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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
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
July 31, 2025
Volunteers Removed Hundreds of Pounds of Trash from Local Beach in One Day
Cleaning up our beaches after holidays and beyond
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
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
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.
June 18, 2025
Rescued Northern Tidewater Gobies Return to their Home in the Santa Monica Mountains
The fish, which were rescued after the Palisades Fire, play an important role in the local ecosystem
June 17, 2025
Groundbreaking Settlement of Frozen Giant Pink Star Larvae Inspires Hope for Critically Endangered Sunflower Star Conservation
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Sunflower Star Laboratory, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Aquarium of the Pacific, and partners continue work to save sunflower stars from extinction.
June 12, 2025
Aquarium announces Mike Seckington as the recipient of the inaugural Ivolou R. Corston Volunteer Service Award
Aquarium’s new volunteer award celebrates the memory of Ivolou R. Corston and her impact as an Aquarium volunteer
June 11, 2025
Free, family-friendly opera coming to the Aquarium
Long Beach Opera’s education team presents the American debut of Acquaprofonda at the Aquarium on July 12 and 13, 2025
June 4, 2025
Kelp Helps All of Us
Learn about two regional species of kelp featured on the Aquarium’s Marine Species Report Card, the benefits of kelp, and conservation efforts underway
May 21, 2025
Little Sea Stars with Big Importance
For our first time, a critically endangered sunflower sea star “baby” is on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
May 21, 2025
The Debut of Our Living Coastline at the Aquarium of the Pacific
The reimagining of the California Terrace focuses on coastal habitats including shores, wetlands, and tidepools.
May 21, 2025
Feather Stars Featured in Stars of the Sea
Learn about how the feather star and its uniqueness in the “constellation” of sea stars species