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Outdoor Admission

Explore our outdoor exhibits, including sharks, penguins, seals and sea lions, lorikeets and the ray, moon jelly, sharks, and horseshoe crab touch areas.

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Aquarium Remains Open with Outdoor Exhibits Only

Outdoor exhibits feature sharks, penguins, seals, sea lions, and lorikeets. Visitors can touch moon jellies, sharks, and rays and feed the lorikeets.

Sustainability for All
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More than You Ever Imagined

The Aquarium offers extensive education programming for all ages, connects the arts and sciences to inspire and engage, gathers experts to tackle critical environmental issues, serves and engages local communities, and conserves endangered species and ecosystems.

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Live Classes and Activities

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Live Exhibit Views

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Exploring Sustainable Seafood

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Oct 29
1:00 PM

Exploring Sustainable Seafood
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Oct 30
9:00 AM

Tidepool Habitats
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Oct 30
10:00 AM

Squid Dissection

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Moon Jelly Feed Experience

Feed the Moon Jellies on Harbor Terrace

Purchase a cup of tiny brine shrimp to gently pour over the jellies and watch as they collect the food with their stinging tentacles.
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Book Your Seal and Sea Lion Experience

Join our animal husbandry staff before the Aquarium opens as they feed and care for our seals and sea lions. This exclusive experience is available on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 8:15 a.m.
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Now Accepting Applications for African American Scholar Program

The Aquarium will award $50,000 each year to support African American students who demonstrate a commitment to studies related to careers in the aquarium field.
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The Aquarium connects people with conservation, both onsite and in the field.

Education and outreach programs teach visitors and schoolchildren about important conservation issues, like climate change and biodiversity loss. Staff members and volunteers also participate in field work, including endangered species rescue and habitat clean-ups.

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Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 590-3100

The Aquarium of the Pacific’s mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems. Founded in June 1998, the Aquarium of the Pacific is a 501©3 non-profit organization.

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