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The Miami Seaquarium is a 38-acre (15 ha) oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida located near downtown Miami. Founded in 1955, it is one of the oldest oceanariums in the United States. In addition to marine mammals, the Miami Seaquarium houses fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, and reptiles.
Pier Aquarium - St. Petersburg [10] Sea Life Orlando Aquarium - Orlando [11] SeaQuest Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale; SeaWorld Orlando - Orlando; South Florida Science Center and Aquarium - West Palm Beach; St. Augustine Aquarium; The Seas with Nemo & Friends - Bay Lake; The Turtle Hospital - Marathon; Tarpon Springs Aquarium - Tarpon ...
The Cox Science Center and Aquarium, formerly the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, is a science museum located in West Palm Beach, Florida.Founded in 1959, the goal of the organization is to open every mind to science through the strategic programming of interactive exhibits and engaging community-based camps and events. [2]
The museum features a multi-level aquarium featuring habitats commonly seen in South Florida and the surrounding areas. The top deck of the Aquarium features key South Florida ecosystems, including the 100-foot wide, 500,000-gallon Gulf Stream Aquarium, where creatures such as mahi-mahi , devil rays , hammerhead sharks and others can be found.
Marineland of Florida (usually just called Marineland), one of Florida's first marine mammal parks, is billed as "the world's first oceanarium".Marineland functions as an entertainment and swim-with-the-dolphins facility, and reopened to the public on March 4, 2006 (charging the original 1938 admission price of one dollar).
The Seas with Nemo & Friends (formerly The Living Seas) is a pavilion and aquarium located in the World Nature section of Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The pavilion is themed as an oceanic exploration base called SeaBase Alpha, with several exhibits devoted to oceanic study.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, [2] [3] and aquarium in Clearwater, Florida.It is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of sick and injured marine animals, public education, conservation, and research.
In 1990 the Gulf Specimen Marine Aquarium opened to the public; it has over 20,000 visitors annually. [4] [16] Norman Griggs DVM of Shepherd Spring Animal Hospital is the GSML veterinarian. He provides sea turtle care pro bono and in 2015 allowed GSML to expand the hospital facilities to include a sea turtle tank. [17] [18] [19]