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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Aquarium crew celebrated the hatch of their first penguin chicks at the aquarium. African Penguin Chick 1 hatched to penguin parents, Pumpkin and Blue, on ...

Occupying 5.8 acres in downtown Gulfport, the Mississippi Aquarium expects to open on April 30, 2020. All Mississippians can be proud of this new attraction that’s located on Highway 90 across from ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WKRG) — The Mississippi Aquarium is celebrating First Responders Day with free admission to first responders and medical personnel. All first responders and medical personnel can get ...