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Aquariums
Sea Life, Michigan
'SEA' Michigan's Only Rescued Sea Turtles.
Meet Benson and Carr, our rescued green sea turtles, in our breathtaking Underwater Ocean Tunnel. Full of personality and curiousity, they'll often come face to flipper with you to check you out!
Both Benson and Carr were victims of boat strikes, which require extraordinary care. We've given them an amazing forever home at SEA LIFE Michigan because they cannot safely return to the wild.
Adventure Aquarium, New Jersey
Learn more about sea turtle conservation through videos, and interactive displays; pose for the perfect photo op; and come face-to-face with the endangered loggerhead and green sea turtles from the bubble-shaped windows that provide a unique view into Ocean Realm’s 760,000-gallon exhibit.
New England Aquarium, Boston
While green sea turtles spend most of their time in warmer water, young turtles sometimes spend their summers in New England waters.
Myrtle, our green sea turtle, lives in the Giant Ocean Tank.
How You Can Help: Reduce single-use plastics so they don’t end up in the ocean where turtles might accidentally ingest them. Additionally, support the Aquarium’s turtle rescue efforts!
How You Can Help: Reduce single-use plastics so they don’t end up in the ocean where turtles might accidentally ingest them. Additionally, support the Aquarium’s turtle rescue efforts!
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
There are seven species of sea turtle found across the globe and nearly all of them are now classified as Endangered. While these species have existed for hundreds of years, we are facing the harsh reality that we could lose them for good. The Virginia Aquarium is dedicated to the important work of sea turtle conservation and is intimately involved in numerous efforts. We have ambassadors for three of the species and we invite you to visit and fall in love with all of them. Leave inspired to join the mission.
North Carolina Aquariums
All sea turtles are endangered or threatened. Many factors have contributed to their population decline including development on nesting beaches, plastics in the ocean and over hunting. Five of seven sea turtle species live in North Carolina waters, including the loggerhead, the green, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley and leatherback.
The Aquariums are committed to sea turtle education and taking action to care for sick or stranded sea turtles. The Aquariums work with sea turtle stranding networks, nesting beach patrols and other Aquariums and sea turtle rehabilitation facilities to aid these animals.
The Aquariums are committed to sea turtle education and taking action to care for sick or stranded sea turtles. The Aquariums work with sea turtle stranding networks, nesting beach patrols and other Aquariums and sea turtle rehabilitation facilities to aid these animals.
The Florida Aquarium
The two-story, 19,000-square-foot Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center features five different rehabilitation pools, including one of the state’s deepest turtle-exclusive dive pools with an observation window. The pools range in size from 1,500 to 25,000-gallons.
The sea turtle dive pool, which reaches a depth of 11-feet, can be used to assess buoyancy issues, swim conditioning, and food trials before turtles are cleared by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to be returned to the wild.The Center includes a state-of-the-art sea turtle surgery suite.
The sea turtle dive pool, which reaches a depth of 11-feet, can be used to assess buoyancy issues, swim conditioning, and food trials before turtles are cleared by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to be returned to the wild.The Center includes a state-of-the-art sea turtle surgery suite.
National Aquarium, Maryland
The National Aquarium is one of more than 50 organizations around the country permitted to rehabilitate sea turtles. Experts predict a continued increase in demand for facilities and staff to rescue and release endangered sea turtles, especially amid increasing threats from climate change, which directly impacts cold-stun events. The 50 plus organizations collectively, voluntarily spend at least five million dollars each year on this work; the rising costs to support the federal government's efforts to protect sea turtles are not sustainable.
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium
We believe in preserving our environment while inspiring the human spirit through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life; environmental education; research; and conservation.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
A green turtle is always on the move. It starts life as an egg on a beach, then travels the open ocean as a hatchling. Around age 5, a juvenile green turtle heads to shallow nearshore waters to forage for sea grasses, macroalgae, jellies and other invertebrates. When a green turtle reaches adulthood around the age of 15, it develops a preference for sea grasses. As a green turtle matures, it spends its time migrating to coastal areas in search of its favorite vegan meal.
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Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
Turtles all have one thing in common: the shell. Whether it’s sea turtle Nickel’s streamlined version, or the domed fortress of Amazon Rising’s yellow-footed tortoise, the bony shell, firmly fused to ribs, pelvis and shoulders, has given turtles a sturdy mobile home for about 220 million years.
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Aquarium of the Pacific
Catch a show in the Ocean Theater, Honda Pacific Visions Theater, or Ocean Science Center.
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Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
With the addition of the aquarium, the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium will be positioned to conduct new conservation projects to educate guests and increase the Zoo’s role in critical initiatives including working with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program to help consumers choose seafood that is fished or farmed in ways that are healthier for ocean animal welfare and the environment.
