The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is welcoming three new additions after three male Asian small-clawed otter pups were born Friday, Dec. 5.

After record breaking cold stunned sea turtle numbers during the 2024-2025 winter season, things are normal so far this season, for now.

FORT FISHER, N.C. — North Carolina Aquariums have taken in hundreds of sea turtles, aiding in their recovery after a recent drastic drop in temperatures. Six of those sea turtles are Kemp’s ridley sea ...

In the past week, more than 120 cold-stunned sea turtles have been rescued and transported to the North Carolina Aquarium on ...

MANTEO, N.C. (WNCN) — A nurse shark who resided at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island for 16 years has passed away. On Monday, the aquarium announced the death of a male nurse shark, Nursey ...

FORT FISHER, N.C. (WECT) - Hap Fatzinger, who has served as the director of the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher since 2019, has been selected to become the director of the North Carolina Aquariums Division ...

FORT FISHER, N.C. (WECT) - Six cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are being cared for by the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher following their arrival on Friday, Jan. 26. The turtles were weighed and ...

A North Carolina aquarium says that it has a scientific anomaly on its hands: a pregnant stingray with no apparent mate. Hendersonville-based Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO houses a female round ...

The North Carolina Aquariums at Fort Fisher, Pine Knoll Shores and Roanoke Island will be closed to the public from Monday, Jan. 29, through Friday, Feb. 2. The North Carolina Aquariums at Fort Fisher ...

Charlotte, a stringray that went viral in North Carolina for her miraculous pregnancy, is no longer pregnant, according to the Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville where Charlotte lives. Charlotte ...