Aquarium News

Aquarium’s Teen Climate Fest (Apr 25–26) celebrated Earth Day with activities such as teen-authored book readings, honoring Councilmember Kristina Duggan with the Corinne Monroe Earth Day award, and sharing the news of the update to the Marine Species Report Card

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.

The Aquarium of the Pacific is announcing the winners of its sixth annual High Tide Student Film Festival. The festival, presented by Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, encourages Southern California high school and college students to explore science and conservation through creative visual storytelling.

The Boeing Company presents a check in support of the Aquarium’s education programs.

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

The 2026 UC Climate Stewards course at the Aquarium of the Pacific begins on Earth Day. The course includes in-person classes, hands-on fieldwork, community engagement, and stewardship projects. The Aquarium shares how the first cohort of Climate Stewards is making a difference.

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

Aquarium of the Pacific earns AZA accreditation after an independent, multi-day review confirming excellence in animal care, welfare, education, conservation, governance, and operations standards.

Aquarium announces the recipient of its 2026 Ivolou R. Corston Award. Charter volunteer Becky Katzen received the award for her mentorship and positive impact across the Aquarium of the Pacific.

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

Aquarium staff provide wildlife recovery support in Ventura through its role in the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN)

Aquarium announces the fifteen recipients of the third Community, Equity, Learning, and Persistence (CELP) Scholar Program and awards each of the students $10,000 to support their academic pursuits related to the ocean at Southern California higher education institutions.

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.

The Aquarium honored Black in Marine Science for advancing marine science and community support during its African American Festival award ceremony.