CMA Membership is ideal for individuals or families who are frequent visitors to CMA and would like to make a one-time purchase for admission to return throughout the year.
Your membership will also support CMA’s mission of marine life rescue, rehabilitation, and release. Members receive admission to Clearwater Marine Aquarium throughout the year. In addition to free admission, CMA membership offers many benefits including discounts on programs, food and beverage, plus free or discounted admission to reciprocal attractions, and more.
Become a Member
Become a member of Clearwater Marine Aquarium by purchasing a membership for yourself or your family and your donation will help support the daily operations at CMA, wherever the need is greatest.
*All primary named guests must be 18 years or older; children cannot be named without an adult member on the account. Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable.
CMA Memberships Offer Value & Flexibility
- Ideal for people who are supporters of CMA’s mission
- Perfect for families and frequent visitors to CMA
- Pay once and receive free admission for one year
- Customize with the number of people in your family — or Pod as we like to call it
CMA Member Benefits Include
- Member Car Magnet
- VIP Member Entrance – Skip the Line
- 30% discount on food and beverage
- 30% discount on retail & online retail
- 20% discount on Birthday Parties
- 10% discount on additional guest admission
- Additional discounts on boat tours
- Discounted Parking
- Early camp registration
- Discounts for camp programs at Pair, Pod or Winter’s Circle membership levels
- Thank you video – See how you are impacting our work in the field
- CMA insider e-newsletter and invitations to special events
- Discounts from local companies & access to partner attractions
- Commemorative holiday gift
- Birthday Club
Support CMA
Your membership will help support CMA’s mission of marine life rescue, rehabilitation and release, along with our animal care, conservation, education and research programs.
Your Membership Supports
- Animal care (food, medical care, shelter) for over 50 non-releasable, resident animals.
- Marine life rescue, rehabilitation and release.
- Education for over 10,000 campers each year and support for educational outreach programs.
- CMA’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program that monitors approximately 21 miles of Pinellas County beaches during sea turtle nesting season and continually raises awareness in the community with regard to sea turtle conservation.
- CMA’s efforts to connect with children and adults all over the world who have been inspired by the rescued animals at CMA. Our mission and potential to change lives differentiates CMA from any other aquarium.
- Research efforts to better understand animal behavior, illness, treatment and endangered species protection. Working with scientific and conservation partners, we protect marine animals and their habitats.
Reciprocal Benefits
Due to limits on guest attendance to comply with social distancing guidelines, guests are encouraged to pre-purchase their admission tickets on our website or by calling reservations, and we cannot currently accommodate reciprocal admission from other attractions. Please call 727-441-1790 ext. 0 if you have any questions about your membership or booking tickets during this time.
Please contact the partner organizations below to see if the attraction is currently open and offering Reciprocal Admissions before you visit.
Free or 50% off general admission to the following attractions:
- American Victory Ship and Museum Tampa Bay – 50% Off
- Atlantic City Aquarium – 50% Off
- Austin Aquarium – 50% Off for (2) adults and (2) children
- Bishop Museum of Science and Nature – 50% Off
- Bok Tower Gardens – 50% Off
- Brights Zoo – 50% Off
- Central Florida Zoo – 50% Off
- Dinosaur World – 50% Off
- Flamingo Gardens – Free
- Florida Aquarium – 50% Off
- Glazer Childrens’ Museum – 50% Off (Adults must attend with a child ages 1-11 for admission.)
- Great Explorations – Free
- Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum – 50% off up to six general admission
- Maui Ocean Center – 50% Off
- MOSI – 50% Off
- Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg – 50% Off
- Nashville Zoo – 50% Off
- New York State Zoo at Thompson Park – Free
- Polk Museum of Art – Free
- Salisbury Zoo – Free
- San Antonio Aquarium – 50% Off for (2) adults and (2) children
- Santa Ana Zoo – 50% Off
- SeaQuest Aquariums – Fort Worth – 50% Off
- SeaQuest Aquariums – Las Vegas – 50% Off
- SeaQuest Aquariums – Utah – 50% Off
- St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum – 50% Off
- Sunken Gardens – 50% Off
- Tampa Bay History Center – Free
- Tampa Museum of Art – Free
- Utica Zoo – Free
- Washington Park Zoo – 50% Off