The aquarium's 80-meter tunnel is one of the longest ocean tunnels in Australia.
It serves as a primary hub for sea turtle rehabilitation, releasing many back into the wild after recovery.
The facility houses the Sunshine Coast's only permanent colony of Little Blue Penguins.
The Seal Island exhibit features a naturalistic habitat designed specifically for Australian fur seals.
The aquarium utilizes advanced filtration systems to replicate the specific water chemistry of diverse marine ecosystems.
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium is an award-winning multi-level aquarium located at the Mooloolaba Wharf precinct. The facility features a 80-meter ocean tunnel that allows visitors to walk beneath grey nurse sharks, sea turtles, and giant stingrays. It is home to a colony of Little Blue Penguins and exhibits showcasing diverse marine life native to the Queensland coast. The aquarium functions as a marine rescue center, often rehabilitating injured sea turtles. Interactive touch pools offer hands-on experiences with starfish and other marine invertebrates. Guests can observe daily animal feeding presentations and keeper talks throughout the facility. The site includes specialized zones for jellyfish, seahorses, and freshwater creatures. Exhibits are distributed across multiple themed zones focusing on regional aquatic habitats.
The 80-meter glass ocean tunnel, specifically when a shark or ray swims directly overhead.
Download the digital aquarium map before arriving to track the timing of daily keeper talks.
Check the daily presentation schedule upon entry, as feeding times are the most active periods for viewing marine animals.
Combine your visit with a walk around the Mooloolaba Wharf to view the commercial fishing fleet.
Attempting to touch the animals outside of designated interactive touch pools; feeding any animals without staff supervision.
No flash photography in sensitive wildlife enclosures; keep noise levels low near quiet zones.
