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Shark Shallows

Meet top ocean predators in a shallow Caribbean coastal nursery.

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exhibits & presentations

Shark Shallows

Meet top ocean predators in a shallow Caribbean coastal nursery.

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presentation Schedule

9:30AM – 9:40AM

Central Park Exhibit Plaza

at a glance

Get to know our juvenile sharks as they swim gracefully in our protected pool. Shark Shallows offers an up-close look at these misunderstood predators, highlighting their essential role in keeping ocean ecosystems balanced and healthy. Attend a presentation with one of our educators, or sign up for a Shark Encounter to get in the water for a bucket-list moment!

daily Happenings

Join marine specialists to debunk common shark myths and discover the biology of local Caribbean shark species. Watch our team feed the resident sharks while learning how these predators keep local ocean ecosystems healthy.

Ecosystem

Caribbean Mangrove Lagoons & Shallow Reefs

Viewing and presentations included with General Admission ticket. Book an immersive encounter for an additional fee.

Meet Our Sharks

Sharks are master hunters equipped with extraordinary evolutionary adaptations honed over 400 million years:

Electrical Sensing

Tiny pores around their snouts, called the Ampullae of Lorenzini, detect subtle electrical fields generated by living prey.

Cartilaginous Skeletons

Lightweight, flexible cartilage skeletons make sharks far more agile in water than bony fish.

Dermal Denticles

Skin covered in tooth-like scales reduces hydrodynamic drag, enabling silent and efficient swimming.

Replaceable Teeth

Multiple rows of sharp teeth constantly cycle forward, ensuring sharks always have functional tools for hunting.

Animals in this Exhibit

• Caribbean Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum).
• Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris).

Nurse sharks are mostly nocturnal, hunting along reefs at night and resting in groups during the day.

A Head Start For Juvenile Sharks

Many Shark species face threats from overfishing and habitat destruction. Coral World operates a head-start conservation program: collecting wild juvenile sharks from local waters, raising them safely until they grow past vulnerable predator size, and tagging and releasing them back into the sea.

A mix between scuba and snorkel diving. Swim among tropical fish and coral reefs.

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