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Aquarium helps endangered fish impacted by the recent wildfires

The Aquarium of the Pacific is providing a temporary home for northern tidewater gobies directly impacted by ash and chemicals from the ongoing Palisades Fire.

Two divers taking a step into the water off a dock

Aquarium Dive Volunteers Help Further Knowledge on Our Ocean

To assist with conservation projects in local waters, a new team of volunteer divers has completed the Aquarium of the Pacific scientific diving program.

Monarch butterfly on a purple flower

Helping Monarch Butterflies

The Aquarium is approaching its ten-year anniversary in saving these butterflies and shares ideas on how you can help.

Four hands holding tools surrounding a crab

Caring for Crustaceans with Creativity

An aquarist cares for crabs in need of new shells in a new, inventive way, by using non-toxic epoxy, molding, and paint.

Green sea turtle facing the water on a blue tarp.

Aquarium of the Pacific Releases Rescued Green Sea Turtle Into the Wild After Surgery and Rehabilitation

The sixty-pound turtle was rescued earlier this month with a fishing hook in its right shoulder.

Loggerhead turtle on the edge of a boat awaiting release.

Aquarium of the Pacific Releases Rehabilitated Loggerhead Sea Turtle Off the Southern California Coast

The Aquarium is also announcing the construction of a new space to help rescued sea turtles and invites the public to help support the cause.

zebra shark pup in tank

Helping Sharks through Ground-Breaking Research

Aquarium study shows how ultrasounds can be used to evaluate zebra shark eggs and embryos, which will play a role in efforts to reproduce and repopulate this endangered species.

Aquarium of the Pacific Senior Aquarist Jay Harvey studies corals in a protected reef area in Guam.

Lending a Helping Hand to Corals

Aquarium of the Pacific staff aid coral restoration efforts in Guam.

close up of a loggerhead sea turtle

Aquarium Caring for Rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The Aquarium is providing care and rehabilitation to a rescued loggerhead sea turtle with the hopes of releasing it back into the wild

Aquarium staff kneels behind a kennel with a pelican emerging with wings wide

Rescued Pelicans Impacted by Deadly Mass Stranding Event Get a Second Chance After Rehabilitation

Staff from the Aquarium of the Pacific assist with the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center’s emergency effort to rehabilitate the sick birds and some pelicans are returning home

sea turtle with tag entering the ocean on a beach

Aquarium of the Pacific Veterinary Team Releases Endangered Sea Turtle to the Wild After its Rescue and Recovery from Surgery

Aquarium staff members transported the green sea turtle to the water’s edge and released it near the mouth of the San Gabriel River

sea otter surrogate mom millie with baby sea otter

For the First Time in its History, Aquarium of the Pacific Pairs Releasable Rescued Sea Otter Pup with Surrogate Otter Mom

The goal of the pairing is for the baby otter to learn the survival skills needed to return to the wild.

closeup of white abalone

Charting the Next Five Years for the Endangered White Abalone

White Abalone Outplanting Workshop co-hosted by the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrated accomplishments and strategized the conservation efforts for the next five years.

A Sunflower Sea Star with its 18 limbs extended out.

Successful Spawning and Cross-Fertilization Bring Hope for the Critically Endangered Sunflower Sea Star

Aquarium of the Pacific, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, California Academy of Sciences, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Sunflower Star Laboratory and partners continue work to save this species from extinction.

side view of rescued sea turtle swimming in bright aquamarine water

Aquarium of the Pacific Helps Endangered Sea Turtle After Its Rescue

Aquarium staff members performed surgery on the turtle and are caring for it behind the scenes as it recovers

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