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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 6, 2018
Three Penguin Chicks to Make a Splash on Exhibit at the Aquarium
The chicks will leave the nursery to join their parents and siblings in the Aquarium’s June Keyes Penguin Habitat on September 13, 2018.
September 6, 2018
Adopt a Penguin Chick for a Chance to Suggest a Name
The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Adopt an Animal program allows anyone to symbolically adopt one of the Aquarium’s animals.
September 6, 2018
Aquarium Hosts 17th Annual Baja Splash Cultural Festival September 29 and 30
Aquarium’s festival celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month and features dance and music performances, bilingual environmental programs, arts and crafts, and a special annual award ceremony.
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.