(Virginia Beach, VA) – A marine-inspired mural will soon adorn the façade of the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center. Artist Sarah Gallahan, a Virginia native, was commissioned for this mural project and will begin work on the 2,508-square-foot canvas, approximately 66 feet wide by 38 fee…
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A ceremony was held to dedicate the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s Darden Marine Animal Conservation Center (DMACC) on Thursday, August 25. This is a state-of-the-art facility for the Stranding Response Program, and the first of its kind on the east coast. The …
(Virginia Beach, VA) – A brand-new dolphin-watching boat tour experience is now offered at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center! The first of its kind on the east coast, the 70-minute excursion brings guests even closer to wildlife in the new low-riding vessel called the Atlantic Scout…
(Virginia Beach, VA) – 2022 is a record-breaking year for the most hooked sea turtle responses in the history of the Stranding Response Program at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center. Hooked sea turtle season, referring to a time when sea turtles are caught by hooks on fishing lines d…
(Virginia Beach, VA) – Sommer, a 16-year-old Tomistoma (freshwater crocodilian species), has laid 19 eggs at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center. Native to Malaysia and Indonesia, the species is at high risk of extinction. Therefore, the prospect of this reproduction marks a commemora…
(Virginia Beach, Va.) – The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s Stranding Response Team has recovered seven hooked sea turtles since the end of April, all of which were Kemp’s ridley turtles, a species that is critically endangered and part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Savi…
(Virginia Beach, VA) – A spotted eagle ray gave birth to two female pups at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center. The rays, born on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, mark a significant milestone for the Virginia Aquarium and for zoos and aquariums worldwide. Spotted eagle ray reproduction i…
(Virginia Beach, VA) – The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center hires new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mary Anna Twisdale, effective Thursday, April 7. Twisdale will oversee the Aquarium’s City of Virginia Beach and Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation budgets while l…
(Virginia Beach, VA) – The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center celebrates the retirement of Mark Swingle, Chief of Research & Conservation. Swingle was the very first full-time employee hired by the Director of the Aquarium prior to its opening in 1986 and has advanced his career with…
(Virginia Beach, VA) – As of this afternoon, the Virginia Aquarium’s Stranding Response Team has taken nearly a dozen phone calls for common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) sightings and strandings in the last three days. The dolphins have been seen between Fort Story and up the Bay side of the Eastern…
