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2025-2026 Bill 558 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 558

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO congratulate the South Carolina Aquarium upon the 
occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary and to RECOGNIZE May 19, 2025, AS 
"South Carolina Aquarium Day" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium opened to the public on May 19, 2000, to serve all South 
Carolina residents as a vital resource for statewide STEM education, 
environmental stewardship, conservation, and recreation; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium inspires conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and 
caring for animals, excelling in education and research, and providing an 
exceptional visitor experience; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium is home to more than five thousand animals, all native to 
South Carolina, and offers a state-of-the-art environmental learning center 
that encompasses the entire spectrum of the Southeast Appalachian Watershed 
found in South Carolina, which includes the mountains, the Piedmont, the coastal 
plain, the coast, and the ocean; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium is one of the State's most popular attractions, welcoming 
more than five hundred thousand visitors each year from all fifty states and 
numerous countries around the globe. It stands firm as an anchor in the State's 
economy, with an estimated annual impact of over four hundred million dollars; 
and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium provides an experiential and novel combination of formal and 
informal STEM programming to create lasting positive impacts for students and 
teachers, propel students into higher STEM education, and inspire the next 
generation of STEM professionals by serving millions of students through its school 
programs, educational outreach, virtual programs, and the High School Intern 
Program; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium Plastic-Free Waters, a program rooted in citizen science, is 
a statewide leader in reducing plastic pollution and marine debris through the 
volunteer contributions of thousands. The program has resulted in the removal 
and documentation of more than three million pieces of debris to date; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium Resilience Initiative for Community Engagement (RICE) is 
deployed to safeguard disproportionately vulnerable communities from flooding 
and sea level rise and to mitigate harm through education, collaboration, and 
community engagement; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center is a global leader in sea turtle 
conservation, rehabilitating and releasing more than four hundred sea turtles 
since opening. The center promotes an understanding of these keystone marine 
species through public education and innovative engagement within the Zucker 
Family Sea Turtle Recovery exhibit, ensuring their survival for future 
generations; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Aquarium invites all residents of South Carolina to join in the 
celebration of South Carolina Aquarium Day, recognizing the importance of our State's 
natural resources and the need for continued conservation efforts to protect 
them. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate the 
South Carolina Aquarium upon the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary and recognize 
May 19, 2025, as "South Carolina Aquarium Day" in South Carolina.

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