Depth — Into 12,000 Species of Living Light

Surface Zone

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Into 12,000 Species of Living Light

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// Pelagic Zone · 0–200m

The Drift

Step into the Jellyfish Hall. 40,000 moon jellies pulse in four-count intervals — a living metronome that resets your nervous system.

Moon Jellyfish

0–200m

Lion's Mane

0–800m

Bioluminescent deep sea jellyfish glowing neon cyan against black ocean background

Atolla Jellyfish

200–1500m

Spotted Jelly

0–30m

// Abyssal Zone · 3,000m

The Tunnel

Ten million gallons of water. A 360° acrylic tunnel. Hammerheads carve slow arcs directly above your head — close enough to see the ampullae of Lorenzini.

Underwater tunnel view with large hammerhead shark swimming overhead through clear blue water

10M

Gallons

Hammerheads

360°

Tunnel View

Longest Shark

// Exhibit Zones

What Awaits Below

Seven distinct ocean zones across 120,000 square feet. Each calibrated to the exact temperature, salinity, and light of its real-world counterpart.

Vibrant coral reef habitat with colorful tropical fish swimming among orange and purple corals

Coral Biome · 200 Species

Deep Reef Habitat

Walk through a 4,000 sq ft living reef reconstruction. Mandarins, cuttlefish, and pygmy seahorses in environments accurate to within 2°C.

Glowing bioluminescent blue light in dark water with hands touching the surface creating light ripples

After Dark Exclusive

Bioluminescence Lab

Touch tanks where dinoflagellates explode in cyan light at your fingertips. The only hands-on bioluminescence exhibit on the East Coast.

Pelagic Zone

Open Ocean Gallery

A 30-foot curved screen synced to live footage from our offshore buoys. Real ocean. Real time.

Scuba diver swimming alongside large shark in blue water during guided underwater dive experience

VIP · 8 Guests Max

Shark Encounter Dive

A certified divemaster guides you into the main tank. 45 minutes. No shark cage. Minimum age 14.

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// Field Reports

Heard from the Deep

★★★★★

"We did brunch every weekend for two years. This was the first Saturday either of us forgot to check our phones. The jellyfish room alone was worth it."

Camille Osei

Date Night · Brooklyn, NY

★★★★★

"My son put down his Nintendo Switch the moment we entered the shark tunnel. He talked about the hammerheads for three weeks. Three. Weeks."

Marcus Delgado

Family Visit · Newark, NJ

★★★★★

"I've taken classes here three years running. The bioluminescence lab is the one field trip where I don't lose a single student. They're all just… still."