Aquarium News
Learn about our latest programs and animal updates
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News Articles
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.
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.
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.
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.
February 26, 2018
Spring at the Aquarium
Visit the Aquarium this spring to take part in festivals and celebrate holidays like Mother’s Day. Also, meet our new sea lion Cain in the Seals and Sea Lions Habitat and see our FROGS: Dazzling and Disappearing exhibit.
February 6, 2018
Meet Cain, the Aquarium’s New Sea Lion
A four-year-old male sea lion named Cain moved into the Seals and Sea Lions Habitat at the Aquarium on February 8.
February 5, 2018
View Artwork Inspired by Science Expeditions at Sea
The Aquarium is hosting an exhibit of artwork from the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Artist-at-Sea program through May 31, 2018.
January 29, 2018
Pacific Visions Construction Reaches Milestone
The topping-off ceremony is a tradition among builders in which the last steel beam is installed in the building’s structure.
January 3, 2018
Aquarium Offers New Class for Parents and Children, Ages 2 to 6
Parent and Me classes allow parents and children ages two to six to learn together through play, movement, and exploration.
January 2, 2018
Aquarium Show Collects Data on Local Marine Life
Visitors can become citizen scientists and add their observations of animals collected from nearby Rainbow Harbor using the iNaturalist website and app.
December 26, 2017
Winter at the Aquarium
This winter visit the Aquarium’s FROGS: Dazzling and Disappearing exhibit and enjoy festivals and discounted late nights.
December 7, 2017
2017 at the Aquarium: Connecting the Public with Science and Conservation
The Aquarium took major steps on its expansion, opened new major exhibits, and welcomed new animals in 2017. Here is a look back at some of the top happenings at the Aquarium in 2017.
November 27, 2017
Photographers Night Photo Contest 2017 Winners
The Aquarium’s 9th annual Photographers Night was held in October, and guests were invited to submit their work for an exclusive photo contest. Here are the winners.
November 1, 2017
New Aquarium Film Showcases Climate Solutions
The Time is Now, The Future is Here plays daily in the Ocean Theater and is included with Aquarium general admission.
October 27, 2017
Angelina Jolie, Loung Ung, and Aquarium Engage Long Beach’s Cambodian Community in Dialogue
The Aquarium of the Pacific hosted a special screening of Netflix’s First They Killed My Father giving local Cambodian residents the chance to speak with the film’s creators, Jolie and Ung.