Get Involved

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre is operated by the not for-profit Wellington Marine Conservation Trust. We rely completely on grants, donations and small fees to continue to offer our education and visitor programmes. If you'd like to support the Centre please contact us for information on volunteering, sponsorships, donations and Goods and Services.

Volunteering

We rely on volunteers for all our programmes. So if you're interested in volunteering opportunities contact us through our Volunteer Form.

Sponsorships

For information on business or commercial sponsorships of any of our exhibits or programmes please contact us on (04) 383 8285 or email info@octopus.org.nz.

Donations

Tax deductible donations can be made directly to our donation account (02-0536-0442456-02). Please let us know if you require a donation receipt by emailing info@octopus.org.nz.

Goods and Services

If you're an individual or business with products or services you'd like to donate to the Centre, please contact us on (04) 383 8285 or info@octopus.org.nz.

Nice little place they have down there by the water. Good place to go for a quick and fun outing. Interesting seeing all the various types of marine life they have in one building.

Archie

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre's Bait House Aquarium is an interactive marine experience based in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast.There are lots of different sea creatures on display including a couple of octupuses, sea horses, lobsters to name a few. You can also gently touch and handle starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, crabs and other sea life found in the local rock pools outside.There's far more inside than you would expect. The volunteers and expert staff are very friendly and helpful. It is really reasonably priced and we were all entertained for ages. Really good fun and educational too. Definitely worth checking out with the family.

Haydn