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Why You'll Love It
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- Meet the living treasures of Florida!
- Interactive aquarium with touch tanks!
- Conveniently located in Panacea!
Behind the Brand
Established in 1963, Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that provides marine life to schools and research laboratories. We also study endangered species and conduct research in mariculture, farming the edge of the sea. Today, we are an integral part of numerous research programs all over the United States, Canada, and Europe.
At Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory in Panacea, you begin to get a better sense of what’s really out there. On a quiet back street between the highway and the bay, we house a collection of the aquatic bizarre and beautiful. Unlike most big public aquariums that emphasize porpoises and big fish, we focus on creatures such as seahorses and hermit crabs, emerald-eyed spiny box fish, electric rays, and red and white spotted calico crabs – just a few of the endless living treasures of north Florida’s still shining coast.
Our sea urchins and sponges have been sent to outer space and studied using some of the most sophisticated technology our society has to offer. Yet as modern-day “hunter-gatherers,” we employ many of the simple harvesting techniques that Indigenous People, who subsisted on this bountiful Panhandle coast, used thousands of years ago. We strive to avoid damaging the fragile marine habitats, and actively oppose pollution and careless coastal development so that the sea will continue to bring forth. Please help us protect the earth, which grows such strange and beautiful creatures.
Children must be supervised. Certain tanks are “Looking Only” while others you are allowed to touch. When you purchase your ticket to the aquarium, you will be informed which tanks are touching and not. The tanks will also have signs indicating whether they are “Looking” or “Touching.” Do not put your hands near the water or on the rim of the tank for the “Looking” tanks! Our animals associate people with food and may have sharp teeth. Make sure children are always accompanied by an adult when in the aquarium.
After a visit to our lab, instead of stepping over or on much of the life when they’re on the beach, people will notice. No longer will they stare puzzled at the “blob on the beach”. They will understand the diversity of life in the sea and perhaps have a desire to protect it.
Need to Know
- Each certificate is valid for the admission of (4) people
- No cash back or credit offered on unused amount
- Not valid with other discounts/promotions
- Tax and gratuity are not included
- No more than 1 Gift Certificate(s) per visit
- Closed Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
- This Gift Certificate(s) never expires
Fine Print
- You will receive 1 Gift Certificate(s) valued at $54.00
- Your Gift Certificate(s) will be mailed within 7-10 days
- All sales final, no refunds or exchanges for unused Gift Certificate(s) or missed events
- Gift Certificate(s) not redeemable for cash
- Sweet Deals Cumulus & incentRev are not responsible for closed establishments
- We are not responsible for lost or misplaced items
