marine wildlife

Brittany

Interesting aquarium, but maybe a bit expensive for the size. We didn't have anyone offer to talk to us about the fish, we just wandered around and looked at everything.

Patricia Lee Pelrine

Loved it cause it's beautiful

Colin MacMichael

Friendly staff and a very informative tour about the marine creatures and geological history of Bonne Bay.

Lo-Anne Chan

Take the guided tour - it's free and very educational. The touch tank at the end of the tour is also fascinating! Definitely recommend it for adults and children alike.

Steve Lowden

A wonderful learning experience, especially for school-age children.

Riyad Mustapha

Great experience checking out the local marine life. You get to touch and see some of them up close. Including a 3 and 6 clawed lobster. A blue as well as a yellow lobster too! Check out the history upstairs as well to learn more about the local culture.

Dan Proulx

Very passionate, engaging and knowledgeable tour guides. Great place for the family. Relatively inexpensive. Parking may be an issue during the busy season.

Ali Hassan

although the place is a small, it has lots of wonderful Atlantic underwater information.

Jay S

For the cost, excellent. Great guide, unique experience

bodha jac

(Translated) Norris point is very pretty, with its view of the extraordinary Tablelands. a taxi boat across the bay to reach Bonne Baie. (Original) Norris point est tres joli, avec sa vue sur les extraordinaires Tablelands. un bateau taxi travers la baie pour arriver a Bonne Baie.

Helena Dang

This research facility offers wonderful tours which worths a stop here. Great place for an indoor activity, specifically on a rainy day. Tour guides are co-op students who are studying in related fields. Nice view from here, specially on a clear day when you can see further.

Yan Fei Zhang

Overpriced and not much to see...

Charlene Carr

Great tour. Very informative and reasonable cost.!

Mykhaylo Mykulyak

So quiet place in winter and picturesque.

Jason Wu

Helpful and enthusiastic staff. Small exhibit but pretty interesting.

Gary Twyne

Interesting facts and was informative and interactive. We were expecting to see some larger ocean creatures, but still a good way to spend a rainy day!

Amanda Parsons

Wonderful place for the whole family! Very informative and great family rates enjoyed it very much and will be going back. Beautiful scenery as well.

Bely Macpherson

Well worth a visit. Exceptional site on the water, nestled in a working town, and though compact was informative and enjoyable. Bring a lunch, there's a nice beach adjacent. If we had time we'd try the kayaking outfit next door.

Les Clements

Student guides were friendly and enthusiastic! Lots of hands on things to see and touch. A fun stop for the family in cute little Norris Point!

Davis D. Janowski

It was with mixed emotions that we toured this impressive facility. Our daughter, then seven, was at times both startled and amazed at the sea life and tanks and enjoyed the descriptions of the young and energetic staffers. I found myself both angry at how we as a species can become so dependent on a single species (in this case cod) for our livelihoods and sympathetic to the population that suffered as a result of the moratorium on the cod fishery established decades before. It was heartening to see research being done on creating a sustainable and well-managed snow crab fishery and steps being taken to monitor the province's beautiful seemingly unspoiled ecosystem. The boat tour was grand as well, beautiful views of the surrounding bays and mountains.

Josh Tabor

The marine station was a perfect stop on a rainy day! They have several blue lobsters, cod, crab, and other various fish species on display. Lots of guided tours with lessons about the animals and history of the marine station. The parking is a bit of a pain and several cars were circling the small parking lot while we were there.

Joanna Gilarski

I had the privilege to be a Marine Biology Interpreter at this facility for a co-op term at my University. Even returning to the facility years later, the staff were friendly, educational, and presentable. Bonne Bay Marine Station is an excellent facility if you are wanting to learn more about the history of the area, and it's local species.

Bailey MacPhee

Amazing staff and wonderful research and housing facilities!!

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Excellent boat tours from this location.

Lester Jacobs

Very engaging and informative guided tour.

Louis L

The Public Aquarium is pretty small, $20 for a family.

