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Upcoming Events:

Public SEA Programs (Saturday Explorations at the Aquarium)
World Oceans Day & Jelly Exhibit Opening
June 9, 2012 from 8 AM - 4 PM
Sponsored by NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Closed for Memorial Day weekend
May 26-28, 2012
Closed for Independence Day
July 4, 2012
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MAREX Units:
UGA Marine Extension Service
UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium
UGA Shellfish Research Laboratory
UGA Marine Advisory Services
UGA Seafood Education & Marketing

Aquarium hours of operation:

  • 9 AM - 4 PM weekdays
  • 10 AM - 5 PM Saturday
  • Call (912) 598-FISH

Admission:

  • Ages 13-54 are $6/person
  • Ages 3-12 are $3/person
  • Seniors (55+) are $3/person
  • Active Military w/ID are $3/person
  • Children under 3 are free

Mailing Address:
The Marine Education Center & Aquarium
30 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, Georgia 31411

*Note: We are only able to accept cash or checks.

Directions:

From I-16: Exit onto Lynes Parkway East (516) to Savannah (this becomes DeRenne Ave.). Continue on DeRenne and turn right onto Truman Parkway heading South. Follow Truman to Whitfield Avenue exit and turn left at ramp traffic light. Whitfield will become Diamond Causeway. Cross the drawbridge over the Skidaway River, go past Skidaway Island State Park (on your left), going through two traffic lights. At the four-way stop, turn left onto McWhorter Dr. Continue until you reach the Skidaway Marine Science Center. The UGA Aquarium will be to your left. Parking is free. Handicapped spaces are available in front of the building.

Click "here" to view a map of the area.

 


The UGA Aquarium on Skidaway Island

Take a journey through the UGA Aquarium from off- shore to in-shore areas. Explore exhibits displaying marine animals typical of the habitats found along the Georgia coast. Fifteen (soon to be sixteen) exhibit tanks house live animals that represent numerous species of fish, turtles, and invertebrates. The aquarium and the Nature Trail are ADA accessible.

 

The Aquarium is only able to accept cash or checks for general admission fees.
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sheepshead bonnethead
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lionfish conch

(NOAA) Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary diorama

The aquarium and museum exhibit areas were completely renovated in the fall of 2007 with support from the (NOAA) Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Program and the UGA Marine Extension Service. Some of the new exhibits are illustrated below.

 Diorama

Don't miss the touch tank in the upper Museum area that features a variety of marine invertebrates. Display cases on the upper level exhibit fossils of sharks, giant armadillos, whales, mastodons, wooly mammoths dredged from the Skidaway River. Native American artifacts dating back to the "Guale" era of Georgia's prehistory are also on exhibit.

TouchTank reefwall
museum museum

AQUARIUM SEASON PASSES

Season passes are now available to those who wish to visit the facility repeatedly throughout the year, and run from the date of purchase to the same date the following year. There are six different Aquarium Pass Plans to choose from: Student ($20), Individual ($25), Dual Senior ($30), Dual ($40), FMilitary Family up to 6 ($50) & Family up to 6 ($60). Revenue from passes is considered pre-paid admissions and as such supports aquarium operations. For more inforrmation click on one of the links below, or call (912) 598-2356 or email: fish@uga.edu.

Download the UGA MAREX Season Pass Application today!

The UGA Aquarium is only able to accept cash and checks (w/valid driver's license).
* We are unable to process credit or debit card transactions. *
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in its programs or activities. The Director of the UGA Equal Opportunity Office at 3 Peabody Hall, Athens, Georgia 30602 (telephone 706-542-7912) has been designated to handle inquiries regarding these non-discrimination policies.
This page was last updated on Jan. 19, 2012
The UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium
30 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, GA 31411
Phone: (912) 598-2496 | Fax (912) 598-2302
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