Blog & News - Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Celebrates the Beginning of Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Posted April 8, 2021

Sea turtle nesting season is kicking off April 10 with a virtual Sea Turtle Awareness Day event. Nesting season runs May 1 – October 31.

Ludwig, the Green Sea Turtle, Heads Home

Posted March 31, 2021

Clearwater Marine Aquarium released Ludwig, a green sea turtle who was found washed ashore, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Morgan Beach Park.

Green Sea Turtle Returns Home After Recovering From Entanglement

Posted March 10, 2021

Clearwater Marine Aquarium released Nerds, a green sea turtle who was found entangled with a fishing line, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Fred Howard Park.

CMA Rescue Team Helps Disentangle a Dolphin Calf

Posted March 3, 2021

On Friday, February 26th, the CMA Rescue Team assisted with the disentanglement of a bottlenose dolphin calf in New Smyrna Beach.

Entangled Right Whale Found Dead off South Carolina Coast

Updated March 8, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021

Chronic entanglement was this right whale’s cause of death.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Quinten

Updated April 9, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021

Quinten is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found stranded on Indian Rocks Beach in Pinellas County on February 5, 2021.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Rupert

Updated March 17, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021

Rupert is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found stranded on Anclote Key in Pasco County on February 11, 2021.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Percy

Updated April 9, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021

Percy is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found stranded with a low body temperature on Honeymoon Island in Pinellas County on February 3, 2021.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Kit

Updated April 14, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021

Kit is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found floating and lethargic in the inter-coastal waterway in Pinellas County on January 29, 2021.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Announces Opening Date for Immersive Whale Exhibit

Updated March 18, 2021 Posted February 21, 2021

Whales: Living with Giants, an immersive new exhibit, kicks off this spring and runs through summer at CMA’s brand new visitor center