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June 7, 2022
Corals Raised At The Florida Aquarium Outplanted In Keys
Tampa, FL (June 7, 2022): Recently, The Florida Aquarium relocated 560 corals at an offshore reef site near Long Key, Florida as their team of coral scientists work tirelessly in the race to restore Florida’s Coral Reef. Including four species…
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April 28, 2022
Satellite Tag on Rehabilitated Sea Turtle Provides Deeper Connection & New Hope
Tampa, FL (April 27, 2022): Traveling 136 miles over six days might not seem like much; but, for The Florida Aquarium’s Animal Response Team this ‘slow’ and steady progress is worth celebrating – and documenting. Recently a juvenile loggerhead sea…
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March 30, 2022
The Florida Aquarium Earns American Humane Certified™ Seal for Exceptional Animal Welfare
Washington, DC (March 30, 2022): American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization and the world’s largest certifier of animal welfare practices, today announced that The Florida Aquarium earned the American Humane Certified™ seal, demonstrating the exceptional welfare and treatment…
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March 8, 2022
Florida Aquarium Volunteer-Designed Bamboo “Tents” To Protect Young Corals After Return To Reef
Tampa, FL (March 8, 2022): Biodegradable and low-cost, the humble bamboo barbecue skewer could soon play an important role in helping restore at-risk coral populations off the coast of Florida by protecting growing baby corals from predators. In an important…
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February 24, 2022
New Penguins Arrive at The Florida Aquarium
Tampa, FL (February 17, 2022): The Florida Aquarium recently announced the addition of six new African penguins to its colony. The arrival of the species ambassadors is poignant as the Aquarium looks to advance its mission to save species, like…
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January 20, 2022
The Florida Aquarium Donates Much-Needed Equipment to South African Penguin Rescue Facility
Tampa, FL: There are many days that pay tribute the beloved penguin – from today’s Penguin Awareness Day to World Penguin Day (April 25) and African Penguin Awareness Day (October 13). And, why not celebrate the wonder of penguins? While…
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January 19, 2022
The Florida Aquarium Mourns the Loss of the Organization’s Founding Member
Tampa, Fla. – The President and CEO of The Florida Aquarium released the following statement this afternoon after the passing of Bill Crown, the organization’s founding member. “Bill was one of the driving forces behind opening The Florida Aquarium more…
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December 15, 2021
Florida Aquarium Researchers Succeed in Largest Release of Hatchery-Raised Long-Spined Sea Urchins
Tampa, FL. (December 15, 2021): In a significant achievement for reef restoration, researchers at The Florida Aquarium, University of Florida and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission successfully reared and released nearly 200 Long-Spined Sea Urchins (Diadema antillarum) off…
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October 29, 2021
AZA Selects 13 Projects to Receive Conservation Grant Funding With Support From The Disney Conservation Fund
Silver Spring, Maryland (October 21, 2021) – The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has awarded Conservation Grants Fund (CGF) grants totaling nearly $290,000 to 13 research and conservation projects led by AZA members. Established in 1984, the AZA Conservation…
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August 18, 2021
The Florida Aquarium Releases 5 Endangered Sea Turtles
Tampa, FL (June 18, 2021): The fruits of The Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program labor were realized with the release of five rehabbed sea turtles including two Kemp’s ridley and three greens yesterday in North Ormond Beach. After months…
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