Our Stranding Response Team worked hard this past summer responding to hooked and otherwise stranded sea turtles all along Coastal Virginia, and our Stranding Response facility admitted numerous turtle patients for rehabilitation through this summer’s hooked-turtle season. But rehabilitation isn’t …
It’s the spookiest season of the year, and time to stock up on candy and chocolates for the trick-or-treaters in our neighborhoods. But while Halloween fans decorate their doorsteps and craft their costumes, it’s a good time to consider what’s in the sweets we’re buying – and not just the sugar. Es…
Making plans for an amazing summer? As a waterside community, residents of Virginia Beach and its surrounding cities are gearing up to get out and enjoy some boating, fishing, surfing, kayaking, crabbing, and more. It’s the perfect time of year to be on the water, but that also makes it the most im…
A familiar face is greeting guests from a new space! 25, our male loggerhead sea turtle, has moved out of the Chesapeake Light Tower Aquarium where the other sea turtles live and now resides in our Norfolk Canyon exhibit, which is our main shark habitat. The decision to move 25 out of Light Tower w…
Spring has almost returned, and we’re looking forward to warmer weather and more time to enjoy the outdoors! As our local foliage begins to reawaken after the cold and dark of winter, we’re taking a look at what it is that’s sprouting around us and showing a little love to local plant species. Here…
Happy Black History Month! This month, we're celebrating the voices and works of key Black scientists and activists in the fields of marine science and environmental justice. Explore our profiles of researchers and advocates who made waves in the sciences of animal behavior, corals, biodiversity, a…
Come celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with us! January 16 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and this year, our team is looking forward to celebrating Dr. King’s legacy by spreading awareness to our friends and supporters of one of his lesser-known dreams: the Beloved Community. Per The King Cent…
It’s on top of everyone’s mind this season...food! Except by “everyone” we mean all of our animals, and by “this season” we mean all day, every day! With thousands of animals from over 300 species living in our Aquarium, we run through quite a lot of food. And with so many dietary needs that vary n…
