Accolades

20th anniversary
September 24, 2018
Aquarium Announces Winners of 20th Anniversary Art Contest
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Aquarium held an art contest presented by JetBlue throughout the summer of 2018. The top twenty entrants were selected to win a round-trip flight on JetBlue.

News
July 31, 2017
Aquarium Awarded by Local Children’s Hospital
The Aquarium was presented with the 2017 Friend of Child Life Award from Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach in July.

News
May 25, 2017
Aquarium Honored as Founding Member of The Climate Registry
The Aquarium was honored by The Climate Registry with a Special Recognition Award as one of its founding members and a participant in Southern California Edison’s Cool Planet Project.
News
May 8, 2017
Aquarium Wins Prestigious MUSE Award
The Aquarium, in collaboration with Cortina Productions, has won a 2017 MUSE Award from the American Alliance of Museums for a video telling the story of the Aquarium’s first major expansion, the Pacific Visions wing.

News
November 10, 2016
Photographers Night Photo Contest 2016 Winners
The Aquarium’s 8th annual Photographers Night was held in October, and guests were invited to submit their work for an exclusive photo contest. Here are the winners.

Accolades
November 7, 2016
Aquarium Earns 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator, a nonprofit organization that aims to provide donors with information to guide their charitable decisions, recognized the Aquarium for strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency.

Accolades
July 11, 2016
Aquarium Wins Award for Use of GIS to Tell Story of Endangered Fish
The story map was created to connect the public with the Southern California Steelhead exhibit and tell the story of this endangered fish.