Aquarium News
New Year Resolutions
As we are 15 days into the new year, we hope 2019 is starting off great for everyone! Our aquarium and staff is having a great 2019 so far. We…
Read MoreHurricane Irma – One Year Later
After reopening December 15th, 2017 from hurricane Irma our aquarium and staff had a great year in 2018! We participated and assisted in three manatee rescues, successfully certified kids in…
Read MoreRocking Success!
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support our first ever fundraiser concert at the aquarium! Our Rockerama was a rocking success and we could not have…
Read MoreOut reach
Aquarium Encounters has been doing a lot of work out of the “office” lately! Our staff has been fortunate enough to be invited to a few outreach programs dedicated on…
Read More60’s Rockerama Live Music Benefit.
Marathon Aquarium Sponsors 60s Rock Show to Benefit the R3EACH and the Great Hammerhead Project. On Saturday night, December 1, Marathon Aquarium Encounters will present its “Aquarium 60s Rockerama” – a…
Read MoreA.E.C.R.D. – Aquarium Encounters Coral Reef Dive
Are you interested in diving but are not open water scuba certified? Aquarium Encounters offers an Aquarium Encounters Tank certification. This package is a great way to spend some time…
Read MoreEncounter Spotlight – Nursery Encounter
Have you ever been interested in learning about baby and juvenile stingrays? In our Nursery Encounter guests get to do just that. In this one on one personal encounter, led…
Read MoreR3EACH – update
In the past few months we have been privileged to be a part of a manatee rescue, and a manatee transport. Both of these events have been an amazing start…
Read MoreEncounter Spotlight – Stingray Cove
One of our most popular in water encounters is our Stingray Cove Encounter. This 40 minute session allows guests to get up close and personal with our stingrays! Perfectly safe,…
Read MoreShark Lover and People Educator- the story of a diver and volunteer!
Edited by: Margot Warshaw My name is Sara Alewine and I am a volunteer at Aquarium Encounters, I have been volunteering here for over a year. As a volunteer and…
Read MoreShark Bait OoHaHa!
July was all about sharks! Even though July 14th was Shark Awareness Day, and July 22nd-29th was Shark Week, the conversation does not end there. These amazing apex predators are…
Read MoreRecycle today for a better tomorrow!
The first week of July was Clean beaches week, but here at Aquarium Encounters , we believe every day should be Clean Beaches day! Aquarium Encounters is always trying to do…
Read MoreKeys Critters! Lobsters and Seahorses Join the Aquarium!
I’m talking about Florida Spiny Lobsters, the yummy crustacean that brings down thousands of visitors to the Florida Keys every summer for Lobster season. Spiny Lobsters are amazing critters, and…
Read MoreFlorida Keys Aquarium Encounters is Marathon Strong!
On September 10th 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys, devastating our string of islands. Aquarium Encounters was closed from September 9th until December 15th. In those three…
Read MoreExperience Aquarium Encounters…..
Aquarium Encounters is an interactive outdoor aquarium, where visitors can walk through and see a variety of wildlife from the fascinating and biologically diverse Florida Keys and Caribbean. All of…
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