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
![Sampling of food available at Summer Happy Hour on the Veranda](/images/made_new/images-events-happyhourveranda_004_600_q85.jpg)
July 21, 2017
Summer Happy Hour with the Fishes Friday Afternoons
Aquarium guests can enjoy cocktails, snacks, and live jazz music with a view on the rooftop Veranda overlooking Rainbow Harbor.
![Blue Whale Fluke Horizontal](/images/uploads/bluewhalefluke_areitsma.jpg)
July 18, 2017
Aquarium Discusses Current Conservation Issues Affecting World’s Largest Whale
Endangered blue whales in Southern California are the focus of Aquarium’s whale programs this summer.
![KSullivanNautilus.jpg](/images/made_new/images-news-KSullivanNautilus_600_q85.jpg)
July 18, 2017
Aquarium Staff Member Selected to Explore Ocean Aboard Robert Ballard’s Nautilus
Aquarium educator to participate in groundbreaking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiative exploring deep-sea biology, chemistry, and geology in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
![Plastic cups and straws](/images/news/problem-straw.jpg)
July 10, 2017
Nineteen Top Aquariums Join Forces to Tackle Growing Plastic Pollution Threat Facing Ocean
Aquariums from coast to coast shift away from single-use plastic products and packaging, rally consumers to build market demand for innovative alternatives.
![2017 penguin chick](/images/made_new/images-news-Roxy_Floyd_Chick_3_600_q85.jpg)
July 6, 2017
Penguin Chick Hatches at the Aquarium
Before the chick goes on public view at the Aquarium, it can be seen on the nursery webcam. The chick is currently behind the scenes learning to take food from Aquarium animal care staff members.
![Blue Whale Gala 2017 Group Portrait](/images/made_new/images-events-Blue_Whale_Gala_2017_329_Scott_Smeltzer_600_q85.jpg)
July 6, 2017
Aquarium Honors Dr. Marcia McNutt and Dr. Peter Kareiva as 2017 Ocean Conservation Award Winners
Approximately 480 guests attended the Blue Whale Gala, which raised over $320,000 for the nonprofit Aquarium and its ocean conservation and education initiatives.
![Augustin Fuentes](/images/ad_images/Screen_Shot_2017-04-19_at_6.50.39_PM.png)
June 7, 2017
Aquarium Lecture: The Creative Spark - Imagination and Collaboration in Human Evolution
Scientist and author Agustín Fuentes will discuss and sign copies of his book,The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional.
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June 7, 2017
Save the Vaquita Day at the Aquarium on July 9
You can help the Aquarium of the Pacific protect a critically endangered species andspread the message of conservation on International Save the Vaquita Day.
![Fireworks over the Aquarium of the Pacific](/images/events/AOP-July-4th-400x400.jpg)
June 7, 2017
Celebrate the 4th of July at the Aquarium
Families will be able to witness the ambiance of the Aquarium at night and get a fish-eye view of the Queen Mary fireworks display.
![Alex Hall](/images/events/AHall_Headshot_2013.jpg)
June 7, 2017
Aquarium Lecture: Climate Change, the Sierra Nevada, and Our Water Future
Professor Alex Hall of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and his research team have set out to understand future impacts of climate change on the mountain landscapes we love—and the snowpack upon which California depends for its water resources.