January Newsletter 2026
Happy New Year!
The staff here at Aquarium Encounters are wishing you all a happy 2026! We can’t think of a better way to kick off 2026 than by swimming by and checking out Aquarium Encounters! We look forward to another great year and can’t wait to see you all make more memories here!
Memberships
Kick off 2026 with a gift that will keep on giving! Fill your weekends and summer with amazing memories. Aquarium Encounters offers annual memberships! We offer adult and child memberships so you and your family can have fun year-round. You can also take advantage of the perks of your membership! Those include 10% off gift shop, café, and guest admissions, and 25% off coral reef snorkels and stingray cove encounters.
School Groups & Field Trips
Looking for something fun for your students to do? Head on over to Aquarium Encounters and immerse yourself in the underwater world! Your students will get to spend time gaining hands-on experiences with marine life that can be found in the Florida Keys! If you want to bring your students to Aquarium Encounters, call or email for more information!
Download our app
Looking for a new way to connect with the Aquarium Encounters? We are excited to share our newest project with you! Download our new free app to enjoy live webcams, webinars, animal quizzes, live feeder cameras, and more! You can now immerse yourself in the wonders of the ocean from anywhere in the world! To download our app, head to your app store and search “Aquarium Encounters”.
REACH
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters is proud to be the only Manatee Rehabilitation facility in the Florida Keys. Working in coordination with multiple agencies including U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Florida Fish & Wildlife, MRP, as well as numerous state and local organizations that it requires to render aid to this vulnerable species. We are currently rehabbing manatees and will release them back into the wild once they are healthy. These animals eat 10-20% of their body weight every day. For smaller manatees like those under our care, that is over 100 pounds of lettuce per animal per day! We are grateful to further assist this iconic Florida mammal as a rehabilitation facility and look forward to widening our positive impact on the species. However, we can’t do it alone! With the help of people like you, we can continue to strive towards conservation and preservation of the iconic Florida Keys habitat and all the animals who inhabit it. We do this through our R3EACH program. R3EACH is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit with a mission that involves Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation of the threatened marine species and Education and Awareness for Communities about the fragile marine Habitats that make up the Florida Keys. Your R3EACH donation will go towards continuing education, rehabilitation, and research!