Hello Curious360,
An estimated 30 to 35 million people visit aquariums each year in the
United States.
According to Jerry R. Schubel, president and CEO of the Aquarium of
the Pacific and member of the U.S. Scientific Steering Committee of
the Census of Marine Life, ?about 30 million people visit aquariums in
the U.S. each year.? ?These visitors represent a cross-section of the
nation?s ethnicities, incomes, education levels, and ages and already
show interest in the oceans by the fact that they are visiting an
aquarium.?
Source
Census of Marine Life: January 2004
http://www.aza.org/Publications/2004/01/Jan04Census.pdf
In the United States more than 35 million people visit aquariums each year.
SUSTAINING AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY
http://64.78.63.75/samples/MillerLite24Sec.pdf
From the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA):
Total Aquarium Attendance - 35,840,776
http://www.aza.org/Newsroom/NewsroomStatistics/
The American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), is a non-profit
organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the
areas of conservation, education, science and recreation.
http://www.aza.org/Newsroom/Documents/MediaKit.pdf
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?Demographics of the South Carolina Aquarium
? 51% Male guests
? 49% Female guests
? 60% Guests with children
? 60% Household Income: $60,000+
? 55% College or post-graduate degree
? 61,000 Annual school children
? Membership base of 10,000 households totaling 32,500 individuals
? Average child age is 7 years old
? Attendance at the Aquarium from May 2000-July 2002 is 1.6 million
? Staff including 100 employees; 400 volunteers?
South Carolina Aquarium http://www.scaquarium.org/content.cfm?FAM=15&CLAN=3
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National Aquarium in Baltimore
64 Percent of the visitors are adults
7 Percent of the adult visitors are senior citizens
19 Percent of the visitors are children
15 Percent of the visitors are students
2 Percentage of the visitors are active duty military personnel
?More than 70 percent come from out-of-state, primarily Pennsylvania
and other mid-Atlantic states. Sixty-four percent of the Aquarium's
visitors are adults. (That includes the 7 percent of the Aquarium
visitors who are senior citizens.) Nineteen percent are children,
fifteen percent are students, and two percent are active duty military
personnel.?
http://www.aqua.org/faq.html
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Aquarium of the Pacific
Average Income per visitor household
Demographics - The Aquarium of the Pacific
(per household)
Average Income: $40-$60K
Residence: 82% of visitors are from Southern California
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/GENERAL/spnsrshp.html
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Summative Evaluation prepared for the Monterey Bay Aquarium published
in July 2003 by Randi Korn and Associates (62 pages).
- This publication provides a wealth of demographic information
regarding the visitors to this aquarium.
Here is the direct link to this publication:
http://www.informalscience.org/download/case_studies/report_45.pdf
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Economic Impact Study (62 pages)
THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK, INC.
SOUTH NORWALK, CT
Prepared for: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Inc.
March 28, 2003
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org/about_us/EconImpactStudy.pdf
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Here is an interesting article from American Zoo and Aquarium Association:
IF WE'RE SO POPULAR, WHY AREN'T THEY COMING?
Wendy Fisher, President, Mailworks
http://www.pgav.com/article.htm
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I hope you find this information useful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
