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
![Giant Sea Bass Side View](/images/made_new/images-olc-giant_sea_bass_sideview_RRiggs_600_q85.jpg)
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.
![Vaquita Swimming](/images/events/vaquita2_olsen.jpg)
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.
![Blue Whale Fluke](/images/events/bluewhalefluke_areitsma.jpg)
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.
![Andres Pruna](/images/events/andrespruna-250px.jpg)
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.
![Long Beach Chorale Ports of Call logo](/images/events/LBCCO2018art.jpg)
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.
![Aquarium 20th Anniversary Logo](/images/made_new/images-events-20th_Anniversary_4C_RASTER_600_q85.jpg)
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.
![Pair of hula dancers](/images/made_new/images-events-ev_pacificisland_600_q85.jpg)
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.
![View from space of Earth](/images/uploads/earth.jpg)
May 31, 2018
Show Your Love of the Ocean and Learn About Ocean Exploration on World Ocean Day at the Aquarium
Learn about the ways we rely on the ocean and how human activity impacts ocean life and investigate the current state of ocean exploration on World Ocean Day at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
![2018_Blue_Whale_Gala_Logo.jpg](/images/made_new/images-uploads-2018_Blue_Whale_Gala_Logo_600_q85.jpg)
May 24, 2018
Aquarium Announces Ocean Conservation Award Recipients to Be Honored at Its Blue Whale Gala
The Aquarium of the Pacific will host its black-tie Blue Whale Gala on Saturday, June 9, 2018. During the gala, the Aquarium will honor Betty White and Francisco J. Ayala, Ph.D., with the prestigious Ocean Conservation Award.
May 2, 2018
Aquarium Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Special Exhibits, New Animals, and Contests
Everyone is invited to join the Aquarium in celebrating its twentieth year with special events, programs, and exhibits throughout the summer. Learn the fascinating history of its animals and exhibits and meet some new animals.