It takes a village! 🧑‍🤝‍🧑💪🦈ALTOur Animal Care team recently completed annual exams on all seven leopard sharks in our Kelp Forest exhibit. From aquarists to veterinarians and volunteers, it takes a...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

11.03.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Now streaming: Monterey Bay’s sublime symphony of...

Now streaming: Monterey Bay’s sublime symphony of whale vocalizations! 🎵🐋Spanning more octaves than a piano, humpback whales sing powerfully into the vast ocean. These songs are beautifully complex,...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

07.03.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Join us in celebrating Women's History Month with...

Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month with Ellen, our senior aquarist who does incredible work with sunflower stars at the Aquarium! 🌟 These once-abundant predators played a key role in keeping...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

06.03.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Calling all California-based ocean champions! 🌊🏆

Calling all California-based ocean champions! 🌊🏆ALTWe need Californians to call Governor Newsom and let him know that you “want SB 54 regulations to move forward without delay, so California can...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

01.03.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Meet Anthony King 🌊👑

Meet Anthony King 🌊👑He’s a senior audio/visual technician. In addition to having a fintastic sense of humor, Anthony’s also responsible for taking care of the technology in front of and behind the...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

01.03.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Sea angels effortlessly capture hearts with their...

ALTSea angels effortlessly capture hearts with their fluttering wings and ethereal transparency. Detailed underwater photos that show off their celestial features are actually closeups – sea angels...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

25.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Small Fish Big Splash Have the courage to swim...

Small Fish Big Splash Have the courage to swim against the current–your actions can lead to the biggest waves of change in ocean conservation.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

21.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We like to keep it fun and educOCEANal over on...

We like to keep it fun and educOCEANal over on YouTube and Twitch!Follow us there for regular live cams of our exhibit animals and special livestreams with our staff! We also have a Discord server...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

19.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Meet Jessica Moore! One of our stellar staff...

Meet Jessica Moore! One of our stellar staff members whose passion and impact ripples across generations! The Aquarium is grateful for dedicated people like Jessica, who bring our mission to life and...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

19.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — They carry their pups on their chests and form...

ALTALTALTALTThey carry their pups on their chests and form rafts to stay safe and warm as they drift together on chilly, choppy waters. 🦦 We love all the adorable and unique ways southern sea otters...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

19.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — 🐧 About a month ago we brayed bon voyage to our...

🐧 About a month ago we brayed bon voyage to our two-year-old penguin, Gerry, as she moved to her new home at the Maryland Zoo.ALTBecause African penguins like Gerry are critically endangered in the...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

19.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Moment of zen

Moment of zenIn a time full of change and uncertainty, allow yourself a gentle break—a kind moment to clear your mind and find peace. Like this bat ray gliding effortlessly through the blue, a shark...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

19.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — What is California doing about plastic pollution?...

What is California doing about plastic pollution? 🤔The Aquarium’s Science Policy Fellow, Cindy Matuch, shares about SB54 and what this groundbreaking new law will mean for California communities and...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

01.02.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — What in the world is going on with plastics? 🌎

What in the world is going on with plastics? 🌎Join the Aquarium’s Science Policy Fellow Cindy Matuch as she shares an update on our work with the Global Plastics Treaty.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

31.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We’re otterly excited to share that Executive...

We’re otterly excited to share that Executive Director Julie Packard is one of six finalists for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize–considered the world’s highest honor for wildlife conservation! 🦦💙ALTJulie...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

31.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year!Tonight is the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, a time for new beginnings. The moon plays an important role in our world’s ocean—from controlling the tides, to playing...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

26.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — These rays need a hero—could it be you?

These rays need a hero—could it be you?Gliding through the open ocean with style, the pelagic stingray is a sleek swimmer facing a big challenge: getting caught as bycatch in the fishing...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

24.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — It’s no secret that we think sea otters are pretty...

It’s no secret that we think sea otters are pretty swell. 🦦🌊 They are critical in keeping our kelp forests healthy and more resilient to climate change.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

16.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Hi fronds!

Hi fronds!ALTToday, Julie Packard, the Aquarium’s first and only executive director, announced she’ll be transitioning from the executive director role to assume a leadership role on the Aquarium’s...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

16.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — New year, new exciting ocean action stories!

New year, new exciting ocean action stories!This quarterly newsletter is packed with content that keeps you up to date on the latest ocean conservation news. We’ll also inform you about quick and easy...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

11.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — All hail king tides! 👑🌊

All hail king tides! 👑🌊During king tides, we see the highest highs and the lowest lows when it comes to sea level along the coast—a powerful reminder of nature’s rhythm. How do animals adjust to these...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

10.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We’re nerding out about a new research paper 📄 and...

We’re nerding out about a new research paper 📄 and celebrating California’s marine protected area network! 🐋ALTDid you know there’s a network of 124 ecologically connected marine protected areas along...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

08.01.2025

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We’re starting the new year with action and...

We’re starting the new year with action and gratitude! 🌊💙Today the Biden-Harris Administration issued a presidential order to protect U.S. federal waters in the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, the...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

31.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Having trouble waking up to your alarm clock?...

Having trouble waking up to your alarm clock? Upgrade to the boisterous braying of the African penguin. Their raucous racket is guaranteed to wake you from even the deepest sleep. (Also highly...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

29.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Wishing that the new year brings you as much joy...

Wishing that the new year brings you as much joy as this picture of Ruby chomping on ice. 🦦🧊ALTEvery week, our sea otter team prepares a frosty feast of ice cubes and tasty treats packed in ice molds...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

24.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Barnacles are excellent at hide and seek.

