What's New
What’s New at the Aquarium This Spring
This season at the Aquarium, see a new show in the Ocean Theater, visit your favorite animals, and take part in our cultural festivals and events celebrating our ocean planet.
From The Aquarium Blog
May 16, 2019
Sea Otter’s New Point of View
After a meal, all good little sea otters brush their teeth. Ollie the sea otter recently learned how to have her teeth brushed. She also helped me capture a unique point of view while she ate.
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Pacific Visions |
Pacific Visions Exterior Construction Completed
Exterior construction and landscaping has been completed for Pacific Visions, the Aquarium’s first major expansion, which opens to the public on May 24, 2019.
Recent News
Animals | Research
Aquarium Partners with CSULB to Study Shark Adaptations
Investigating how some sharks are specially adapted to be able to “walk” on their pectoral fins to move between aquatic and land environments.
Animals
Aquarium Mourns the Loss of Charlie the Sea Otter
Charlie passed away on Monday, April 22, at the age of twenty-two. He was oldest southern sea otter living at a zoo or aquarium.
Conservation
Aquarium Continues Efforts to Avoid Single-Use Plastic
On Earth Day 2019 the Aquarium of the Pacific, along with nearly two dozen other aquariums across the United States, is committing to new practices to bring the facility closer to eliminating single-use plastic.
Arts
Aquarium Displays Port of Long Beach PHOTO Exhibit
As part of its 20th Anniversary celebration, the Aquarium is displaying an exhibit of photographs from the Port of Long Beach’s 2018 PHOTO program presented in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach.
Pacific Visions
Seats Available for Naming in Honda Pacific Visions Theater
Name a seat in honor of a loved one, business, favorite Aquarium animal, an anniversary or wedding, or in memory of a loved one.
