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A New Chapter for Miami Seaquarium
Art. Nature. Wellness. Water.
Living Bayfront at Miami Seaquarium is a new chapter for Miami Seaquarium, which remains a family-friendly, marine-focused attraction centered on its aquarium. Around it, a dynamic destination for residents and visitors, built around nature, wellness, and water, where science and culture become part of everyday life along the bay. Terra’s commitment to embracing a legacy moment for Miami-Dade is what drives the passion behind this project.
Public access that doesn’t exist today.
A free, accessible baywalk, kayak launch, and public marina slips will open this shoreline to the public for the first time ever, with recreation, gathering, and cultural programming that give our community everyday reasons to return.
Restoration, not new disturbance.
The upland footprint and marina basin are already dredged and filled land, so the project restores damaged habitat rather than disturbing pristine bay bottom.
A net-positive ledger, independently verified.
Seagrass, coral, shoreline, and water-quality outcomes will be measured against published baselines set by University of Miami Rosenstiel School researchers, not by the developer.
Shaped by the people who know the water.
Anglers, boaters, conservationists, and neighbors are shaping the plan, from marina scale and vessel mix to channel markers and slow-speed zones, not reacting to a finished design.
Commitments anyone can check.
Clean Marina certification, published monitoring data, and support for a cumulative review of all Virginia Key marina proposals mean the commitments are checkable.
A new chapter for Miami Seaquarium, which remains a family-friendly, marine-focused attraction centered on its aquarium, with its iconic Buckminster Fuller dome and Flipper House preserved and no marine mammals on display.
A visionary architectural treasure and symbol of innovation, carefully restored and reimagined for future generations.
A beloved piece of Miami history: preserved, accessible, and connected to the public baywalk and landscape.
Nature-based solutions for a stronger Biscayne Bay.
Colonies rescued and grown out offsite, then returned to seed the new living seawall.
Relocated before construction and replanted as restored flats come online.
About 1M gallons of stormwater and 250M gallons of bay water polished every day.
No marine mammals on display. Education centers on the bay’s native habitats instead.
Measurable goals. Transparent reporting. Independent baselines set by University of Miami Rosenstiel School researchers. A healthier bay, year after year.
The Vision of Living Bayfront at Miami Seaquarium
See how restoration, public access, education, and historic preservation will come together at Living Bayfront at Miami Seaquarium.
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