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Oregon Coast Aquarium
When stranded turtles are reported and transported to the Aquarium, Aquarium staff assess the animal and take measures to stabilize it, with the ultimate goal of rehabilitation and release. While odds of successful rehabilitation may be low, the Aquarium will continue these efforts to save endangered species, with the hope that even one saved turtle can help species recovery.
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OdySea Aquarium, AZ
OdySea Aquarium® offers an entertaining, interactive, and educational experience for guests of all ages by combiningtheme-park-style amusement with highly engaging presentations of aquatic life.
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Tennessee Aquarium
The Tennessee Aquarium is a non-profit public aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It opened in 1992 on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, with a major expansion added in 2005
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The Maritime Aquarium, CT
Breeding populations in Florida & on Mexico’s Pacific coast are endangered. All other populations are threatened. Despite conservation agreements around the globe, the main threats remain the over-harvesting of eggs and adults, and from accidental mortality in the nets and long lines of fishing and shrimping fleets. Artificial lights confuse ocean-bound babies, causing them to lose their way. Real estate development eliminates their nesting habitat. And cast-off plastic bags, fishing line,s and other trash can suffocate, strangle or otherwise harm the animals.
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Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that contains more than 10 million gallons of water. Georgia Aquarium is a scientific institution that entertains and educates, features exhibits and programs of the highest standards and offers engaging and exciting guest experiences that promote the conservation of aquatic biodiversity throughout the world.
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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan
The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, formerly known as the Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium, is located within the Ocean Expo Park in Okinawa, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and was the largest aquarium in the world until it was surpassed by the Georgia Aquarium in 2005.
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South Carolina Aquarium
All seven species of sea turtles are listed as threatened or endangered. This is a reflection of the growing issues surrounding coastal development and ocean conservation. To help protect sea turtle populations, the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center™ aids sick and injured sea turtles in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).
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Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach
Based in coastal Carolina, Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach strives to help the local community and region, using their resources and knowledge to rescue marine wildlife up and down the coast. Below is a rescue story that is near and dear to our hearts!
Magnolia was a female Loggerhead sea turtle found stranded on a local beach, discovered by a beach walker in North Litchfield. She was quickly transported to the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, South Carolina, where, upon initial examination by the animal care staff at the SC Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital, Magnolia was found to be emaciated, anemic, covered in barnacles, and made little effort to move. Magnolia was given fluids, vitamins, antibiotics and her vitals were routinely checked until it was determined she was strong enough to travel. Visit
Magnolia was a female Loggerhead sea turtle found stranded on a local beach, discovered by a beach walker in North Litchfield. She was quickly transported to the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, South Carolina, where, upon initial examination by the animal care staff at the SC Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital, Magnolia was found to be emaciated, anemic, covered in barnacles, and made little effort to move. Magnolia was given fluids, vitamins, antibiotics and her vitals were routinely checked until it was determined she was strong enough to travel. Visit
Key West Aquarium
Key West Aquarium is home to four non-releasable sea turtles: Rocky the Green sea turtle, Lola the Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, Spike the Loggerhead sea turtle, and Hector the Hawksbill sea turtle. Due to the nature of their injuries and their history, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that these four sea turtles would have a better quality of life under human care than out in the ocean. All of our animals at the aquarium are under the care of world renown veterinarian, Dr. Doug Mader, including our sea turtles.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Washington
Stare eye-to-eye with sharks, turtles and eagle rays. Wander down the ramps - perfect for strollers and wheelchairs - to find pulsing jellies, scuttling crabs, darting tropical fish. Descend into underwater magic.
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Alaska Sealife Center
The Alaska SeaLife Center is the only facility in Alaska that combines a public aquarium with marine research, education, and wildlife response.
While primarily dedicated to marine research and education, the nonprofit Center is the only permanent marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation facility in the state. Visit
While primarily dedicated to marine research and education, the nonprofit Center is the only permanent marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation facility in the state. Visit
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is a trusted resource that inspires exploration, respect and conservation of Southern California marine life.
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Audubon Aquarium, New Orleans
Audubon Aquarium Wildlife Rescue works with The Coastal Wildlife Network’s (CWN) Stranding and Rescue program is committed to the humane treatment of sick/injured marine mammals and sea turtles. CWN is the only marine mammal and sea turtle rehabilitation facility in the state of Louisiana.
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Newport Aquarium, Kentucky
Newport Aquarium showcases thousands of animals from around the world in a million gallons of water. You'll be amazed by all there is to see and do, including fun activities like touching a shark or meeting a penguin.
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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium's mission is to inspire, educate, and engage people to serve as lifelong stewards for the conservation of animals and their habitats.
Walk on the bottom of the ocean and come nose to nose with sea turtles as sharks circle above you in the 70 foot shark tunnel. Discover polar regions, temperate oceans, coral reefs and the Amazon exploring the largest aquarium in a zoo, the Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium. From Antarctic penguins to colorful warm water fish, you will observe the magical world of underwater life.
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