Mystic Aquarium

Mystic Aquarium will celebrate its African penguins and planet Earth during April vacation week. Special events run Saturday, April 16 through Sunday, April 24 and showcase the aquarium’s two African penguin chicks, hatched on January 20 and February 3.

Calling all scrap artists! Sea Research Foundation’s Mystic Aquarium is holding its third annual Scrap Art Sculpture contest and is seeking marine-themed art created from recycled materials. Artists of all ages and abilities are welcome to participate and must submit their artwork on Thursday, April 21.

Sea Research Foundation’s Mystic Aquarium has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) after an extensive evaluation of the organization, as announced by President and CEO of Sea Research Foundation and Mystic Aquarium Dr. Stephen M. Coan. According to Coan, the accreditation comes after the organization successfully restructured its long-term debt with Citibank and substantially improved its financial operations.

Mystic Aquarium’s African penguin chick interactive webcam is back. Over the past two years, thousands of people from around the world have watched Mystic Aquarium’s penguin chicks grow into full fledgling penguins via the live Web cam at mysticaquarium.org. Starting today, people can watch two new chicks grow, as well as get weekly video updates and submit questions to penguin trainers.