I have just uploaded 100 photos of this facility in its gallery, the only previous photos still in the gallery were a handful from 2012. I visited in May of last year, so it took me a long time to finally post these! I will create a separate thread for the species list soon.
Misc News: On March 16th, the aquarium announced that they received its 10 millionth visitor. On April 30th, the aquarium announced they hired a new director of veterinary care.
On January 1st, 2023, the aquarium announced that beginning January 9th, the facility will close the outdoor Mountain Forest exhibit to replace the mesh surrounding its exterior, which will take several months to complete.
On July 26th, it was reported that the aquarium broke ground on a new learning center called the Boeing Learning Lab at the Charleston Maritime Center and will open to the public in autumn 2024.
On December 19th, the aquarium announced they acquired (0.0.5) loggerhead sea turtles from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts for rehabilitation purposes.
On February 27th, the aquarium announced they rehabilitated and released (0.0.5) green sea turtles, (0.0.3) loggerhead sea turtles, and (0.0.2) Kemp's ridley sea turtles back into the wild on February 26th. One of the green sea turtles, nicknamed Jim, was the 400th sea turtle to be released by the facility.
Between March 2024 and March 2025, the aquarium rehabilitated and released 19 Kemp's ridley sea turtles, 7 green sea turtles, and 2 loggerhead sea turtles, as well as 23 sea turtles of unspecified species back into the wild*.
On January 2nd, 2025, the aquarium announced they acquired 40 frogs of 4 different species (American green, Cope's gray, pine woods tree, and squirrel tree) which are on display in the Piedmont gallery.
On July 26th, it was reported that the aquarium broke ground on a new learning center called the Boeing Learning Lab at the Charleston Maritime Center and will open to the public in autumn 2024.
