Audubon Aquarium Celebrates World Oceans Day

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**View Only Image** For download permission, please email hstanley@auduboninstute.org with your request. Shark Discovery Audubon Aquarium Shark Discovery, the 13,000-gallon shark and ray touchpool, opened at Audubon Aquarium on Friday, July 2, 2021. The new pool measures approximately 60-feet-long by 16-feet at its widest point--six times the size of the previous stingray touchpool at the Aquarium. A massive LED screen running the entire length of the pool features a variety of sharks, rays, and fish to highlight the diversity of the ocean.
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Protecting the world’s oceans and the animals that live in them is the focus of World Oceans Day celebrations at Audubon Aquarium this weekend. Special activities throughout the riverfront attraction are designed to share ways everyone can play a role in helping our marine environments.

On Saturday, June 8, 2024, special World Oceans Day activities will take place at Audubon Aquarium from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Guests can watch feeding time for the sharks and penguins, chat with keepers located throughout the facility about the animals in their care, and visit with local conservation groups.

World Oceans Day is part of Party for the Planet presented by Entergy and is one of a five-part series of conservation focused events. In addition to Aquarium activities, multiple conservation partners will be on hand to highlight the work they are doing and encourage people to get involved.

Among the groups participating in this year’s World Oceans Day event:

Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
Louisiana Sea Grant
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Pontchartrain Conservancy
STEM NOLA
Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries
Audubon Aquarium Rescue
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Later this month, Pollination Celebration will take place at Audubon Insectarium, highlighting the important role that pollinators like bees play in our lives. Pollination Celebration is set for Saturday, June 22, 2024.

This conservation series is supported by Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund, which directs $1 million annually to environmental improvement projects.

A visit to an Audubon Nature Institute attraction is a first step in taking positive action to learn about and protect the environment. Audubon joins many other Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoos and aquariums across North America in throwing a Party for the Planet, making it the largest combined Earth Day, Endangered Species Day, and World Oceans Day celebration. AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums spend $230 million on field conservation alone, supporting projects benefiting more than 800 species in 130 countries. To date, the AZA Conservation Grants Fund has provided $7.7 million in support for 400+ projects worldwide.