Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO
Aquarium
Why pick this one
Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO is North Carolina's first public inland aquarium, offering shark studies and hands-on marine science programs.
Best for
- Families seeking interactive aquarium exhibits
- Schools planning marine science field trips
- Groups wanting touch-tank and shark-focused programs
- Students interested in aquarist internships
- Organizations seeking traveling marine science outreach
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing daily or evening aquarium hours
- Visitors seeking a large metropolitan aquarium
Specialties
- Shark behavior studies
- Marine science education
- Touch-tank encounters
- Reef, mangrove, and seagrass ecology programs
- Water quality and fish identification programs
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- NC Science Network member
- American Elasmobranch Society member
- Environmental Education Sites of North Carolina member
What makes them different
- North Carolina's first public inland aquarium
- 2,200-gallon shark behavior study tank
- Only immersive marine study intern program in Western North Carolina
- Interactive programs integrate science, history, math, and culture
- Located at 511 N. Main Street in downtown Hendersonville
- Years in business
- 25
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 511 N Main St, Hendersonville, NC 28792
- Phone
- +18286928386
- Website
- https://www.teamecco.org/
Services
- Public aquarium visits
- School and group education programs
- Traveling marine science outreach
- Marine science field trips
- Aquarist internships