Long Beach offering free aquarium tickets for people to get vaccinated
The tickets will be available to anyone getting vaccinated at city-run sites between May 11 and May 15 and will be given to anyone receiving a first dose.
Maggie, Aquarium of the Pacific’s ‘motherly sea otter,’ dies at 20
Staff at the aquarium “considered Maggie to be a motherly sea otter with a kind and gentle nature,” a spokesperson said.
Aquarium of the Pacific to reopen next week at 25% capacity
The entire aquarium will be fully open at 25% capacity to the public on Tuesday, March 16, and to aquarium members on Monday, March 15.
Aquarium of the Pacific gets $5 million loan from the city
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a loan of up to $5 million for the Aquarium of the Pacific, which has been suffering significant financial hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aquarium asks the city for a $5 million loan as attendance, revenue plummet during pandemic
Over the past 12 months, the Aquarium of the Pacific has been losing anywhere between $600,000 and $1.1 million per month depending on COVID-19 closures and restrictions.
Aquarium of the Pacific will close, offering virtual visits only due to new COVID restrictions
To see a full schedule of live classes and all of the Aquarium’s other online programs, visit the Online Academy page.
Treading water: Aquarium draining cash reserves to make up for anticipated $14 million shortfall
The Aquarium of the Pacific’s multi-million dollar expansion, Pacific Visions, celebrated its one-year anniversary with its doors closed. Its theater’s 300 seats sat empty and have remained so for much of the year—along with all the aquarium’s indoor exhibits—due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has put a severe financial strain on the city icon.
Aquarium of the Pacific announces new president, CEO
Peter Kareiva, the director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, will take over as CEO and president of the aquarium, the fourth largest in the U.S., on Aug. 1.
Aquarium of the Pacific to reopen this weekend
A green sea turtle, flashlight fish that glow and clownfish are among the more than a dozen new animal species that are highlighted at the Aquarium’s new coral reef exhibit.
Aquarium of the Pacific’s expenses piling up during closure
It takes $2 million a month to operate the aquarium.