The Clearwater Aquarium was established in 1972.  The structure housing the Clearwater Aquarium was originally a water treatment plant, and its huge holding tanks created the perfect arrangement to house an Aquarium.  The Aquarium since its founding appeared dedicated to helping marine life that were injured, making their survival in the wild impossible.  Besides its more famous inhabitants, the Clearwater Aquarium also houses sharks, sea turtles and river otters. In 1984, the Aquarium rescued a bottle nosed dolphin named Sunset Sam.  As part of the Read More +