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Great Hall filled with nighttime dinner guests below a model blue whale

Aquarium Raises over $700,000 to Support its Mission

Community leaders and philanthropists attended the Blue Whale Gala and Whale’s Tail After Party, an event created to showcase and raise funds for the non-profit Aquarium’s education and conservation initiatives

Two penguins with their wings outstretched underwater

New Penguins—Inca and Milo—Make Their Debut at the Aquarium of the Pacific

The Aquarium of the Pacific is welcoming two new Magellanic penguins—Inca and Milo.

A small northern tidewater goby fish inside a viewing container

Rescued Northern Tidewater Gobies Return to their Home in the Santa Monica Mountains

The fish, which were rescued after the Palisades Fire, play an important role in the local ecosystem

a pink five armed sea star clings to rocks

Groundbreaking Settlement of Frozen Giant Pink Star Larvae Inspires Hope for Critically Endangered Sunflower Star Conservation

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Sunflower Star Laboratory, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Aquarium of the Pacific, and partners continue work to save sunflower stars from extinction.

two people smiling; one person is holding a glass object

Aquarium announces Mike Seckington as the recipient of the inaugural Ivolou R. Corston Volunteer Service Award

Aquarium’s new volunteer award celebrates the memory of Ivolou R. Corston and her impact as an Aquarium volunteer

A teal colored design with a whale and two music notes over some waves all with a black background

Free, family-friendly opera coming to the Aquarium

Long Beach Opera’s education team presents the American debut of Acquaprofonda at the Aquarium on July 12 and 13, 2025

yellow-brown bull kelp floats at the water's surface

Kelp Helps All of Us

Learn about two regional species of kelp featured on the Aquarium’s Marine Species Report Card, the benefits of kelp, and conservation efforts underway

an educator holds a model for young students while they all stand at a table

Bringing the Ocean to Catalina

A Mobile Ocean Classroom Story

a baby sunflower star with short, little arms

Little Sea Stars with Big Importance

For our first time, a critically endangered sunflower sea star “baby” is on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

red, yellow and orange sea star species and green sea anemones next to a small kelp stalk

The Debut of Our Living Coastline at the Aquarium of the Pacific

The reimagining of the California Terrace focuses on coastal habitats including shores, wetlands, and tidepools.

feather star on a rock with its dark colored rays with light green "hairs" curling

Feather Stars Featured in Stars of the Sea

Learn about how the feather star and its uniqueness in the “constellation” of sea stars species

People holding certificates standing in front of a screen that says, &quot;High Tide Student Film Festival&quot;

Aquarium of the Pacific Announces Winners of Its High Tide Student Film Festival

Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, founding presenting sponsors of the High Tide Student Film Festival, provide funding to the Aquarium to ensure that this festival continues and prospers over the next nine years

two SCUBA divers standing in shallow water

In Search of “Little” Fish to Further Conservation Research

Aquarium staff traveled to the Pacific Northwest to aid in an underwater survey on young rockfish.

a dark brown wolf walking on snowy ground

Aquarium of the Pacific Co-Publishes Research that Reveals the Most Effective Methods to Protect Cattle from Wolves

Nonlethal control of wolves offers a win-win for ranchers and for conservation

underwater close up of a green sea turtle with a missing flipper

Aquarium Staff Help Two Green Sea Turtles

Aquarium of the Pacific staff were able to free an entangled green sea turtle and rescue another green sea turtle that needed immediate medical attention in early March thanks to a partnership and permit with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) West Coast Region

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