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Aquarium Celebrates 15th Anniversary
The Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates its fifteenth anniversary on June 20, 2013. With 1.5 million visitors annually, the institution is the fourth-highest-attended aquarium in the United States.
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The Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates its fifteenth anniversary on June 20, 2013. With 1.5 million visitors annually, the institution is the fourth-highest-attended aquarium in the United States.
We kicked off our July with spectacular whale sightings and it has only been getting better! We have been seeing at least three blue whales per trip and even fin whales and minkes as well! In the month of July we had NINTEY-FOUR blue whale sightings alone! Keep reading to find out more!
Marine life photographs by scientist Dr. Edith Widder have been digitally enhanced by photographer Dr. Steve Bernstein.
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ConservationCitizen Science Project Seeks VolunteersVolunteers meet monthly to count green sea turtles in the San Gabriel River in Long Beach. |
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Seafood for the FutureSeafood for the Future Website Provides New ResourcesSeafood for the Future is working with its partner restaurants to improve transparency and consumer awareness. |
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AnimalsPenguin Chicks Hatch at the AquariumTwo Magellanic Penguin chicks hatched at the Aquarium in June. First-time parents Floyd and Roxy, residents of the Aquarium’s June Keyes Penguin Habitat, incubated both eggs. |
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MilestoneAquarium Welcomes 20 Millionth VisitorOn July 26 the Aquarium of the Pacific welcomed its 20 millionth visitor, Andrea Chastain from La Mirada, California. |
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ArtsPhotography Exhibit Features Art-Science CollaborationMarine life photographs by scientist Dr. Edith Widder have been digitally enhanced by photographer Dr. Steve Bernstein. |
Two Magellanic Penguin chicks hatched at the Aquarium in June. First-time parents Floyd and Roxy, residents of the Aquarium’s June Keyes Penguin Habitat, incubated both eggs.
Volunteers meet monthly to count green sea turtles in the San Gabriel River in Long Beach.
Jim Hellemn recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on April 23, 2013. His photography has appeared in National Geographic magazine and at the American Museum of Natural History.