Aquarium News Archive

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.

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.

One of the world’s largest seahorses debuts in the Aquarium’s SoCal Spotlight exhibit; explore El Niño’s impact and its vulnerable conservation status.

Jelly Dreamscapes, opening at the Aquarium on May 23, 2026, immerses guests in a gallery filled with hundreds of sea jellies from around the world set amidst meditative lighting and dream-like soundscapes.

The public can now see Rosie in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat.

Aquarium remodels the Shorebird Sanctuary

Printed Oceans artwork collection highlights urgent ocean issues

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

For our first time, a critically endangered sunflower sea star “baby” is on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

The reimagining of the California Terrace focuses on coastal habitats including shores, wetlands, and tidepools.

Learn about how the feather star and its uniqueness in the “constellation” of sea stars species

The film by Director Chris Stanford illuminates the heart and soul of Aquarium animal care staff

A collaboration with Tongva illustrator adds to the story in the reimagined Southern California Gallery

Join us as the Aquarium celebrates its 25th Anniversary with new exhibits, events, and programs highlighting the remarkable natural world right outside our door. Southern California Gallery Now Open.

In March the Aquarium’s penguin care team opened the nine nesting burrows in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat, giving our Magellanic penguins the opportunity to claim a burrow and start building a nest in preparation for breeding season.