Press Releases

All-New Series “The Aquarium” Takes Audiences Behind The Scenes at the Georgia Aquarium Beginning May 19

May 02, 2019

Georgia Aquarium, which plays a crucial role in aquatic conservation throughout the world, opens its doors to Animal Planet’s global audiences with unprecedented access to the aquatic animals and ...

Aquariums Announce Initial Spot A Shark USA Findings

April 23, 2019

PINE KNOLL SHORES, N.C. – Less than a year after the North Carolina Aquariums launched Spot A Shark USA, a citizen science program, lead researchers have issued initial findings in a manuscript ...

Congratulations! It’s a girl…and a boy!

March 25, 2019

JULY 1, 2019: UPDATE: Stop by Cold Water Quest next time you’re at the Aquarium for a chance to get a glimpse of Mara and Gibson! Both Mara and Gibson have been introduced to the main Southern sea ...

Evoqua Names Georgia Aquarium Winner of Second Annual Water Sustainability Award

March 22, 2019

PITTSBURGH—March 22, 2019—Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), an industry leader in mission critical water treatment solutions, today named Georgia Aquarium the recipient of the Evoqua Water ...

We Will Miss You, Oz

February 21, 2019

On Thursday afternoon we had to say goodbye to one of our beloved Southern sea otters, Oz. He was 18-years-old and one of the first sea otters to come to Georgia Aquarium in 2005. His health and ...

Georgia Aquarium Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

February 14, 2019

ATLANTA (February 14, 2019) – Georgia Aquarium, one of the world’s largest aquariums, has received a grant for $10,000 USD from Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola ...

Two New Residents and 3,800 Pounds Arrive at Georgia Aquarium

February 11, 2019

You may see some additional larger-than-life residents at Georgia Aquarium– totaling more than 3,800 pounds. Two new beluga whales are settling in with their new pod in the Cold Water Quest gallery ...