While visiting Petty Harbour, be sure to check out the Mini Aquarium. The mini aquarium operates on a catch and release policy. During the fishing season, fishermen provide the aquarium with creatures which, at the end of the season, are returned to the sea. The aquarium has knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions you may have about the diverse collection of aquatic life.

Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium Website

Pretty pink coral growing on a glass bottle is displayed at a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium

Deep sea scallop at a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium in St. John's, NL

Sea anemone display at a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium in St. John's, NL

Sea urchin display in a salt water fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium, St. John's, NL

Fish tank sculpin display at Petty Harbour mini aquarium, St. John's, NL

Staff member of Petty Harbour mini aquarium holding a sea crab from the touch tank

Salt water pout fish resting on rocks at the bottom of a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium in St. John's, NL

Albino American lobster hiding under a rock in a Petty Harbour mini aquarium fish tank

Staff member of the Petty Harbour mini aquarium holding a polar star fish from the touch tank

Hermit crab in a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium in St. John's, NL

Rare pink lobster in a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium in St. John's, NL

Northern red anemone in a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium in St. John's, NL

Polar sea star pressed against the glass in a fish tank at the Petty Harbour mini aquarium, St. John's, NL

I hope you enjoyed my sneak peak into the Petty Harbour mini aquarium and pay a visit to the establishment once you are in the area. Please continue to follow my blog for more posts about things to see and do during your Newfoundland travel.

Sandra Murray, blog author and owner of Murray House Vacation Home in Pouch Cove, NL