Aquarium officials said the chicks are doing well and hitting all of their milestones.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kurt Allen, president and CEO of the Mississippi Aquarium has resigned for an opportunity he couldn’t pass up in South Florida, he ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Aquarium announced its penguin colony has grown with the hatch of four African penguin chicks. The chicks hatched in late January to each of the colony’s mated ...

The Mississippi Aquarium is accepting summer aquatics fish and invertebrate internship applications. Those who sign up will ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Aquarium recently celebrated its one-millionth guest, after opening in August of 2020 on the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. “The anniversary of Katrina ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is spreading holiday cheer with a new event, ‘’A Magical Mississippi Christmas.' The aquarium held a preview Tuesday night. ‘A Magical ...

The Mississippi Aquarium is hosting Homeschool Days. The first one starting soon.  Each session will focus on a new subject.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Aquarium has been the recipient of cold-stunned sea turtles since it opened in 2020. In December 2025, the aquarium received 40 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea ...

Hotel Vela just opened in downtown Gulfport along with a speakeasy, new restaurants, a European sandwich shop and a new “Secrets of the Deep” exhibit at the Mississippi Aquarium. What’s coming next ...

Independence Day is fast approaching, and there’s no shortage of fun to be had along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Begin your Fourth of July celebrations at the ballpark, then take a late night stroll ...

An experienced Mississippi Aquarium employee has been selected as interim director of the tourist attraction, with the departure of CEO and president Kurt Allen expected at month's end. The aquarium's ...