Helen Graham

Wonderful staff. Great exhibits.

Mark

Good for a day with poor weather ! It is small , you can see over 50% of the area from the front desk so don't walk in thinking there is too much more. There are some static exhibits upstairs that were about the area and culture when we were there , and they were interesting. And there is an area behind the tanks that you can go with a tour guide. DEFINITELY time your visit to follow a tour guide through. You will learn MUCH more and get much more out of it. I don't think the entry fee would be worth while without a guided tour. Our guide was knowledgeable and passionate about the field so it made this a great little stop for us while we waited for the sky to break before going kayaking out on the bay.

Chuck Beasley

Fun place to visit. Staff were awesome and very friendly. Went on a 2hr boat cruise that was great...

Jason Zhou

Awesome guided tour!

Amir M. Modir

Very good presentations

David

Extremely educational. Fantastic little Museum

Evan Howse

A must visit summer destination, boat tours and restaurant on site! Always on wheels!

Kaitlyn Noseworthy

Very very very worth the visit. Wonderful staff who do an amazing job educating and showing their research

Brenda Hunt

Melissa was our tour guide in the aquarium .. she was awesome very knowledgeable and friendly:) She is from NB study Environmental studies in Ottawa .. it was very interesting:)

Patrick Bättig

(Translated) “Nice touch tank for kids” The Bonne Bay Marine Station is located at the port of Norris Point and offers the opportunity to view or even touch various marine animals up close. It is divided into two, in the first part there are many interesting information boards that provide information about fishing and wildlife in the local waters. It also has a nice touch tank where you can touch some marine animals. The touch tank is particularly exciting for children and our little son enjoyed it a lot. In the second part there are many marine animals in different tanks, especially lobsters and crayfish but also fish and other marine animals that you can see up close. The whole area is not very big and after a maximum of one hour you saw everything. Still recommended especially for families with children. (Original) “Schöner Touch-Tank für Kinder” Die Bonne Bay Marine Station liegt am Hafen von Norris Point und bietet die Möglichkeit verschiedene Meerestiere aus der Nähe zu betrachten oder gar zu berühren. Sie ist zweigeteilt, im ersten Teil gibt es viele interessante Informationstafeln, die über die Fischerei und die Tierwelt in den örtlichen Gewässern informieren. Ausserdem verfügt sie über einen schönen Touch-Tank, wo man einige Meerestiere auch berühren kann. Der Touch-Tank ist für Kinder besonders spannend und unser kleiner Sohn hatte viel Freude daran. Im zweiten Teil befinden sich viele Meerestiere in verschiedenen Tanks, vor allem Hummer und Krebse aber auch Fische und anderes Meeresgetier, dass man dort aus der Nähe betrachten kann. Die ganze Anlage ist nicht besonders gross und nach maximal einer Stunde hat man alles gesehen. Trotzdem insbesondere für Familien mit Kindern zu empfehlen.

Tom D.

(Translated) The facility is located in Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Bonne Bay. The aquarium section is open to visitors. Suitable for big and small. Guided tours are also offered. Very nice explanations. There is also a touch tank. (Original) Die Einrichtung/ Station befindet sich im Nationalpark Gros Morne an der Westküste Bonne Bay. Der Aquarienteil ist für Besucher geöffnet. Geeignet für groß und klein. Führungen werden auch angeboten. Sehr schöne Erklärungen. Es gibt auch einen Touch Tank .

CC W

Great place run by Memorial University to see some of the local aquatic life: some holding tanks containing a variety of animals, and a touch-tank for the kids. Staff were friendly, and the young kids had a good time. A little expensive for the time we spent there, considering there is a similar (but smaller) exhibit at Memorial University in St. John's which is free.

Anne Chaisson

Beautiful spot. Staff were very friendly and knowledgeable . I learned so much about these marine creatures in the short time I spent there

Dylan Haynes

Grate place to go fun for everyone. Lots of cool things to look at. Staff is very knowledgeable and friendly