Seaquarium Presentations

In addition to breathtaking exhibits and amazing live action shows, the Seaquarium has five educational and beautiful presentations, teaching visitors all about sharks, tropical reefs and the Bay, manatee, seals and sea lions.

The Tropical Reef Presentation takes place at the Main Reef aquarium, a 750,000 gallon saltwater tank that is simply exploding with colorful fish of every type and size. This presentation involves a diver who slowly swims around the giant tank, showing on-lookers an amazing display of fish feeding. The diver feeds, by hand, a variety of tropical reef fish, including giant groupers, loggerhead turtles, and moray eels. During the feeding demonstration, a narrative discussing the reef environment is presented.

The Manatee Presentation is a place for visitors to learn about the beautiful “sea cow”; this gentle giant is a federally endangered animal. In this exhibit, visitors use an underwater viewing area, as well as a viewing pool, to get up close and personal with these large mammals. As part of the Seaquarium’s mission to help safe guard, rescue and rehabilitate injured manatee, this program works to explain the plight faced by these creatures, and what we can all do to help.

The Discovery Bay Presentation is a place for visitors to view sea turtles, alligators, birds of Florida, and the fish and various other wildlife native to the Florida mangrove forests. This presentation allows a chance to learn about these different creatures, and to learn how the land based mangroves help to sustain marine environments along the coast.

The Seal and Sea Lion Feeder Pool Presentation allows visitors to watch these creatures live and play in the warm sun. Throughout the day, feeding sessions are shown, allowing lucky guests to actually feed some of the playful California Sea Lions and Harbor Seals.

The Shark Channel Presentation allows visitors not only to watch various large shark species from around the world roam through the giant aquarium, but also a chance to see the care takers feeding these aquatic carnivores.