North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke IslandPosts

A North Carolina Aquariums membership is the perfect way to give a year of unforgettable experiences. Memberships include free, unlimited admission to the North Carolina Aquariums and the North Carolina Zoo. 🦦

Upon purchase, you'll receive a confirmation email that can be used immediately for admission. Every membership supports the mission of the North Carolina Aquariums, helping fund animal care, conservation initiatives, and educational programs across North Carolina.

Enjoy the tranquility of the Aquarium’s aquatic environment with a soothing sound bath! 🦈🌊 Immerse yourself in deep sound vibrations and the peaceful energy of our ocean habitat for a truly meditative experience. Resonant tones from singing bowls create a calming, therapeutic, and restorative atmosphere for your body and mind, helping to relieve tension and stress.

Book today for Wednesday, May 27th, and enjoy the sounds of relaxation in this special after‑hours event set around our beautiful Graveyard of the Atlantic Shark Habitat. Spaces are available — to book, follow the link below.

Sea Turtles at the STAR Center 🐢 Sea turtles at the STAR Center have a lot going for them—topnotch food, excellent veterinary care, and dedicated volunteers always ready to lend a hand! Right now, six juvenile green sea turtles are calling the STAR Center home until they’re healthy enough to be reunited with sunshine and salt water. This important work has inspired generous and longlasting support from the community. For the seventh year in a row, second grade students at Perquimans Central School crafted and sold handmade bracelets throughout their school to raise funds for the STAR Center. Their continued dedication and creativity have made a real impact on the care we’re able to provide.

🌊 Our current patients include:
• Street Corn – A juvenile green sea turtle recovering from coldstunning and significant frostbite on the shell.
• Professor X – Receiving treatment for coldstunning and joint lesions.
• Penguin – Recovering from coldstunning complicated by a severe joint infection.
• Two unnamed juveniles – Both stranded near Pine Knoll Shores, arriving with heavy barnacle loads and overall weakness.

Join us and meet the STARS here! See you soon.

You may know Atlantic stingrays from our touch pools… but did you know they also live right here in the waters around Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks? 🌊

Atlantic stingrays are native to our local sounds, estuaries, tidal creeks, and shallow coastal waters, where they help keep ecosystems balanced by feeding on small crustaceans, worms, mollusks, and tiny fish. As they search for food along the bottom, they also stir up sediment, helping move nutrients through these habitats.

And while they may not look like sharks, Atlantic stingrays are actually close relatives! They’re part of the same group as sharks, skates, and rays, with skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone.

From our touch pools to our local waters, Atlantic stingrays are an important part of the coastal ecosystems that make the Outer Banks so special.