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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.
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May 2, 2017
Aquarium Opens Our Water Future Friday, May 26
The newly themed area will open on May 26 with interactive exhibits, digital displays, a monarch butterfly garden, and other components.
May 1, 2017
Fish That “Shoot” Water to be Featured in New Exhibit at the Aquarium
They don’t need a bow and arrow to hunt for food. Archerfish shoot water out of their mouth with a powerful blast to hunt insects near the surface of the water.
April 7, 2017
Students Enjoy Aquarium Visit During the Grand Prix Thanks to Funding from Premier Long Beach
Since 2003 Premier Long Beach has donated more than $148,000 in scholarship funds, providing Aquarium visits for more than 19,500 students.
April 5, 2017
Explore Southern California’s Coast at Aquarium’s Urban Ocean Festival, April 29-30
The Aquarium of the Pacific will host its eighth annual Urban Ocean Festival on Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, 2017.
April 5, 2017
Celebrate Southern California’s Unique Coast at Aquarium’s Urban Ocean Festival
Members of the media are invited to preview the Aquarium’s Urban Ocean Festival on Thursday, April 12, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
April 4, 2017
AZA-Accredited Aquariums and Zoos Announce $1 Million for Emergency Rescue Plan to Save the Vaquita
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and over 100 of its members have pledged over $1 million toward the emergency rescue of the vaquita porpoise, the world’s most endangered marine mammal.
April 4, 2017
Embark On Urban Ocean Cruises And Explore A Place Where Wildlife And Human Life Coexist
During this two-hour voyage you can explore the urban ocean around the shores of Long Beach and San Pedro.
April 1, 2017
Celebrate Kids at the Aquarium’s 11th Annual International Children’s Festival
The Aquarium of the Pacific’s twelfth annual International Children’s Festival is a special festival for kids on the weekend of April 1-2, 2017.
March 22, 2017
Seal Celebrates Senior Birthday At The Aquarium
She’s turning 21, and she is a senior! The public is invited to join Shelby the harbor seal to celebrate her over-the-wave birthday on Wednesday, March 22.
March 15, 2017
New Penguin to Waddle on Exhibit March 15
Admiral Fancy Pants, a two-year-old male Magellanic Penguin, will waddle on exhibit before the Aquarium of the Pacific opens on Wednesday, March 15.