They have 2 exhibits of jellies at this time. The almost permanent one, plus a psychedelic one which is new. They also have a sea horse exhibit right now but it will be leaving September 1st at that time they will be swapping it out for a new exhibit which will feature octopus, I believe that will open in 2014. (Yeah)
So lets just start off by showing some jellies.
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This little guy is one of the phosphoresces ones.
This where in the new jelly exhibit.
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This is a dragon sea horse. Pretty cool. The other picture here is a little starfish. My daughter's finger tip is in frame to show size. This guy was probably brought in when they cycle the water nightly. (They allow the bay water to flow through most if not all the exhibits nightly and only filter it in the morning so visitors can see the wonders. This is also a way that they think a small octopus got into one of the exhibits last year. He was able to survive and grow for a year before being discovered.)
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This leatherback turtle was rescued from the bay. He was chocking on a plastic bag which he thought was a jelly. Like with the Great White that they had for a time, the aquarium will rehabilitate the animals and release when they get their strength back. This turtle will probably be release in the near future.
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Last is the ocean aquarium. This is a large open aquarium with a top viewing area that is two stories tall. I believe last year they added a lower view area at the bottom of the aquarium. Here my daughter and I was playing, looking up into the display. (She was a bit timid at first, thinking I was goofy getting down on the ground to look up into the display. I was able to finally convince her and she loved it. (It was also fun watching several other people start to do the same thing.)
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