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Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) celebrated 50 years of dedication to rescue, rehabilitation and release. Their trained personnel and volunteers work to improve the health and lives of injured and endangered animals before releasing them back into their natural habitats. You can observe the aquarium’s rescued animals, including sharks, dolphins, stingrays, otters, sea turtles and birds.
Daily Presentations
Educational presentations will be available at the aquarium throughout each day.
Daily Presentation Schedule
- 11 am – Resident Dolphin Talk – Window of Wonder – Level 1 Stone Dolphin Complex
- 11:15 am – Plastic Prevention – Rescue Deck Level 2
- 11:45 am – Turtle Talk – Level 2 Original CMA
- 12:15 pm – All About Otters – Otter Oasis Level 2 Original CMA
- 12:45 pm – Shark Conservation – Sea Cavern Level 1 – Stone Dolphin Complex
- 12:30 pm – Tail Talk – Rescue Deck – Level 2
- 1 pm – Resident Dolphin Talk – Window of Wonder Level 1 Stone Dolphin Complex
- 1:15 pm – Plastic Prevention – Rescue Deck – Level 1
- 1:30 pm – Rescue Demonstration – Window of Wonder – Level 1 Stone Dolphin Complex
- 1:45 pm – Testudine Time – Mangrove Key Kids Zone – Level 1 Original CMA
- 2 pm – Shark Presentation – Shark Pass – Level 2 Original CMA
- 2:15 pm – Otter Oasis Level 2 Original CMA
- 2:15 pm – Shark Conservation – Sea Cavern – Level 2 Stone Dolphin Complex
- 2:30 pm – Turtle Triage Demonstration – Mangrove Key Kids Zone – Level 1 Original CMA
- 2:45 pm – Sea Turtle Presentation – Turtle Cove – Level 2 Original CMA
- 3 pm – Resident Dolphin Talk – Window of Wonder – Level 1 Stone Dolphin Complex
- 3:15 pm – All About Otters – Otter Oasis – Level 2 Original CMA
- 3:45 pm – Sea Turtle Presentation – Turtle Bayou – Level 2 Original CMA
- 4 pm – Turtle Triage Demonstration – Mangrove Key Kids Zone – Level 1 Original CMA
- 4:30 pm – Testudine Time – Mangrove Key Kids Zone – Level 1 Original CMA
Stingray Feeding Schedule
- 10:45 am
- 12:15 pm
- 2:30 pm
- 4 pm
All presentations and activities are subject to change. Limited quantities of stingray feeding food are available for purchase at Guest Services.
You can visit their resident nurse shark. Her name is Thelma. You can watch her and other fish swim around their habitat from above or underwater. You can also see epaulette sharks in the Sea Cavern.
You can also see the aquarium’s playful dolphins in the Stone Dolphin Complex. You can meet Hope, Nicholas, Izzy, Rudolph and Rosie.
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