“We’re thrilled to join forces with H-E-B once again to give local families in the Coastal Bend a chance to enjoy the new sights in Caribbean Journey,” said Tom Schmid, President and CEO of the Texas State Aquarium. “H-E-B has long been one of our most generous sponsors, and our Dollar Day guests will be […]

On Friday, October 27, Sea You @ Costumes and Cocktails will be held after-hours in Caribbean Journey’s CITGO Skyline Venue from 7-11 p.m. The night promises to be full of “boos and scary dance moves” with signature cocktails, appetizers, a costume contest, a shark dive show, musical entertainment, and more. To purchase tickets, guest can […]

The vaquita population, which resides only in Mexico’s Gulf of California, has plummeted in recent years due to drowning in illegal fishing nets. In a last-ditch attempt to save the vaquita, a coalition of conservationists, scientists, and animal care experts from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has formulated a plan to round up […]

Due to unsustainable fishing practices, habitat alteration, climate change, and finning, shark populations have declined between 70 and 90 percent in recent years, leaving many of them swimming toward the endangered species list. Humans, unfortunately, have had a heavy hand in getting them there. The good news is, we can help turn their grim fate […]

In the animal world, the manufacturing of candy and similar food and even household items like cosmetics and cleaning products can have big repercussions. Palm oil, a product used to make all of those products and more, is grown and harvested in plantations – unsustainably and largely unchecked – around the world. The oil palm […]

5. Brutus, Eurasian Eagle Owl  Eyes as big as half dollars and as yellow-orange as a harvest moon stare straight into yours, the intense gaze of the apex predator creeping into your soul…or at least that’s how some may feel. The long look a Eurasian Eagle Owl can give you is not one you’ll soon forget. These […]

“It’s just incredible. When you see the connection made and realize they get it, they know it, it’s just amazing,” described Zigmond. Better known as Ziggy, the energetic young animal lover is the Assistant Curator of Marine Mammals at the Aquarium, responsible for the top notch care of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins Shadow and Kai, as […]

Burk, a 22-year volunteer, loves showing curious kids and even adults what a pearly, pointy sand tiger shark tooth looks like up close. “It’s neat for them to make the connection that these right here [pointing to the teeth in his palm] are actually the chompers that come out of Orion and Hunter,” Burk says, […]

258 patients were admitted for the year, 33 percent of which were rehabilitated and released back into their natural habitat, and 20 percent of which were transferred to other accredited animal facilities. This positive release rate included 32 different species of shorebirds and 15 species of raptors, making up a very high species diversity rate […]

I love wetlands.  I love to explore and muck around in them, and I have shoes caked in mud in the trunk of my car to prove it. I want to experience all they have to offer, from the feisty army of fiddler crabs in the narrow patch of sand out back, to the killifish […]