Aquarium News Archive

Aquarium staff have been aiding affected aquatic bird species along the Los Angeles River helping the Oiled Wildlife Care Network.

The Aquarium’s Blue Whale Gala and Summer Splash raised over $900,000 for animal rescue, conservation, education, and care, drawing 950 guests for special programs and sponsor-supported experiences.

In an exciting discovery during a habitat survey, an Aquarium of the Pacific staff member discovered and helped to identify an endangered white abalone for the first time in five years in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

Success with spawning pink stars by optimizing the process to preserve their genetics provides a pathway for spawning critically endangered sunflower sea stars.

The Aquarium of the Pacific hosted guest speakers to discuss new data and predicted impacts related to Southern California’s warming waters. The press briefing was livestreamed to an audience nationwide. Watch the recording of the briefing and read the press release.

Aquarium’s Teen Climate Fest (Apr 25–26) celebrated Earth Day with activities such as teen-authored book readings, honoring Councilmember Kristina Duggan with the Corinne Monroe Earth Day award, and sharing the news of the update to the Marine Species Report Card

Learn about how the Aquarium is continuing to actively spawn the endangered marine snail, white abalone. Aquarium staff had a successful spawning event this year.

The Boeing Company presents a check in support of the Aquarium’s education programs.

You can now see two new sea otters—a rescued female pup named Sunny and an adult female named Rey. Both sea otters were deemed nonreleasable to the wild by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The hope is that when matured both otters will be surrogate mothers, so that more orphaned sea otter pups have a chance to return to the wild.

Aquarium of the Pacific added three new SoCal species to its free Marine Species Report Card, engaging the public in conservation with expert research and species data

The 2026 UC Climate Stewards course at the Aquarium of the Pacific begins on Earth Day. The course includes in-person classes, hands-on fieldwork, community engagement, and stewardship projects. The Aquarium shares how the first cohort of Climate Stewards is making a difference.

Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific will be able to see Meatloaf in the new sea turtle rehabilitation area starting on April 8, 2026

Aquarium staff provide wildlife recovery support in Ventura through its role in the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN)

After receiving nearly one year of rehabilitation and medical care at the Aquarium of the Pacific, a rescued green sea turtle has made its way back into the ocean.

Collect Marine Species Report Card trading cards at the Aquarium of the Pacific in 2026! Explore exhibits, earn cards monthly, and learn about species through their stories and conservation efforts.