When Perry Hampton arrived in Long Beach in February of 1997 from Baltimore, one of his first duties was to help establish holding facilities for the many animals they would soon begin to accumulate for the Aquarium’s exhibits. These facilities provided interesting challenges and had them improvising creative solutions to problems on a daily basis. Perry Hampton is the Director of Husbandry at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
Aquarium History
A History of the Aquarium of the Pacific
Since opening on June 20, 1998, the Aquarium has achieved many milestones over the past ten years, including our successes in animal breeding, ocean education, celebrating cultural diversity, volunteerism, and more.
As a nonprofit organization, we thank all of our more than 12 million guests, tens of thousands of members, generous donors, the City of Long Beach, and our dedicated employees and volunteers for 10 outstanding years.
