Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO

04/16/2025

Meet Emma! This outstanding young lady is a member of our Intern Crew at the Aquarium. Emma started woth Team ECCO over 2 years ago workingking hard to move fromm voltmeterr to intern. Emma's intern project is to redesigningn our hero enclosures into bioactive habitats. This is her first design and it is set up for our flying gecko, Rango. The bioactive design uses more of a terrarium setting with live plants, forest floor type substrate, and inverts that will dig and control waste.

I am so very proud of Emma and her research! She is a key member of our team and we look forward to her next design.

04/16/2025

04/15/2025

Just little clip to wish you Happy Tuesday!
We hope you enjoy!

04/12/2025

We had a great two days with students and teachers at Pizgah Elementary School! The school put on a "shoppers fair" event for their second graders to introduce budget and money skills. Team ECCO was asked to participate and we set up a mini aquarium with marine invertebrates and some of our land based reptiles! The students "paid" and entry fee using their allotted school money. We introduced them to sea stars, urchins, crabs, conch, shrimp, and other spineless sea creatures. Our reptile table shared a large SAmerican tortoise, bearded dragon, crested and leopard geckos, axolotles, and juvenile turtles. We even set up a discovery table we're kids could explore non living things!

Thank you to Ms Hipp for inviting us, Ms. Reader for letting us set up in her room, and to Principsl Lewis for leading such a great school!

04/11/2025

City Residents Ocean Egg Day!

Thank you to the Hendersonville City Council for sponsoring this event! Join for FREE ADMISSIION at the Aquarium "ocean eggs"
in our many habitats and win a prize!

Proof of residency is required.

04/11/2025

FREE admission for Hendersonville City Residents 4/12/25.

Join us to celebrate the full moon! The Aquarium is hosting Lite of the Moon - all ecosystems will remain dark or with limited light. Guests will be given a flashlight to borrow and explore the fish and animals within the systems.

This event is FREE for Hendersonville City residents, sponsored by Hendersonville City Council. Adults will be asked to show ID with proof of address.

04/04/2025

04/04/2025

Team intern, Porter, who somehow balances school/family/aquarium hours:community volunteering/4H and yteen life , still makes time to follow his passion for bull riding!

Porter has completed 35 rides over 14 months and lots of hard work. He earned his first buckle for the Winter Series with WC Rodeo Co.

His mom, Jenna, says he is quite proud of it! The next goal is to qualify to ride in the Junior High National Finals Rodeo in Iowa in June.
Porter recently moved up a class (in size and strength) of bulls, so that’s also presenting new challenges and opportunities for growth!

Thank you to Jenna for filling in a bit of Porter's history. It always amazes me how very diverse the Aquarium staff and interns are! They have so many different individual passions but unite as a perfect team at the sea!

Keep riding Porter we are all so very proud of you and we are cheering for you!

04/02/2025

Today is the first Wednesday of the month, and the Aquarium will be closed to the public for staff and intern development.

thank you!