The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher will close early this year for the first major renovation and expansion in nearly 25 years.

Following a multiyear project, the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher will become the largest aquarium in the state, ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher will temporarily close in early 2026 for a multiyear expansion and renovation ...

FORT FISHER, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher has provided a health update about one of its otters.

Three male otter pups at 3 days old (Photo: Courtesy of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher) FORT FISHER, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is welcoming three new additions ...

An eastern North Carolina aquarium is acknowledging Shark Awareness Month this July. The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort ...

Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast holds the distinction of being both a Civil War historic site and a little-known monument to African-American muscle. It served as the Confederacy’s largest ...

WILMINGTON – Historians, Civil War buffs, and people curious about what happened at one of the largest forts ever built in the United States will gather at the Fort Fisher State Historical Site on ...

FORT FISHER, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Aquarium is going to Brazil! The NC Aquariums EcoEdventure series will explore the environment of giant otters in Brazil in 2026. Educators will lead the ...

FORT FISHER, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF) has taken in seven cold-stunned sea turtles. “Cold-stunned sea turtles become lethargic and eventually are unable to swim ...

A section of historic Fort Fisher that was ripped apart to create an Army airfield during World War II has been restored. It took three months to recreate the feature. Fort Fisher State Historic Site ...

Asta, the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s oldest Asian small-clawed otter, has been placed in palliative care as her ...