Halifax's first research aquarium plans to open this fall, and is looking for funding from the municipality to help with the costs needed to stay afloat.

Dov Bercovici, president of the Discovery Centre, gave an update to Halifax's community planning and economic development standing committee on Thursday about the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity, first announced in 2023.

The facility, housed at Dalhousie University's Steele Ocean Sciences Building, will be run by Discovery Centre Internatio…