Media + Press Resources
Discover the stories, animals, people, performances, and imagination behind one of Florida's most unique aquarium experiences.
Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter welcomes media inquiries, interviews, editorial features, filming requests, and opportunities to share the work happening at our aquarium in Lecanto, Florida.
What's Happening at Mertailor
Follow new shows, animal stories, behind-the-scenes projects, aquarium updates, educational programs, and other happenings at Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter.
Go behind the scenes of Mertailor's seasonal underwater Halloween production featuring mermaids, original characters, costuming, music, and aquarium performance.
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From sculpting and painting to sealing and underwater installation, see how a custom mermaid throne was created specifically for use inside the aquarium.
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Mertailor continues to celebrate the stories, performers, craftsmanship, and imagination that helped make mermaids part of Florida's cultural history.
Read the Story →About the Aquarium
Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter is an independently owned aquarium attraction located in Lecanto, Florida, minutes from Crystal River and in the heart of Citrus County.
The aquarium combines marine life, animal care, education, interactive experiences, and live underwater mermaid performances to create an experience unlike a traditional aquarium visit.
Guests can discover sharks, stingrays, fishes, invertebrates, freshwater animals, touch experiences, animal encounters, and the live underwater performances that have become part of the Mertailor story.
Looking for a Story?
Mertailor offers a wide variety of visual and editorial opportunities for television, print, digital media, podcasts, tourism features, and lifestyle coverage.
Explore the story behind Mertailor and how a childhood fascination grew into mermaid tail design, underwater performance, and eventually a public aquarium.
Explore Florida's long relationship with underwater performance and how today's mermaid community continues to evolve.
Discover the preparation, teamwork, safety considerations, and skill involved in performing underwater inside an aquarium environment.
Meet the people responsible for caring for sharks, rays, fishes, invertebrates, and other animals that call the aquarium home.
Follow the design and fabrication of custom props, habitats, costuming, and other pieces created specifically for underwater use.
See how marine life, education, performance, creativity, and Florida roadside-attraction spirit come together under one roof.
Media Asset Library
Approved media resources are available to help journalists, producers, tourism partners, and other media professionals tell the Mertailor story.
Browse approved high-resolution images of the aquarium, marine life, performances, experiences, and behind-the-scenes activities.
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Access approved footage from aquarium exhibits, animal encounters, mermaid performances, and other visual stories.
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Download approved Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter logos and brand assets for editorial and promotional use.
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Download aquarium background information, quick facts, story ideas, contact information, and other useful media resources.
Download Media Kit →See Mertailor in Motion
Video can provide an immediate look at the animals, environments, performances, and experiences that make Mertailor visually unique.
Take a closer look inside Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter and experience the marine life, underwater performances, exhibits, and atmosphere that make the aquarium unlike a traditional attraction.
Additional footage may be available for qualified editorial requests. Contact us if you are looking for a specific animal, exhibit, performance, interview, or behind-the-scenes opportunity.
Interviews + On-Site Media
On-location media visits may be arranged in advance depending on aquarium operations, animal-care schedules, performance schedules, staffing, and the needs of the production.
We are happy to discuss story concepts and help identify the people, animals, exhibits, demonstrations, or visuals that may best fit your coverage.
Media Inquiries
For interviews, filming requests, photography, background information, media visits, or additional story ideas, contact Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter.
Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter
4100 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy
Lecanto, FL 34461
352-513-3278
