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News Articles

Group of people dressed up wearing blue lanyards

September 29, 2025

Aquarium of the Pacific Invites Southern California College Students to Apply To its CELP Scholar Program

Recipients of the program will have the opportunity to network, participate in community building events to explore STEM career paths, join a growing community of peers, and will each be awarded $10,000

A green sea turtle raises its head with a blue tarp beneath

September 19, 2025

Aquarium of the Pacific Releases a Rescued Green Sea Turtle into the Wild after Rehabilitation

The sea turtle was rescued, brought to the Aquarium for medical care and rehabilitation, and was released at Seal Beach

Pinkish red octopus in profile

September 17, 2025

Philanthropy Highlights Fall 2025

Learn how to help support the Aquarium’s mission in the long term.

Underside of a purple colored sea star

September 17, 2025

Aquarium Accolades Fall 2025

Read about Aquarium honorees from our community.

Three sea lions barking on rocks

September 17, 2025

Animal Updates for Fall 2025

Read about conservation work, new penguins, and an updated shorebirds habitat.

Four blue fish swimming near coral

September 17, 2025

What’s New for Fall 2025?

Learn what Aquarium fun is on the horizon for this fall.

Giant Pacific octopus named Ghost

September 15, 2025

Ghost, the Giant Pacific Octopus

Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus, has laid eggs and entered senescence.

Orange Garibaldi fish swimming near kelp

August 20, 2025

Aquarium of the Pacific Partners with UC Environmental Stewards for Climate-Change Education and Service Course

The UC Climate Stewards certification course was co-designed with the Aquarium to provide community members ways to enhance ecosystem resilience locally in the face of climate change

color artwork of a coral reef under a wave with a yellow sun on a red background

August 15, 2025

New Art Display at Aquarium “Makes Waves” Around the World

Printed Oceans artwork collection highlights urgent ocean issues

Two people lift a turtle onto a towel on the edge of a boat

August 11, 2025

Rescued Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Returns Home After Receiving Months of Care at the Aquarium of the Pacific

The turtle was rescued in December 2024 on Pismo Beach, transferred to the Aquarium of the Pacific where it received care and recovered, and released in the open ocean

close up of a speckled, yellow-green fish

August 1, 2025

Connecting with Nature in Unexpected Places

Aquarium of the Pacific’s Naturalist Program volunteers share results of wildlife sightings made during the City Nature Challenge and Snapshot Cal Coast

two people using long, silvery-colored grabbers to collect trash in a blue bag

July 31, 2025

Volunteers Removed Hundreds of Pounds of Trash from Local Beach in One Day

Cleaning up our beaches after holidays and beyond

Three amber-colored California red-legged tadpoles looking slight up towards the right.

July 15, 2025

Hundreds of California red-legged frog tadpoles raised at Aquarium of the Pacific released in the Santa Monica Mountains

Biologists rescued the threatened species, after extreme weather and wildfire disrupted native breeding grounds, as part of an emergency effort after the LA wildfires

Great Hall filled with nighttime dinner guests below a model blue whale

July 2, 2025

Aquarium Raises over $700,000 to Support its Mission

Community leaders and philanthropists attended the Blue Whale Gala and Whale’s Tail After Party, an event created to showcase and raise funds for the non-profit Aquarium’s education and conservation initiatives

Two penguins with their wings outstretched underwater

July 1, 2025

New Penguins—Inca and Milo—Make Their Debut at the Aquarium of the Pacific

The Aquarium of the Pacific is welcoming two new Magellanic penguins—Inca and Milo.