Facts and figures

Founding year	1957
Surface	approx. 5,000 m²
Zoo Director	Dr. Michael Mitic
Employees	More than 100 employees now work at the Haus des Meeres.
Animal species	Around 600 different animal species and over 10,000 animals
Visitor numbers	In 2023, we were able to achieve a record attendance of just over 930,000 visitors.
Concept	As a zoo, the Haus des Meeres is an educational institution that aims to provide visitors with knowledge of the diversity of the animal kingdom and to offer insights into biological and ecological relationships including their associated ethical values. Animal-friendly husbandry and the best possible care for our animals is a defining quality feature of our house. The quality, environmental, energy, occupational safety and fire protection policy is bound by the legal guidelines as well as the needs of our animals, employees and guests. The presentation of our activities, taking into account the well-being of our animals, is determined primarily by the visitors. It is our aim to be successful in compliance with all internal and external rules, to offer our visitors and guests a great experience, and to ensure a professional and pleasant working environment.

Projects since 1997

1997	Opening of the 120.000 liter aquarium
1998	First elevator
1999	Jungle and boa area
2000	Opening of the Tropical Area
2002	Opening of the “Native Fish” department (ground floor)
2003	Category A zoo classification
2004	Opening of the breeding and quarantine station (floor 6)
2007	Founding of Haus des Meeres Betriebs GmbH Opening of Puppi’s tank Opening of the terrace (floor 9) Opening of the poster exhibition “The Mysterious History of the Flak Towers – A Documentation of the Construction and Use of the Air-raid Defense Structures” Opening of Krokipark Opening of Café Sharky Opening of the large entrance hall with a souvenir shop
2009	Opening “Erinnern im Inneren” (“Remembering Inside”) Opening of the “Native Fish” department (floor 6) Milestone: Animals on all floors
2011	Extension of external staircase Opening of the surf reef Opening of the deep-sea aquarium & giant spider crabs
2012	Opening of the grotto/stalactite cave
2013	Opening of the anaconda terrarium Opening of Ocean'sky Opening of the roof extension Opening of the hammerhead-shark tank
2015	Opening of Pacific Eye Takeover and adaptation of the tower
2016	Opening of the nibbler fish tank Opening of the Atlantic Tunnel
2017	Awarded the Vienna Tourism Prize 2017
2018	Opening of the New Mediterranean department
2019	Partial opening of the extension to our building Opening of the coral fish department Completion of the green facade
2020	Opening of the Komodo and Madagascar facilities New opening of 360° OCEAN SKY with direct access via panorama elevator
2021	Opening of marine protection exhibition “Wir und das Meer” (“We and the Sea”) Opening of the 360° shark tank
2022	Opening of the Australia loop
2023	Reopening of the Tropical House Opening of the mangrove aquariums
2024	Opening of the sturgeon aquarium

If you would like to learn more about the history of the Haus des Meeres, read up here:

History