Newsroom
Please see below for our recent press releases. Digital images and b-roll video are available on request; please contact our public relations team.
![Otter](/images/popups/20130302_AOPotter_maggAFE2_RR.jpg)
Credit: Robbin Riggs
![Dancers perform at Southeast Asia Day](/images/made_new/images-events-ev_SEAsiaDay2010_600_q85.jpg)
October 9, 2018
Aquarium’s 14th Annual Southeast Asia Day Celebrates Vibrant Local Communities
Dance, music, and crafts from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, and Myanmar transform the Aquarium into an international destination.
![A young man in a canoe fishes near a fish farm at sunset.](/images/made_new/images-news-Brian_Skerry_Aquaculture_exhibit_600_q85.jpg)
October 8, 2018
National Geographic Photographer’s Aquaculture Exhibit to be Displayed for the First Time at the Aquarium
Discover the world of marine aquaculture through the images of underwater photographer Brian Skerry.
![Woman in lab coat looks at samples in a microscope with fresh produce in the background.](/images/made_new/images-events-Agriculture_600_q85.jpg)
September 19, 2018
Aquarium Evening Course Will Examine How We Will Feed Over 2 Billion More People by 2100
Experts will explore how humanity will find ways to feed an increasing population while adapting to changes in climate and advances in science.
![Green sea turtle in transport kennel before release Sept. 2018](/images/made_new/images-news-9_18_18_sea_turtle_release1_600_q85.jpg)
September 18, 2018
Rescued Sea Turtle Returns to the Wild After Receiving Veterinary Care at the Aquarium
Members of the Aquarium of the Pacific’s veterinary and animal husbandry staff will release a rehabilitated green sea turtle in Seal Beach, California, on September 18, 2018.
![The three penguin chicks hatched in 2018 stand in a group in front of a blank white background](/images/made_new/images-news-PenguinChicksbyRobinRiggs2018_600_q85.jpg)
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.
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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.
![Peruvian dancer](/images/made_new/images-events-raices_2_600_q85.jpg)
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.
![The Chumash Family Singers](/images/made_new/images-events-ev_Chumash_600_q85.jpg)
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.
![Scalloped hammerhead shark swims past viewing window of holding aquarium](/images/uploads/Corpus_1.jpg)
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.
![Aquarium exterior at night with red sky](/images/events/aquarium_at_night.jpg)
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.