The Mississippi Aquarium is offering a specialty tag license plate to help support conservation. The tag not only supports Mississippi Aquarium, but also contributes to conservation efforts in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. The specialty tag fee is $33,…
Concerned citizens are speaking out against the plans for a dolphin tank at the new Gulfport Aquarium set to open in 2019. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us outside City Hall where the protest is taking place and gives us…
A petition has surfaced to put a stop to the $65 million aquarium project that will open in Gulfport in 2019 that will offer hands on attractions with marine life including a dolphin enclosure. News 25’s Taylor Rubach caught up…
What is the future of the Gulfport Aquarium? Today we're likely to get an update from the Gulfport Redevelopment Commission Meeting. In January, David Kimmel of Kimmel management services was announced as the consultant to work with Gulfport's Redevelopment Commission…
Big milestone for Gulfport as the city hires a full time consultant for the building of their new aquarium. They are planning to break ground in February. Full story coming up on WXXV at 5:30.
Commission will hire a Baton Rouge frim to market the Mississippi Aquarium slated to be built across from Jones Park. Mesh integrated marketing and advertising will be responsible for the marketing campaign to raise money needed to pay for the…
The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is a legacy project that future generations of Coast residents and tourists will enjoy. That was the message from city leaders and Governor Phil Bryant as the plans for the city’s new aquarium were unveiled.…
The Gulfport Redevelopment Commission is looking to add a new hotel to the site the new aquarium will be built on. The commissioners met today and made that decision. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson was there to hear the announcement. Hundreds…
It’s been nearly 10 years since Marine Life was destroyed in Gulfport by Hurricane Katrina. Today, the city announced that Mississippi lawmakers voted to secure twenty four and a half million dollars for the city to realize its dream of a world class aquarium.
Gulfport is the second largest city in the state, and at the rate it's growing, it may not be second long.
This week, the House approved a $1 million fund to go toward building an aquarium in downtown Gulfport.
D'Iberville officials are still looking into possible developers to buy the site that was supposed to become Ocean Expo.
Tuesday, the Gulfport City Council approved spending $14 million to purchase land for an aquarium in the downtown area.