UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium Programs
UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411
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UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium Programs include Summer Marine Science camps, Friday Feedings, the Sea Dawg Trawl, and the Ocean to Table: Shrimp program. The programs also offer activities such as a Walk on the Jay Wolf Nature Trail and a Picnic on the bluff. Prospective Volunteer Orientation and the Georgia Marine Debris Community Workshop are additional scheduled programs.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Sundays
• Price: Admission Fees: Adults: $8; Children (ages 3–17): $6; 2 and Under: Free; Seniors (65+), Military and College Students with I.D.: $6. Sea Dawg Trawl: $20. Ocean to Table: Shrimp: $35.
UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium is home to Georgia’s first saltwater aquarium and features 16 exhibit tanks that showcase a variety of Georgia’s marine life. The facility includes an auditorium, two teaching laboratories, an art lab, a nature trail, a dormitory and cafeteria on site, and the R/V Sea Dawg research vessel is docked there along with a small fleet of Carolina skiffs. The Shellfish Research Lab associated with the program houses the state’s first oyster hatchery.
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant’s mission is to improve the environmental, social and economic health of the Georgia coast through research, education and extension. The main administrative office for UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant hosts the director, Mark Risse. In 1980, the Department of Commerce designated UGA as the nation’s 15th “Sea Grant College Program” under section 207 of the National Sea Grant Program Act, and UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant has served the state for over 50 years. Community involvement connected to the program includes the Georgia Seafood Summit, which brings the seafood industry together for learning and connection, and Earth Day Savannah, an annual community celebration focused on environmental sustainability and conservation in the Coastal Empire.
Last updated April 22, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Sundays
• Price: Admission Fees: Adults: $8; Children (ages 3–17): $6; 2 and Under: Free; Seniors (65+), Military and College Students with I.D.: $6. Sea Dawg Trawl: $20. Ocean to Table: Shrimp: $35.
UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium is home to Georgia’s first saltwater aquarium and features 16 exhibit tanks that showcase a variety of Georgia’s marine life. The facility includes an auditorium, two teaching laboratories, an art lab, a nature trail, a dormitory and cafeteria on site, and the R/V Sea Dawg research vessel is docked there along with a small fleet of Carolina skiffs. The Shellfish Research Lab associated with the program houses the state’s first oyster hatchery.
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant’s mission is to improve the environmental, social and economic health of the Georgia coast through research, education and extension. The main administrative office for UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant hosts the director, Mark Risse. In 1980, the Department of Commerce designated UGA as the nation’s 15th “Sea Grant College Program” under section 207 of the National Sea Grant Program Act, and UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant has served the state for over 50 years. Community involvement connected to the program includes the Georgia Seafood Summit, which brings the seafood industry together for learning and connection, and Earth Day Savannah, an annual community celebration focused on environmental sustainability and conservation in the Coastal Empire.
Last updated April 22, 2026.
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