


Experience what it is like to work as an Aquarist as you spend a few hours working with our staff behind the scenes.



Dive into your new career at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island! Opportunities now available for full-time dive and husbandry professionals.


My...what big teeth you have! We have a new exhibit in the Aquarium lobby - meet the Megalodon! These huge sharks ruled the seas 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Considered the largest shark species that has ever lived, scientists estimate that they weighed over 52 tons!

Join us for the Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, October 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free admission to the Aquarium for all presenting donors. Register at https://rcblood.org/3Dl1Q8X

Meet Behemoth, our newest STAR Center admission! This 255-lb loggerhead was rescued by locals and volunteers from the sound near Avon. Wondering what you should do if you spot a sea turtle that might need help? Call the OBX Nest (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) at (252) 441-8622.