Step into the world of our of cheeky Green Turtle, Friday. 🥬 Prepare his lunch in a VIP behind the scenes tour. 🌱 Learn about our seagrass conversation work. 🐢 Venture to the top of our Atlantic Ocean Tank, where you'll meet and feed Friday. Book: bit.ly/FeedTheTurtle

Happy #Fish Fact Friday! Today we're looking at the Spiny Starfish! Despite their name, Spiny Starfish are not related to fish at all. 🤔 🔍 You can find our Spiny Starfish in our Plymouth Sound Exhibit!

Happy #GiftAidAwarenessDay Did you know that when you #TickTheBox, our charity is able to claim an extra 25p on every £1 donated, and it doesn’t cost you a single penny more! Making your visit worth even more to us, at no extra cost to you. oceanconservationtrust.org/donate/

A huge congratulations to Chris and Nicola who got engaged during our Feed the Turtle experience this week! 🎉💍 It’s not every day you pop the question in the company of our resident Green Sea Turtle, Friday! Talk about a turtley unique moment! 🐢

Happy #FishFactFriday everyone! This week we'd like to introduce you to our newest species, the Japanese Sea Nettle! 🔍 You can find our new Japanese Sea Nettles in our Ocean Drifters Zone!

Happy World Octopus Day! 🐙 Join our clever Common Octopus, Roger, as they get in on some enrichment time with today's food puzzle—packed with tasty mussels! #WorldOctopusDay

Join the Team! 🐠 We're thrilled to announce that we're expanding our team at the National Marine Aquarium and Ocean Conservation Trust! We're on the lookout for... 🔧 Life Support Systems Engineer 🐟 Biologist Find out more about each role and apply 👇 bit.ly/NMA-jobs

Happy #FishFactFriday! While it might be a bit cloudy today, our Rays of Sunshine are shining as bright as ever. Meet the Cownose Ray! 🔎 You can find our Cownose Rays in our Great Barrier Reef exhibit!

Today, we welcomed local Plymouth MPs Luke Pollard and Fred Thomas, to learn about our vital conservation work. They explored the National Marine Aquarium to learn more about our programmes and had the chance to get up close with Friday.

There's only one thing better than big whales. It's big whales wearing tiny Christmas hats! 🐋 (Unfortunately, the hat shop didn't have any XXL whale-sized Christmas hats)

Santa is coming to the Aquarium!🎅 From Sunday the 1st of December, Santa and one of his elves will be diving into our Eddystone or Great Barrier Reef exhibits at 1.30pm on most Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays!

🎄Christmas Opening Hours 🎄 We hope you have a wonderful festive break. 🎅🏼 If you're planning on visiting the NMA during the Christmas period please be aware of our opening hours. We will be open as usual from 10am on the 27th of December. Sea you then!

What does it take to conquer some of the world’s harshest elements? Join us for our next FREE Ocean Conversations evening talk on the 23rd of January! We will be showcasing two of our Charity's extraordinary fundraisers from Emergensea Duo! bit.ly/4fZUV4I

There’s no surprise where this fish got its name from! Meet the Vampire Triggerfish - don’t worry, they don’t drink blood! 🧛‍♂️ Instead, they feast on hard-shelled prey like crustaceans and mollusks, using their strong pointy teeth to crunch through shells. #FishFactFriday

Join the team! 🦀 We are on the lookout for an Ocean Discovery Ranger to join our team with a focus on our Youth engagement programme, an interest and enthusiasm for marine wildlife and conservation is a must! Find out more about the role 👇 bit.ly/42rIyLD

Happy Hump Day from Cooper, our Humphead Wrasse! He’s here to remind you to just keep swimming—Friday is just around the corner!

We're thrilled to announce that we have two new PhD opportunities available! 🐟 Reef to Rescue: Advancing Ex Situ Breeding for Marine Conservation 🔗 bit.ly/40I0NKr The Ecology and Conservation of Goldsinny Wrasse 🔗 bit.ly/4hDVbaN #MarineBiology #PhD

Teachers, make 2025 the year of Ocean education! Check out some of the exciting school events we've got planned this year👇 ow.ly/16GE50UTV77

"Fish aren't cute" Okay but have you seen a baby Grey Mullet before? 🤔

Love is in the... water! 💙 Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day from all of us here at the NMA! (Pssst... the Aquarium makes an excellent date spot. Just saying 😉)