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News Articles

Green sea turtle in transport kennel before release Sept. 2018

October 1, 2018

Aquarium Releases Wild Sea Turtle After Surgery

A green sea turtle rescued with a fishing hook in its throat in Morro Bay was treated and released back into the ocean in September.

Painting of otter swimming on its back

September 24, 2018

Aquarium Announces Winners of 20th Anniversary Art Contest

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Aquarium held an art contest presented by JetBlue throughout the summer of 2018. The top twenty entrants were selected to win a round-trip flight on JetBlue.

Tufted puffin chick 13 days old with black downy plumage sitting on green mat

September 14, 2018

Original Aquarium Puffins Become Parents

Val and Speedy, two tufted puffins that have lived at the Aquarium since it opened in 1998, successfully hatched a chick in late summer.

2018 penguin chicks in front of a white background, view from neck up

September 13, 2018

Penguin Exhibit Adds Three Chicks Hatched in May

Three Magellanic penguin chicks, two female and one male, hatched at the Aquarium in May and are now on view.

Girl in cat costume

September 7, 2018

Celebrate Halloween at the Aquarium

Halloween-themed events throughout October give adults, kids, and families a chance to celebrate the holiday while learning about the ocean and dancing the night away.

Woman in lab coat looks at samples in a microscope with fresh produce in the background.

September 5, 2018

Explore Our Global Food Future in Aquarium Course

A new evening course at the Aquarium this fall will explore what food production and agriculture might look like by the year 2050, when an additional 2 to 2.5 billion people will live on Earth. The course will also look at how climate change is impacting global agriculture.

Farmer Frank Roberts tends to his oyster farm in South Carolina.

September 5, 2018

Forum Will Create Aquaculture Communications Strategy

On October 4 and 5, the Aquarium’s Seafood for the Future program and American Honda in partnership with the Marine Science Foundation will host a Sustainable Seafood Forum.

Scalloped hammerhead shark close-up view

September 4, 2018

Fall Exhibits and Events

Visit in fall to see new animals, experience cultural festivals, and learn more about our planet.

Scalloped hammerhead shark swims past viewing window of holding aquarium

August 29, 2018

Meet the Aquarium’s New Hammerhead Shark

This scalloped hammerhead shark is currently on public view at the Molina Animal Care Center.

Black-necked stilt chick looks over its shoulder

August 24, 2018

Baby Black-Necked Stilt Chicks Now on View

Gigi and George, the Aquarium’s breeding pair of black-necked stilts, have become parents for the second time.

Pacific Visions Glass Mockup

August 2, 2018

Aquarium Announces Glass Guild

The Aquarium has created a new giving opportunity for individuals, corporations, and foundations wishing to contribute to Pacific Visions and commemorate their ties to the Aquarium.

Giant Sea Bass Side View

July 27, 2018

New Website Will Track Giant Sea Bass

The Aquarium partnered with scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to launch a new website that will use divers’ and snorkelers’ photos of giant sea bass to help track these endangered fish.

Photo_of_Andres.jpg

May 7, 2018

Art Exhibit Documents Marine Life in South America and Antarctica

Andrés Pruna, a Cuban-American artist, former National Geographic photographer, and independent filmmaker, will present his first art exhibition at the Aquarium of the Pacific this summer.

Seal and pup

April 24, 2018

Aquarium Celebrates 20th Anniversary

The Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year, with new exhibits, programs, events, and contests. Meet the original animals and see new residents, including a harbor seal pup born in April.

Movie still of globe map with overlaid data

March 8, 2018

New Science on a Sphere Show Traces Human History

The show, We Are All Related: The Dispersal of Humans Across the World, plays daily in the Ocean Science Center.