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Summer AquaCamps takes place within The Florida Aquarium’s exhibits, where guests can explore complex ecosystems and engage with interactive and informational exhibits. Participants are surrounded by a wide variety of aquatic and terrestrial animals, and the program is part of an organization that regularly adds new animal ambassadors, exhibit features, entertainment opportunities, and mission-based programming.
The Florida Aquarium, Inc. was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization on December 12, 1986, and opened to the public on March 31, 1995. The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with mission programs that include conservation, research, education, and outreach. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), and it is American Humane Certified, having earned the American Humane Certified seal in March 2022. The Florida Aquarium focuses on four conservation priorities and carries out conservation efforts that include research and rescue work supporting Florida’s coral and sea turtle populations, as well as coral reproduction and rearing and sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation. The organization participates in community partnerships, including the Florida Conservation and Technology Center created in 2012 with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Tampa Electric, and collaborative restoration projects such as the 2021 release of nearly 200 long-spined sea urchins off the coast of Florida and the successful breeding of grooved brain coral in partnership with the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Last updated February 19, 2026.
The Florida Aquarium, Inc. was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization on December 12, 1986, and opened to the public on March 31, 1995. The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with mission programs that include conservation, research, education, and outreach. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), and it is American Humane Certified, having earned the American Humane Certified seal in March 2022. The Florida Aquarium focuses on four conservation priorities and carries out conservation efforts that include research and rescue work supporting Florida’s coral and sea turtle populations, as well as coral reproduction and rearing and sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation. The organization participates in community partnerships, including the Florida Conservation and Technology Center created in 2012 with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Tampa Electric, and collaborative restoration projects such as the 2021 release of nearly 200 long-spined sea urchins off the coast of Florida and the successful breeding of grooved brain coral in partnership with the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Last updated February 19, 2026.
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