Barnacles are excellent at hide and seek.They spend their adult lives in acorn-like shells and use their cirri (feathery appendages) to catch food. They’re also champions at headstands–when they’re...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

21.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — They’re related to pufferfish and they have two...

They’re related to pufferfish and they have two large teeth plates that help them mush their food! That’s right, the ocean sunfish has lots of surprises up its sleeve–err, fins? While it’s a delight...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

17.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We 💙 the giant sea bass!

We 💙 the giant sea bass! Whether at our Kelp Forest or the Monterey Bay Habitats exhibit, our giant sea bass are hard to miss! Visitors’ glee over these gentle giants makes us all the more excited to...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

14.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Time to catch up with our puffin chicks!

Time to catch up with our puffin chicks!🐣 Spud 🥔 and Yuzu 🍋, are growing unbeaklievably fast! Spud’s already showing off some serious feather fashion, and Yuzu is waddling into their best life. Drop...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

14.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Resting snailfish face. 😐

Resting snailfish face. 😐 ALTMonday got you feeling as meh as this rough snailfish? Same. Maybe a snack will turn things around. These deep-sea fish use their chin fins to scout out treats on the...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

13.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Hammerhead sharks are instantly recognizable with...

Hammerhead sharks are instantly recognizable with their distinct t-shaped heads. Their wide-set eyes give them a nearly 360-degree vision around their body, while their electroreceptors can help them...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

07.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — When life gets you down, just know that we sea...

When life gets you down, just know that we sea you like this breathtaking bumpy jelly–floating gracefully with the currents of the ocean of life.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

05.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Four out five Aquarium staff agree...

Four out five Aquarium staff agree……nudibranchs are amazing! With their bright splashes of color and cool features—like some species that transfer their prey’s stinging cells into their own organs for...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

05.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — 🎁🌿Want to sleigh the winter sea-son sustainably!?...

🎁🌿Want to sleigh the winter sea-son sustainably!? 🌟 We’ll be going LIVE with Claudia and Cristian from the Conservation and Science team this Thursday @ 3:30 PM PT. Join us for tips on eco-friendly...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

03.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Tino el pulpo nos muestra sus habilidades con la...

Tino el pulpo nos muestra sus habilidades con la canasta 🐙ESP: ¿En qué anda nuestro ink-reíble acuarista René Carbajal? ¡Mira a Tino, nuestro Pulpo gigante de California, completando su...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

02.12.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — For the cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus),...

For the cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), every meal is an all-you-can-eat buffet! 🐟🍽 As an indiscriminate predator, if it fits in their mouth, it’s on the menu—no picky eating here! ALTMeal time!

Monterey Bay Aquarium

29.11.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Bloody-belly comb jellies, Lampocteis...

mbari-blog: “When MBARI’s exploration meets @MontereyBayAquarium’s innovation 🤩✨️⁠ ⁠ Bloody-belly comb jellies, Lampocteis cruentiventer, are ctenophores, not true jellies. Like other comb jellies,...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

26.11.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Even out in the open ocean, Laysan albatrosses...

Even out in the open ocean, Laysan albatrosses like Makana can’t escape the effects of plastic pollution. These incredible seabirds often mistake floating plastic for food, with devastating...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

25.11.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Feeling super amped up that we got Executive...

Feeling super amped up that we got Executive Director, Julie Packard, and Chief Conservation and Science Officer, Margaret Spring joining the trend to tell you all about the based things at our...

Monterey Bay Aquarium

25.11.2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Which exhibit aesthetic are you? Take our latest...

Which exhibit aesthetic are you? Take our latest quiz to find out! And don’t forget to share your results with us! 💙 Sea Otters Monterey Bay Habitats Kelp Forest Sandy Shore & Aviary Great Tide Pool...

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Monterey Bay Aquarium — It takes a village! 🧑‍🤝‍🧑💪🦈

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Now streaming: Monterey Bay’s sublime symphony of...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Join us in celebrating Women's History Month with...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Calling all California-based ocean champions! 🌊🏆

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Meet Anthony King 🌊👑

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Sea angels effortlessly capture hearts with their...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Small Fish Big Splash Have the courage to swim...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We like to keep it fun and educOCEANal over on...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Meet Jessica Moore! One of our stellar staff...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — They carry their pups on their chests and form...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — 🐧 About a month ago we brayed bon voyage to our...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Moment of zen

Monterey Bay Aquarium — What is California doing about plastic pollution?...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — What in the world is going on with plastics? 🌎

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We’re otterly excited to share that Executive...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Happy Lunar New Year!

Monterey Bay Aquarium — These rays need a hero—could it be you?

Monterey Bay Aquarium — It’s no secret that we think sea otters are pretty...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Hi fronds!

Monterey Bay Aquarium — New year, new exciting ocean action stories!

Monterey Bay Aquarium — All hail king tides! 👑🌊

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We’re nerding out about a new research paper 📄 and...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We’re starting the new year with action and...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Having trouble waking up to your alarm clock?...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Wishing that the new year brings you as much joy...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Barnacles are excellent at hide and seek.

Monterey Bay Aquarium — They’re related to pufferfish and they have two...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — We 💙 the giant sea bass!

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Time to catch up with our puffin chicks!

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Resting snailfish face. 😐

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Hammerhead sharks are instantly recognizable with...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — When life gets you down, just know that we sea...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Four out five Aquarium staff agree...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — 🎁🌿Want to sleigh the winter sea-son sustainably!?...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Tino el pulpo nos muestra sus habilidades con la...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — For the cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus),...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Bloody-belly comb jellies, Lampocteis...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Even out in the open ocean, Laysan albatrosses...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Feeling super amped up that we got Executive...

Monterey Bay Aquarium — Which exhibit aesthetic are you? Take our latest...

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