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2019 Photographers Night Photo Contest Winners
The special event gives photographers of all skill levels the opportunity to learn skills, test new equipment, and bring their arsenals from home to photograph the Aquarium’s animals and exhibits with...
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Members of Congress Visit Pacific Visions Wing
On November 2, the Aquarium hosted U.S. Congressional Representatives Alan Lowenthal of California and Garret Graves of Louisiana for a meeting and tour of the new Pacific Visions wing. The visit was...
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2019 Aquarium Gift Guide
Enhanced Aquarium experiences The Aquarium offers several options for transforming your regular visit into a special occasion. These range from behind-the-scenes tours offered at several time slots...
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Record Number of Volunteers Removed 315 Pounds of Trash on Clean-Up Day
Nearly 200 volunteers, almost twice as many as the previous year, removed 315 pounds of trash from the beach.About half of the participants were corporate volunteers, including a group of thirty from...
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Aquarium Holidays and Winter Activities
Come celebrate the holiday season at the Aquarium, with daily festivities during Aquarium Holidays held December 7 through 23, the annual Holiday Treats for the Animals festival on December 7 and 8,...
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Massive Sea Urchin Sculpture Installed on Aquarium’s Front Plaza
The Aquarium unveiled a new art installation on its front plaza on November 27. The massive sculpture of a sea urchin with spines that light up at night was created by a group of artists and engineers...
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New Sea Jellies Now on View Were Cultured at the Aquarium
Helvola sea nettles bred at the Aquarium are now on view in the Northern Pacific Gallery. This is the first time an aquarium in the United States has successfully cultured and raised this species....
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Top Aquarium Achievements in 2019
The new Pacific Visions wing, which opened to the public on May 24, 2019, is the Aquarium’s first major expansion and makes a bold statement on the role of aquariums in society. Pacific Visions...
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More Than You Ever Imagined
Beyond its world-class exhibits, the Aquarium of the Pacific has extensive programming that educates and inspires people of all ages, connects science and the arts, gathers experts to tackle the...
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Things to See and Do at the Aquarium
Visit the Aquarium’s 12,000 animals with your friends and family, and explore the new Pacific Visions wing with an exciting immersive theater, engaging interactive exhibits, and animal displays to...
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Photo Exhibit Showcases Marine Life in Local Tide Pools
An exhibit of photographs by Patsee Ober will be on view at the Aquarium from March 16 to May 16, 2020. Ober will give a talk about her process, equipment, and inspiration in creating the photos on the...
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Aquarium Welcomes a Special Sea Otter and Announces New Role in Helping Sea...
The Aquarium of the Pacific announced today that it will become a partner facility for rehabilitating rescued sea otter pups, rearing them with the help of surrogate mothers, and coordinating their...
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Aquarium and Partners Plan to Release Giant Sea Bass
California State University, Northridge (CSUN), the non-profit Aquarium of the Pacific, and Cabrillo Marine Aquarium have announced a successful joint effort involving raising and releasing juvenile...
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Aquarium Live: The Aquarium’s Online Academy
Here you will find both on-demand videos and activities for all ages and a schedule of interactive live programs with our educators, from virtual classroom sessions to Pacific Pals puppets. This page...
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Aquarium Launches Online Academy
The Aquarium Online Academy includes both on-demand videos and activities for all ages and a schedule of interactive live programs with Aquarium educators. The live shows will include a wide variety of...
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Coral Reefs Exhibit Opens This Summer
The Aquarium’s new summer exhibition focusing on coral reefs will open to the public this summer. Coral Reefs: Nature’s Underwater Cities will showcase the beauty and diversity of coral reefs and their...
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Aquarium Mourns the Loss of Avery the Penguin
Avery was a rescue and had been receiving ongoing medical care for his chronic medical conditions. The Aquarium hopes that tests will reveal more about the cause of death.Avery was one of four...
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Aquarium Films Win Telly Awards
Levers, which plays in the Pacific Visions culmination gallery, won the Silver Telly Award in the Non-Broadcast: Editing category. Bangs Island Mussels, part of the Aquarium’s Ocean to Table series...
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Aquarium Releases Report on Decommissioning Oil Rigs
The Aquarium of the Pacific has released a report on decommissioning offshore oil rigs in California. The report summarizes the proceedings and findings of a forum held at the Aquarium in January....
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Aquarium Announces New Scholarship
The Aquarium’s Board Chair Kathleen Eckert made the announcement in a video.
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Aquarium to Reopen With Safety Measures
Member previews will be held on Friday, June 12, starting at 10:45 a.m. and on Saturday, June 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. The Aquarium will be open to the public on Sunday, June 14, at 9:00 a.m. Regular...
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Aquarium Announces Poetry Contest Winners
We live in the Anthropocene, the most recent geologic epoch…the one in which humans are affecting Earth processes and phenomena on a global scale for the first time in our 200,000 years of history. We...
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Aquarium Remains Open with Outdoor Exhibits Only
Beginning Friday, July 3, through Friday, July 24, the Aquarium of the Pacific will be open with outdoor exhibits only in accordance with state health orders. Those exhibits include the Harbor Terrace...
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Support the Online Academy
The Aquarium is offering opportunities for individuals to support the Online Academy, which provides innovative learning opportunities for students in pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade, as well as...
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Aquarium Announces New CEO
The Aquarium of the Pacific has announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Kareiva as its new president and CEO beginning on August 1, 2020. Current President and CEO Dr. Jerry R. Schubel will retire from...
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Aquarium Online Academy Summer Kids Club
From July 27 to August 21, the Aquarium of the Pacific will offer its Summer Kids Club as part of its Online Academy programming. This will include the existing Online Academy classes bundled with...
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Aquarium Volunteers Logged Over 4,000 Hours for Global Shark Survey
A new landmark study published on July 22 in Nature by Global FinPrint reveals sharks are virtually absent on many of the world’s coral reefs, indicating they are too rare to fulfill their normal role...
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Send a Personal Greeting from a Seal or Sea Lion with Cameo
The Aquarium has joined Cameo, an app that allows you to create a customized personal message from a celebrity or public figure for a friend or loved one. Using the talents and personalities of the...
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Penguin Encounters Now Availabile
The Aquarium is now offering its popular Animal Encounter program with Magellanic penguins daily at 8:30 a.m. Penguin Encounter participants will have the chance to sit next to a penguin as it waddles...
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Aquarium volunteers formed Teen Climate Council
Since that time, the council has hosted workshops on making environmentally friendly household items, designed community outreach materials, and meets monthly to plan and promote action on climate...
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