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News Articles

Reflecting on Practice workshop activity

October 2, 2017

Aquarium Workshops Provide Professional Development for Educators

The Reflecting on Practice workshops use the latest research in ways of learning and teaching to help educators improve their teaching methods.

Green and Black poison dart frog

September 12, 2017

This Fall at the Aquarium

This fall at the Aquarium of the Pacific, visit the FROGS: Dazzling and Disappearing exhibit and take advantage of a full slate of special events, including cultural festivals and holidays.

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August 31, 2017

Six-Year-Old Raises $1,000 for Frog Conservation

Justin Sather is six years old and has loved frogs for most of his life. When he learned that about one-third of frog species are threatened with extinction, he wanted to take action.

2017 penguin chick

August 8, 2017

Baby Penguin Goes on Public View

The Aquarium’s baby Magellanic Penguin that hatched earlier this year will join the rest of the penguins in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat. It will be on exhibit starting August 8.

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August 4, 2017

Aquarium Educator Joins Ocean Expedition

This summer Aquarium educator Katelyn Sullivan was selected as a 2017 AltaSea Nautilus Ambassador and sailed aboard the E/V Nautilus as part of an expedition off the California coast.

Man presents award to woman near a podium

July 31, 2017

Aquarium Awarded by Local Children’s Hospital

The Aquarium was presented with the 2017 Friend of Child Life Award from Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach in July.

Surface of the Big Blue Ocean

July 31, 2017

Aquatic Academy Course: The Ocean and Climate Change

The Aquarium’s Aquatic Academy will explore the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change.

Pacific Visions construction wall

July 26, 2017

All Permanent Aquarium Exhibits Open During Construction

Construction on the Aquarium’s expansion, Pacific Visions, began in spring. While the layout of some facilities has been adjusted, the visitor experience is unaffected by the construction.

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July 17, 2017

Aquarium Education Director Elected President of National Marine Educators Association

David Bader assumed the role of president of the National Marine Educators Association for a year-long term at its annual conference in June.

Black-necked stilt chicks

July 13, 2017

Aquarium Announces Two Baby Shorebirds

Black-Necked Stilts hatch for the first time at the Aquarium in the Shorebird Sanctuary exhibit.

Plastic cups and straws

July 10, 2017

Aquarium Joins Plastic Pollution Campaign

The Aquarium has joined with eighteen other aquariums across the country to raise awareness about the problem of plastic pollution in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and streams.

Construction fence surrounding the Pacific Visions site

June 22, 2017

Pacific Visions Update: Front Plaza Bricks

Commemorative bricks originally installed in the Aquarium’s front plaza are being safely stored during construction.

2017 penguin chick

June 20, 2017

Aquarium Welcomes Baby Penguin

Watch the chick in the nursery on the Aquarium’s live webcam.

Pacific bigeye octopus

June 19, 2017

New Octopus on View

Visit the new north Pacific bigeye octopus in the Northern Pacific Gallery’s Jewels exhibit area.

Brook the sea otter birthday

June 6, 2017

Brook the Sea Otter Turns 20

Brook the sea otter will celebrate her twentieth birthday on Thursday, June 8. She is the oldest female sea otter living at a zoo or aquarium.