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Please see below for our recent press releases. Digital images and b-roll video are available on request; please contact our public relations team.
Credit: Robbin Riggs
September 5, 2018
Local Maritime Cultures Celebrated at Moompetam, the Aquarium’s Fourteenth Annual Native American Festival
Several tribes will be represented at the Aquarium through live music and dance, cultural craft presentations, and artifacts of daily life.
August 29, 2018
New Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Now on View
A juvenile female scalloped hammerhead shark made its official debut at the Aquarium of the Pacific on August 29.
August 1, 2018
Hang Out With More Than 11,000 Animals at the Aquarium During Summer Late Nights
Those who visit the Aquarium during Discounted Summer Late Nights will enter for just $14.95 after 5:00 p.m.
August 1, 2018
New Citizen Science Program Tracks Giant Sea Bass
Citizen scientists who upload photos of giant sea bass can help scientists learn more about this endangered fish and its habitat.
July 5, 2018
Save the Vaquita Day July 7 at the Aquarium
The Aquarium will host activities and education booths to build public awareness of the vaquita and the threats that have brought it to the brink of extinction.
July 4, 2018
Press Cruise: Endangered Blue Whales Spotted Off Long Beach
The Aquarium of the Pacific and Harbor Breeze Cruises invite the media to set sail for the chance to see these whales while learning recent findings about them and other whales on Friday, July 6.
June 6, 2018
Cuban-American Artist and Explorer to Present Art Exhibit at Aquarium of the Pacific and Bilingual Lecture
Andrés Pruna will present his first art exhibition at the Aquarium of the Pacific and a lecture titled One Man’s Journey in Pursuit of Art in Nature.
June 5, 2018
Aquarium’s Great Hall to Fill With Music for Long Beach Chorale’s Summer Concert
In celebration of the Aquarium of the Pacific’s 20th anniversary, the Long Beach Chorale will perform a summer evening concert on Sunday, June 10, 2018, amongst the fish.
June 4, 2018
Aquarium Curates 20th Anniversary Lecture Series
Evening lectures give an inside look at the Aquarium’s history, development, and achievements since its opening in 1998.
June 2, 2018
Celebrate Pacific Island Cultures During the Aquarium’s 15th Annual Pacific Islander Festival
Experience dance, music, and cultural artifacts of the Pacific Islands on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, at the Aquarium.