Animals that are necessary for the teaching of marine biology and ecology are provided to students after their stay at the SMA. These animals come from the natural environment or are bred in captivity. Wherever possible, most of these organisms are recovered after the practical sessions and maintained within the aquariology department for future use. This management makes possible to significantly reduce the number of wildlife samples taken from the natural environment.
The aquarium teaching and live prey production centre also aims to provide phytoplanktonic and zooplanktonic living resources that will serve as a basis for the breeding of most of the species maintained in the service.
