Aquarium News
Learn about our latest programs and animal updates
![Comb jelly on black background](/images/uploads/11_Comb_Jelly_%28Sea_Walnut%29.jpg)
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News Articles
![Painting of an orca swimming underwater with tropical fish, sea turtles, dolphins, rays, and penguins](/images/made_new/images-news-John_Enright_NU_Orca_Adventure_FINAL_300_600_q85.jpg)
August 9, 2019
Art Exhibit on View This Fall Celebrates the Ocean and Marine Life
The Aquarium will display an exhibit of ocean-themed artwork by painter John Enright from August 19 through October 30.
![Lola the cockatoo](/images/made_new/images-pacificvisions-20150425_cockatoo_lola_robin_riggs_600_q85.jpg)
July 9, 2019
Meet Our Animal Ambassadors at Pacific Visions
Visitors can see animal ambassadors up close in four sessions held daily between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
![Visitors watch yellowtail](/images/made_new/images-news-guests-yellowtail_600_q85.jpg)
June 24, 2019
Things to See and Do at the Aquarium This Summer
The Aquarium offers fun for the whole family, including animals you can touch, whale watching cruises, daily shows with our animal care experts, convenient parking, and its new Pacific Visions wing featuring an immersive theater show.
![Dr. Sandy Trautwein and Dr. Gregory Stone discuss coral conservation at the Aquarium's 2018 workshop on super corals.](/images/made_new/images-news-Still002_600_q85.jpg)
June 13, 2019
Aquarium Releases Report on Super Coral Workshop
In December 2018 the Aquarium partnered with the Phoenix Island Protected Area Trust and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to host a workshop on super corals with coral experts from around the world.
![Visitors watch yellowtail](/images/made_new/images-news-guests-yellowtail_600_q85.jpg)
May 23, 2019
Visit the New Pacific Visions Wing
Journey inside the new stunning glass building to experience a state-of–the-art immersive theater, interactive art installations, engaging multimedia displays, and live animal exhibits.
![Epaulette Shark](/images/olc/epaulette-shark-closeup.jpg)
May 15, 2019
Aquarium Partners with CSULB to Study Shark Adaptations
Investigating how some sharks are specially adapted to be able to “walk” on their pectoral fins to move between aquatic and land environments.
![Charlie the sea otter is seen from the shoulders up facing to the left with his muzzle and whiskers reflecting light](/images/made_new/images-news-20110212_AOPotter_charlie_2905_600_q85.jpg)
April 22, 2019
Aquarium Mourns the Loss of Charlie the Sea Otter
Charlie passed away on Monday, April 22, at the age of twenty-two. He was oldest southern sea otter living at a zoo or aquarium.
![Staff member uses reusable cup at beverage station](/images/made_new/images-news-IMG_4210_600_q85.jpeg)
April 22, 2019
Aquarium Continues Efforts to Avoid Single-Use Plastic
On Earth Day 2019 the Aquarium of the Pacific, along with nearly two dozen other aquariums across the United States, is committing to new practices to bring the facility closer to eliminating single-use plastic.
![Photograph pf a container ship on the ocean viewed through rescue ring buoy labeled Triumphant](/images/made_new/images-news-43411704_10157984516273916_3399318232253857792_o_600_q85.jpg)
March 29, 2019
Aquarium Displays Port of Long Beach PHOTO Exhibit
As part of its 20th Anniversary celebration, the Aquarium is displaying an exhibit of photographs from the Port of Long Beach’s 2018 PHOTO program presented in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach.
![Pacific Visions Theater Seats](/images/made_new/images-pacificvisions-Pacific_Visions_Theater_Seats_900_600_q85.jpg)
March 19, 2019
Seats Available for Naming in Honda Pacific Visions Theater
Name a seat in honor of a loved one, business, favorite Aquarium animal, an anniversary or wedding, or in memory of a loved one.
![Pacific Visions exterior with dolphin fountain](/images/made_new/images-news-Pacific_Visions_with_dolphin_fountain_600_q85.jpg)
March 4, 2019
Pacific Visions Earns Commercial Real Estate Award
On February 25 Pacific Visions earned the top gold award in the public category from the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Commercial Real Estate Awards.
![Charlie the sea otter rests on an ice pile and touches his nose to a frozen birthday cupcake treat in the Aquarium's sea otter exhibit](/images/made_new/images-news-20190223_AOPotter_charlie_7988w_600_q85.jpg)
March 2, 2019
Charlie the Southern Sea Otter Turns 22
Charlie is the oldest southern sea otter living at any aquarium or zoo. He is the second sea otter on record to ever reach twenty-two.
![Side view of a small, reddish-purple bigeye octopus inside aquarium exhibit resting on a rock surface](/images/made_new/images-news-Bigeye1MW_600_q85.jpeg)
February 26, 2019
What’s New at the Aquarium This Spring
This season at the Aquarium, see a new show in the Ocean Theater, visit your favorite animals, and take part in our cultural festivals and events celebrating our ocean planet.
![Aquarium exterior in the evening with Pacific Visions](/images/made_new/images-events-Aquarium-Exterior-with-PV-evening_600_q85.jpg)
February 1, 2019
Pacific Visions Exterior Construction Completed
Exterior construction and landscaping has been completed for Pacific Visions, the Aquarium’s first major expansion, which opens to the public on May 24, 2019.
![Close-up portrait of Brook the sea otter looking into the camera](/images/made_new/images-news-20180825_AOPotter_brook_9846byRobinRiggs_600_q85.jpg)
January 30, 2019
Aquarium Pays Tribute to Brook the Sea Otter
Brook passed away on January 29 after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure earlier this month by the Aquarium’s veterinary team. She was nearly 22 years old.