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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.

Otter

Credit: Robbin Riggs

a yellow-orange colored jelly with dark orange tentacles

May 20, 2026

Aquarium of the Pacific Debuts New Jelly Dreamscapes Gallery

Step into the captivating world of sea jellies in a new immersive experience at the Aquarium

Stage with winners red curtain and festival logo

May 4, 2026

Aquarium of the Pacific Announces Winners of Its Sixth Annual High Tide Student Film Festival

Student filmmakers share compelling ocean narratives with financial support from the film festival’s founding presenting sponsors, Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg

Adult otter holding an otter pup swimming on their backs at the surface of the water

April 29, 2026

The Aquarium of the Pacific Welcomes Two New Sea Otters

The public can now see Rey, an adult female otter, and a pup named Sunny at the Sea Otter Habitat

composite image of a cabezon fish, horn shark and a sheep crab with a blue bground

April 25, 2026

The Aquarium of the Pacific Adds Three New Species to Its Marine Species Report Card, A Free Public Resource

Research on three new marine species—the cabezon, horn shark, and sheep crab—provides a closer look at how their populations are doing in Southern California

Close up of the right side of green sea turtle

April 8, 2026

For the First Time, the Aquarium Invites the Public to See Meatloaf—A More Than Two-Hundred Pound Rescued Sea Turtle

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

A giant Pacific octopus close up

March 25, 2026

The Aquarium of the Pacific Mourns the Loss of Ghost, the Giant Pacific Octopus

The beloved octopus entered senescence in September 2025, marking the final phase of her life natural life cycle, and passed away on March 24

Collage of portraits of CELP Scholars from the 2026 cohort arranged in a grid with a green giant kelp logo with white fish in the bottom corner

March 16, 2026

Aquarium of the Pacific Announces Recipients of Its 2026 CELP Scholar Program

Aquarium announces the fifteen recipients of the third Community, Equity, Learning, and Persistence (CELP) Scholar Program and awards each of the students $10,000 to support their academic pursuits related to the ocean at Southern California higher education institutions.

Three people in dark blue uniforms wade int he water holding a turtle

February 27, 2026

Porkchop, a Rescued Green Sea Turtle, Returns Home After Receiving Care and Rehabilitation at the Aquarium Of The Pacific

Aquarium staff rehabilitated the rescued sea turtle for nearly a year before its release

turtle that is missing a front right flipper swimming underwater

January 28, 2026

Aquarium of the Pacific Opens New Area Dedicated to Sea Turtle Rehabilitation

The public can now see a rescued sea turtle in the new rehabilitation area and through accompanying displays learn about the Aquarium’s work in helping these animals

close up of a Magellanic penguin's black and white head with a green background

November 28, 2025

The Aquarium of the Pacific Welcomes New Penguin, Rosie, Ahead of the Holiday Season

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

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