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Enjoy $5 off adult fare on any MDC Boat or Kayak Tour
Use promo code MDCFUN5 when booking online
MDC & AdventHealth present
Music by the Marsh: Sunday Jam
Sunday, May 16
1 – 4 p.m.
DISCOVER AMAZING.
The Marine Discovery Center has spent over 20 years informing and educating citizens and guests about the amazing biodiversity of the Indian River Lagoon.
Tagged as the most biologically diverse estuary in North America, the Indian River Lagoon boasts more than 4,000 species and spans 156 miles down Florida’s east coast — providing countless ways to engage the public. Programs at MDC for all ages are designed to offer hands-on, feet-wet learning opportunities through classes, camps, lectures, boat and kayak eco-tours with certified naturalists and teachers.
We invite you to learn more about all we have to offer.
Exploration | Conservation | Education
COVID Notice
Currently we are open for our normal operating hours, offering boat tours and kayak tours with limited capacity, and taking extra precautions to keep our staff and guests safe. We also are hosting lots of wonderful Education Programs! We invite you to Discover Amazing with us as we work to gain a sense of normalcy in a vastly different world.
Please note that currently everyone is required to wear face masks when inside our building.
Marine Discovery Center News & Announcements
April Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Yeaton
Diane Yeaton is one of the most veteran volunteers at the Marine Discovery Center, and the New Englander has been instrumental in the center’s growth, starting back in the early 2000s.Whether she was answering telephones at the center, leading fundraising efforts...
May Volunteer Spotlight: Stephanie Schmidt
You may see Marine Discovery Center intern Stephanie Schmidt pushing large barrels of salt water to the exhibition area or caring for the animals that reside in the tanks. Stephanie learned at the elbow of former MDC aquarist Charity Jackson and has had to step up...
Marine Discovery Center Videos
"To protect and restore the Florida coastal and Indian River Lagoon ecosystems
through education, research and community stewardship."