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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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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.
March 11, 2017
Aquarium Offers Free Admission to SCUBA Divers During 16th Annual Divers Day
Dive in to the Aquarium of the Pacific’s 16th annual Divers Day Festival on Saturday, March 11 to experience live dive demonstrations and to meet more than 11,000 animals.
March 1, 2017
Aquarium Of The Pacific Hosts Its Annual Earth Day Celebration
Learn what you can do to help our ocean planet while visiting the Aquarium of the Pacific for its annual Earth Day Celebration on April 22 and 23.