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The CIBC Aquatic Lounge gallery will feature several state-of-the-art exhibits to showcase new animals at the Aquarium. Located adjacent to the Aquarium’s popular event space, the CIBC Aquatic Lounge will also be available as a reception gathering location for corporate and private events. This is in part to a new multi-year partnership with CIBC Bank USA.

A traveling art exhibition to save the sea features sculptures made entirely of plastic debris collected from beaches, Washed Ashore sculptures unmask the impacts of plastic pollution on oceans, waterways and wildlife.

Exploring the legendary Florida Wetlands Trail – home to alligators, otters, and free-flying birds – this signature experience will receive a new, interactive exhibit. This new, hands-on experience will be located where the current Ranger Station is and will provide guests with an opportunity to touch animals native to our Florida waters.

Shorelines will open in fall of this year and feature new habitats and opportunities to learn and engage with animals who live in the shorelines of oceans around the world.

The TECO Rooftop Pavilion is made possible through an innovative collaboration with our longtime, premier partner TECO, an Amera Company, along with support from Hillsborough County and ARAMARK. Over 1,100 panels will cover our two largest habitats providing an upgrade to our existing (and original) canopies, as well as provide an opportunity to educate our guests about the importance of solar power.

Through support from the State of Florida and our partners at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, we will be expanding our coral conservation facilities. Located on the Florida Conservation & Technology Center campus in Apollo Beach, our Center for Conservation will receive five new greenhouses.

The generous support of the Tampa Bay community has helped make these past 25 years a great success. As a gesture of gratitude, the Aquarium will open a temporary, community butterfly garden located in the front of our building for the public to enjoy for free. It’s our way of saying thank you to an amazing community who has done so much for us throughout the years.