For over thirty years, Tampa Bay Watch has served as stewards of the watershed, dedicated to the conservation and restoration of our local marine and wetland environments. As important to their mission as the projects they spearhead is education and outreach – and since 2020, the Tampa Bay estuary has had an immersive, interactive advocate in the 3,000-square-foot Discovery Center on the St. Pete Pier.  

The Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center has a sweet nostalgia factor for anyone with an affinity for The Pier Aquarium of the old, inverted triangle. In this brighter, more accessible space, Tampa Bay Watch engages visitors from all over the world with exhibits connecting them to Tampa Bay’s ecosystem.… Read More