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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

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

Giant Pacific octopus named Ghost

Ghost, the Giant Pacific Octopus

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

Orange Garibaldi fish swimming near kelp

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

A small northern tidewater goby fish inside a viewing container

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

a pink five armed sea star clings to rocks

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.

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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

A teal colored design with a whale and two music notes over some waves all with a black background

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

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