Aquarium News Archive

The Aquarium of the Pacific hosted guest speakers to discuss new data and predicted impacts related to Southern California’s warming waters. The press briefing was livestreamed to an audience nationwide. Watch the recording of the briefing and read the press release.

Learn about how the Aquarium is continuing to actively spawn the endangered marine snail, white abalone. Aquarium staff had a successful spawning event this year.

You can now see two new sea otters—a rescued female pup named Sunny and an adult female named Rey. Both sea otters were deemed nonreleasable to the wild by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The hope is that when matured both otters will be surrogate mothers, so that more orphaned sea otter pups have a chance to return to the wild.

Aquarium of the Pacific added three new SoCal species to its free Marine Species Report Card, engaging the public in conservation with expert research and species data

Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific will be able to see Meatloaf in the new sea turtle rehabilitation area starting on April 8, 2026

The Aquarium is saddened by the loss of Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus who was beloved by staff, guests, and those who learned about her online. Ghost died on March 24 after entering senescence, the natural end-of-life process after laying eggs

After receiving nearly one year of rehabilitation and medical care at the Aquarium of the Pacific, a rescued green sea turtle has made its way back into the ocean.

One of the world’s largest seahorses debuts in the Aquarium’s SoCal Spotlight exhibit; explore El Niño’s impact and its vulnerable conservation status.

Jelly Dreamscapes, opening at the Aquarium on May 23, 2026, immerses guests in a gallery filled with hundreds of sea jellies from around the world set amidst meditative lighting and dream-like soundscapes.

From saving species to serving our community, the Aquarium achieved many accomplishments this past year.

The public can now see Rosie in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat.

The Aquarium is part of the global initiative led by ReShark that is working to restore endangered shark and ray populations

The Aquarium’s Wings of the Pacific show highlights the role of birds in ecosystems

Aquarium remodels the Shorebird Sanctuary

The sea turtle was rescued, brought to the Aquarium for medical care and rehabilitation, and was released at Seal Beach