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Please see below for our recent press releases. Digital images and b-roll video are available on request; please contact our public relations team.
Robbin Riggs
June 8, 2022
Aquarium Celebrates World Ocean Day on June 8 with Free Online Classes and a Live Broadcast on TikTok
The Aquarium of the Pacific is celebrating World Ocean Day, which takes place on June 8, with special offerings you can participate in online and by inviting the public to visit its new exhibition highlighting baby animals.
June 1, 2022
High Tide Student Film Festival Will Showcase Short Films on Ocean Science and Conservation
The festival, presented by Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, encourages students in ninth to twelfth grade to explore science and conservation through creative visual storytelling.
May 31, 2022
Penguin Chick Hatches at the Aquarium
The chick is currently in a nest with its parents in one of the burrows behind the scenes of the June Keyes Penguin Habitat, and you will be able to visit the live webcam to see the nest.
May 27, 2022
Babies On Board…And Lots of Them at the Aquarium in the New Babies! Exhibition
Learn how staff members care for little ones at the Aquarium and its role in helping threatened and endangered species, including frogs, fish, sea turtles, and sea otters.
November 19, 2021
Aquarium Conservation Partnership Honors Members of Congress for Protecting the Ocean and Supporting Aquariums Through The Pandemic
La Jolla, California; November 18, 2021: Today, the Aquarium Conservation Partnership honored Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Senator Roy Blunt, and U.S. Representatives Alan Lowenthal, Nydia Velázquez, and Don Young for their support of aquariums, and ocean and freshwater conservation priorities.
March 10, 2021
Celebrate Kids With The Aquarium Of The Pacific’s 16th Annual International Children’s Festival
Aquarium invites everyone to tune in to this free, live-streaming virtual event
March 9, 2021
Aquarium of the Pacific Launches Its First High School Film Contest
SoCal students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit short films for the chance to win cash prizes and be featured in the Aquarium’s High Tide Student Film Festival
February 24, 2021
Aquarium of the Pacific Hosts 19th Annual African-American Festival
Aquarium celebrates African and African-American cultures through this live-streaming virtual event
February 16, 2021
Aquarium of the Pacific Announces the Recipients of its African American Scholar Program
Everyone is invited to tune into the award ceremony, which takes place at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time during the Aquarium’s virtual African-American Festival on February 27, 2021
January 29, 2021
Aquarium of the Pacific To Reopen Outdoor Exhibits to the Public Starting on Saturday, January 30, 2021
Touch sharks, rays, and sea jellies and visit penguins, sea lions, seals, and other animals in the Aquarium’s expansive outdoor areas while indoor areas remain closed