While the public aquarium of the Biodiversarium only houses species of local origin, the 200 aquariums of the SMA's research aquarium centre on the contrary house animals of both Mediterranean and tropical origin (corals, coral reef fish, etc.).
In this context, and in order to be able to respond to requests from resident scientists or scientists temporarily housed at OOB for scientific projects, the team at the research aquarium pole sets up breeding programmes for these species (supply of strains of controlled origin) and provides technical and zootechnical support to these scientists to develop their experiments.
The team of the research aquarium pole provides support to the site's curator within the framework of ex situ conservation programmes (reproduction in aquaria of sensitive or endangered species, for example).
