Pacific Currents

New exhibits at the Aquarium this summer include Horses and Dragons, which will highlight seahorses, seadragons, and their relatives, and Vanishing Animals, which will examine animal extinctions on land and how to prevent extinctions in the ocean.

Strong El Niños bring warmer ocean waters and rainstorms to Southern California, impacting people and marine life. The phenomenon is a natural part of our climate cycle.

Read about California’s drought history, current research, government responses to the drought, and potential solutions.

These otherworldly animals are found in ocean and freshwater environments around the world. The Aquarium debuts new jellies exhibits in summer 2015.

Zoos, aquariums, planetariums, and other institutions now have a tool to help their visitors learn more about our planet and how changes to the environment affect life on Earth. Science on a Sphere is a high-tech display system created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The lifecycle of the Southern California steelhead demonstrates how the ocean and land environments are connected.

Find out about the operations that go into running a world-class aquarium in a typical twenty-four-hour period.

Learn about seahorses and sea dragons, members of the syngnathid family of fishes.

Learn about current expeditions and a recent gathering of ocean explorers.

Learn about the Aquarium’s ocean exploration programming and new Wonders of the Deep exhibit opening this summer. New programs include films, lectures, and live feeds from exploration vessels at sea.