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Not Your Average Joe: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Announces New CEO

Posted July 21, 2022

Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Chair of the Board of Directors Eric Busch is proud to announce that Joe Handy has been selected as the organization’s next CEO.

Caden’s Wish to Meet a Shark Comes True

Posted July 14, 2022

On Friday, December 17, Clearwater Marine Aquarium welcomed 150 guests with Wheelchairs 4 Kids, celebrating their 10th Wheely Christmas event!

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Ranch

Updated November 3, 2022 Posted July 7, 2022

Ranch is a large juvenile, almost subadult, green sea turtle that was found floating offshore of Belleair Beach on June 17, 2022.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Tzatziki

Updated August 18, 2022 Posted July 7, 2022

Tzatziki is a juvenile, Kemp’s ridley from Cedar Key area who was accidentally caught by a fisherman and ingested a fish hook on July 2, 2022.

Manatee Tracking – Paprika

Updated April 30, 2023 Posted June 24, 2022

CMARI tagged and outfitted Paprika with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study

5 Sea Turtles Released Across Florida

Updated August 12, 2022 Posted June 24, 2022

Clearwater Marine Aquarium released five sea turtles, one a critically endangered Kemp’s ridley, across the state of Florida during one week in June 2022!

Manatee Tracking – Eleven

Updated October 21, 2023 Posted June 16, 2022

CMA Research Institute has fitted Eleven with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of the Northern Atlantic Coast study and UME study.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Receives $3.5 Million for Manatee Research and Rehabilitation Pools

Posted June 16, 2022

Florida Governor Desantis signed a record $109.9 billion budget including $3.5 million directed for manatee rehabilitation pools at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The funds are part of a record $20 million set to enhance and expand the State’s manatee acute care facilities and to restore spring access and habitat restoration in manatee concentrated areas.

Manatee Tracking – Tega

Updated March 23, 2023 Posted June 15, 2022

CMA Research Institute has fitted Tega with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of the UME study.

Study Confirms Belizean Manatees Face Similar Fate to Florida Manatees, Death by Boat Strike

Posted June 14, 2022

Data collected by the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network found that collision with watercraft accounted for the main cause of manatee strandings over a 23-year period, from 1997 to 2019.