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  • Discover More

    Visit our Discovery Center on the St. Pete Pier to discover more!

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  • Shells For Shorelines

    Learn more about how recycled oyster shells are restoring the bay every day!

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  • Evening For The Bay

    Join us for a night of connection, fun and purpose!

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  • Field Trips

    School is in and so are field trips! With two locations to choose from there’s no shortage of hands-on fun when you visit Tampa Bay Watch for a field trip!

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  • Homeschool Classes

    Tampa Bay Watch is excited to launch a brand-new marine biology unit created especially for local homeschoolers.

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Our Mission in Action

Discover how we achieve our mission through collective action.

Multiple concrete tetrapods arranged near a body of water, used for coastal erosion protection.

Restoration

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Community Outreach

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Education

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20 TONS! 🦪 Over our two-day restoration project at MacDill Air Foce Base, we collectively installed 20 tons of fossilized shell contributing to this important living shoreline! 💭The goal of this ongoing project is to stabilize MacDill's eroding
Did you Know❓ Tampa Bay Watch houses Florida’s first lighthouse in 54 years! The Tampa Bay Watch lighthouse was modeled after the Boca Grande light and embodies traditional Florida coastal architecture. The lighthouse, which rises 74 feet int
WOW! 🤯 143 Oyster Reef Balls (ORBs) were placed into our ongoing living shoreline project at Fantasy Island last week thanks to our restoration team and 34 volunteers over two days! The goal is to restore the eroding southern shoreline of the isla
🌊 How’s the Water? Now you can find out for yourself! Dive into the fascinating world of water quality as you explore microscopic plankton, uncover the causes and impacts of harmful algal blooms, and learn about other pressing challenges fac
🐬 Experience the magic of our wildlife boat tours! Join us on tours that depart daily from the St.Pete Pier to learn more about Tampa Bay, the history of our region and spot some wildlife along the way. Book your tour now with the link in our bio!