Welcome to the Press Room, and thank you for your interest in the South Carolina Aquarium. The Aquarium's Public Relations Department is available to serve as a resource as you gather research materials, arrange interviews with experts and/or coordinate a visit to the Charleston area. Throughout the year, we distribute several feature and business news releases to media outlets and assist visiting media professionals with travel arrangements.
For more information, email our Public Relations Manager at: PublicRelations@scaquarium.org.
9/1/2010
Dora the Explorer Day at the South Carolina Aquarium — Join the South Carolina Aquarium for an adventure-filled Saturday with Dora the Explorer on September 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Included with general admission or membership, families can meet their favorite Nickelodeon character Dora the Explorer, sit on her lap and snap a personal photo, or purchase a photograph of their child with Dora professionally printed and packaged on site.
8/25/2010
Making a Splashing Exit As the summer nesting season draws to an end, two patients of the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program have been cleared for release by the Aquarium’s veterinarian Dr. Shane Boylan, and are ready to return to the ocean. Scheduled for Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 4 p.m. at the Folly Beach County Park, folks will not want to miss seeing the 53th and 54th rehabilitated turtles make a splashing return to the sea.
8/24/2010
First Rehabilitated Turtle Found Alive and Well - The long-term value of rehabilitating sea turtles was substantiated on July 5, 2010 when the first loggerhead rehabilitated at the South Carolina Aquarium was recaptured nearly 10 years after it was released from what has developed into a full-fledged Sea Turtle Hospital. This loggerhead, dubbed "Stinky" by the Aquarium's animal care staff, was recently recaptured a few miles off central Georgia by the R/V Georgia Bulldog during a regional turtle trawl survey managed by the South Carolina Depa
8/23/2010
Wine on the Water On Tuesday, August 31 from 7 to 9 p.m., the South Carolina Aquarium and several Sustainable Seafood Initiative partners invite wine and food aficionados to join them for an evening near the sea at Wine on the Water.
8/12/2010
Meet Alabaster, the albino alligator Over four weeks and with 570 votes, alligator admirers selected Alabaster as the winning name for the South Carolina Aquarium's newest resident, the albino alligator.
7/20/2010
Love at First Bite The South Carolina Aquarium wants you to fall in love with all things shark beginning Friday, July 30, during the weeklong celebration, Shark Week. Open daily, Shark Week at the Aquarium promises to bring new insight and appreciation for sharks.
7/12/2010
SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AT SAFFIRE Make plans to join the South Carolina Aquarium and Saffire at the Charleston Marriott Hotel for an unforgettable night in honor of the Gulf Coast.
6/3/2010
First 4-D Experience Opens in South Carolina This Saturday, June 5, South Carolina can add another accolade to its list of assets: a 4-D Theater. Opening at the South Carolina Aquarium, visitors can enjoy the 4-D Immersion Theater where the imaginative world of a movie bursts into the room with color, imagery and sensations of the natural world.
