The Rodadero Aquarium and Museum of the Sea is a public aquarium and maritime museum located in the Inca Inca inlet in front of El Rodadero beach in Santa Marta. It was inaugurated in 1965 by Captain Francisco Ospina Navia. The aquarium is part of the National Museum Network of Colombia and part of ACOPAZOA, the Colombian affiliate of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Accessible mainly by boat, the aquarium has 13 pools with direct connection to the Caribbean Sea, and 15 glass aquariums containing more than 805 animals including sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, sea lions, crustaceans, fish and seabirds, 98% of which are native to the area.