Overview
About Fisheries Museum (Rajiv Gandhi Aquarium)
The Fisheries Museum — most people call it the Rajiv Gandhi Aquarium — is small, slightly old-fashioned and genuinely useful. Its collection runs to roughly 350 species drawn from the waters around the islands and the Indian coast: reef fish, sharks, rays, sea snakes, corals, sponges, shells and a few preserved specimens that are more curiosity than exhibit.
It works best as a twenty-minute companion to Samudrika rather than a destination in itself. Where Samudrika explains the reef system, this gives you the species list at eye level, which is exactly what children want and exactly what makes a first snorkel more interesting.
Its location helps. It sits on the waterfront near Marina Park and the Water Sports Complex, so it slots naturally into an afternoon that ends with sunset on the promenade or a boat back from Ross Island.
Do not expect a modern aquarium. Tanks are basic and the lighting is what it is. Priced accordingly, and worth the half hour.
Why people come here
- Around 350 marine species from Andaman and Indian waters
- Live tanks of reef fish alongside preserved specimens
- Extensive shell and coral collections
- Waterfront location beside Marina Park
- Quick, cheap and good with children
Things to do
What to do here
Walk the tanks
Reef fish, rays, sea snakes and a shark tank, arranged in one continuous circuit.
Shell and coral collection
A large reference display of shells and coral skeletons from island waters.
Pair it with the waterfront
Marina Park and the promenade are a two-minute walk; a natural place to end the day.
Getting there
How to reach
From Aberdeen Bazaar
A ten-minute walk down to the waterfront, or five minutes by auto.
On a city tour
Commonly grouped with Samudrika and the Anthropological Museum.
Best time to visit · Any month · Tuesday to Sunday
Indoors, so it is a reliable fallback on a wet afternoon or between a museum and the evening Light & Sound show.
Good to know
Travel tips
- Closed Mondays.
- Half an hour is plenty — do not build an afternoon around it.
- Good pairing with the Water Sports Complex if you have children with energy to burn.
- Photography is usually allowed; flash generally is not.
Gallery
Fisheries Museum (Rajiv Gandhi Aquarium) in pictures
Port Blair (South Andaman)
Combine it with
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