How do you do, fellow squids? 🌊 We're your frondly Aquarium with a mission to inspire conservation of the ocean. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org
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This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the beauty of diversity above and below the surface.
Environmental advocacy and the LGBTQ+ rights movement share a common purpose: protecting vulnerable communities, caring for the spaces we all call home, and creating a world where we all can flourish.
🌺 As AANHPI Heritage Month comes to a close, we’re reflecting with gratitude on the stories and voices that continue to shape our connection to the ocean.
We look forward to learning from and celebrating these communities throughout the year.
Thanks for being part of it with us.💙
🧊🦦Pass the otter pops—it’s #WorldOtterDay!
We’re showing up to the party with lots of love for our resident otters and the team that makes sure our girls are happy, healthy, and ready for their close up.
So pinni-precious. 🥺🦭
Pupping season is winding down as summer begins, but the harbor seal spectacular is just getting started!
So mellow out, settle in, and enjoy your day on the bay with the chill vibes of a sleepy harbor seal. 🏖️☀️
Fish as fluid as the ocean. 🌊
All California sheephead start life as female and move through an array of colors and body shapes as they mature. Some female adults may transition to male as social and environmental factors shift, balancing the delicate ratio of individuals in their population.
We aim for all of our resident otters to also serve as surrogate mothers to orphaned otter pups, raising them with the skills they need for a second chance in the wild. 🥹
Join the World Otter Day sea-lebration on our live Sea Otter Cam, streaming the lovable antics of these five otter conservation superstars from 7 to 7: mbayaq.co/4v2I8X2
⭐ How are you celebrating otters today?
Almost 300 rescued southern sea otters of all ages have been released back to their ocean home after being cared for in our Sea Otter Program, helping restore their populations and revive the beautiful coastal habitats they call home. 🦦🌊
While male sheephead are the easiest to spot, a closer look at our Kelp Forest exhibit reveals a variety of female sheephead swimming through these fascinating life stages.
🫶🌈 Stream our Kelp Forest Cam and find peace in the beauty of a thriving underwater community: mbayaq.co/4e1CEVQ
Opal, Ivy, Selka, Suri, and Willow are all on exhibit together right now, but that’s not always the case—for a great reason. All of our non-releasable resident otters spend time behind the scenes as part of our Sea Otter Program: mbayaq.co/49tsN9U
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Watch sea otters live as they swim, play, lounge in ice buckets and eat during our daily feeding shows.
