Hungry for a snack? So are the 75,000 inhabitants of our living exhibits. Each and every day, the kitchen staff is cranking out nutritious food to meet all their needs. Step behind the scenes with Senior Aquarist Kacey Kurimura to learn what it takes to feed our aquatic village! https://lnkd.in/gwmwFCut Association of Zoos and Aquariums #mealtime #restaurant #catering #CulinaryCareers #AnimalCare #MarineLife #seafood #foodservice
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Monterey, CA 57,310 followers
Our mission: to inspire conservation of the ocean
About us
The mission of the nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the ocean. Our diverse and dedicated team works in many ways to assure the future health of the ocean and the people who depend on a healthy ocean for their survival. Our living exhibits and visit programs are considered among the best in the world. We offer free education programs for more than 100,000 schoolchildren and educators each year -- and our new Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership is taking that work to a new level. Rigorous science underpins all of our work to advance policies that promote ocean health in the United States and internationally. Our respected Seafood Watch program is a global leader, giving businesses and consumers the tools to transform how fish are caught and farmed around the world. Our award-winning exhibits feature the rich diversity of marine life along California’s central coast -- from sea otters and kelp forests to jellyfish and sharks. Our newest exhibition, "Into the Deep / En lo Profundo," features never-before-see animals from the deep ocean. We attract nearly 2 million visitors a year and engage 3 million followers through our social media channels. Our education programs are shaping a new generation of science-literate ocean conservation leaders, and giving educators better tools for ecosystem-based learning. We promote science-based action on behalf of key species like sea otters, sharks, and Pacific bluefin tuna. We've advocated successfully to create marine protected areas, eliminate ocean plastic pollution, and end to the shark fin trade, and we support policies to address climate change and ocean acidification, which threaten ocean health, and our own survival.
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- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Monterey, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1984
- Specialties
- sustainable seafood, sea otters, great white sharks, marine protected areas, jellyfish, public aquarium exhibits, bluefin tuna, coastal marine ecosystems, ecosystem-based education, ocean policy, ocean plastic pollution, climate change, cephalopods, ocean acidification, science education, Seafood Watch, ecosystem-based education, youth development, distance learning, plastic pollution, and aquaculture
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886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940, US
Employees at Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Just swaying the day away with the Kelp Forest cam. https://lnkd.in/g76PVAs4 #webcam #KelpForest #LiveCam
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Pufflings! We’re delighted to welcome the newest additions to our tufted puffin colony! And we need your help giving one of them a name. These two fluffy puffin chicks (a.k.a. pufflings!) hatched recently as part of a Species Survival Plan managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which oversees the health and breeding of nearly 200 tufted puffins across 15 zoos and aquariums in North America. You can peek at these precious pufflings among the diving birds in our Open Sea wing when you visit. (It might be a little hard to spot them inside their nesting burrows and they’ll soon head behind the scenes until they're fully fledged and back on exhibit.) Our staff has named one of the chicks Yuzu. Now we need your help to name the other. To make your selection, follow the link to the Community Wall on our YouTube channel and cast your vote.https://https://lnkd.in/gn8a7UMK #seabirds #TuftedPuffin #puffling #NamingContest
Peek-a-floof, pufflings! | #shorts
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We're proud to announce that Executive Director Julie Packard will be honored with The Arthur C. Clarke Award as its Innovator for her global leadership in ocean conservation and for initiating the importance of ecological education. She'll be recognized and participate in the Clarke Foundation's #UnleashImagination conversation at a public celebration on Nov. 21 in Washington, D.C. Fellow honorees include Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media Lab, for Lifetime Achievement; and the Space Telescope Science Institute, represented by its director, Jennifer Lotz, for Imagination in Service to Society. Many thanks to The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation! https://lnkd.in/gJYD8h98 #UnleashImagination Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes Scully Steve
2024 Unleash Imagination - The Arthur C Clarke Foundation
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Plastic pollution has entangled us all, but there’s a beacon of hope on the horizon. I'm so glad that Newsweek today shared the commentary that Keith Sanford of Tennessee Aquarium and I wrote to celebrate The White House for its new targets, goals, and strategy to end plastic pollution throughout the plastics lifecycle. At Aquarium Conservation Partnership, we’ve seen firsthand the power of collective action. By reducing single-use plastics, educating millions of guests, and advocating for stronger policies, we’ve demonstrated that change is possible -- even from relatively small organizations. But the real game-changer will be when major corporations step up and follow our lead. The impact could be transformative. A sincere thank you to the Biden-Harris Administration for their commitment and strategic approach. Together, we can turn the tide on plastic pollution. https://lnkd.in/g7WddgEV #NoTimeToWaste #OceanPlasticPollution #GlobalPlasticTreaty
New White House Action Will Help Unravel Plastic Pollution Crisis | Opinion
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Ever wonder where our green sea turtles go when they're not in the Open Sea exhibit? Step behind the scenes with Aquarist Kayla Eichenberger as she shares a day in the life caring for our two remarkable reptiles. It's filled with surprises, from rooftop sunbathing, to fresh greens and back scratches. No question: It's good to be a sea turtle at the Aquarium! https://lnkd.in/gxvTi6m7 #SeaTurtles #reptiles #AnimalCare #SquadGoals #enrichment #OceanPlasticPollution #ActOnPlastic
Caring for green sea turtles at the Monterey Bay Aquarium | Best Job Ever!
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We're in awe of comb jellies -- some of the most delicate and dazzling animals in the ocean! We're equally awed by the amazing Animal Care team that has revolutionized the collection, study, culture, and exhibition of these incredible invertebrates. We'd love to share the story with folks at SXSW 2025 -- and you can help Tommy Knowles and MacKenzie Bubel get the chance to shine! Follow the link to cast your vote so they can earn a place on the program: https://lnkd.in/gy5y3ATt #ctenophores #jellyfish #SXSW2025 #DreamTeam
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How do you change the future? By giving young people the tools to make a better world -- and the confidence to know that they can make a difference. That's been the guiding philosophy behind our education programs for the past 40 years as we work to inspire conservation of the ocean. From free classroom visits for school groups to programs for emerging teen leaders, we're dedicated to making sure that rising generations are science-literate and ready to act! https://lnkd.in/gyj7fF-X #education #EcosystemBasedScience #FutureLeaders
Envisioning tomorrow: Education for change | Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Think all small silvery fishes are the same? Think again! Dive in with us to discover how to tell sardines and anchovies apart. (Pro tip: All you have to do is A.S.K.!) From booming catches to massive busts, the history of sardines and anchovies in Monterey Bay reminds us that sustainable fishing practices are the key to keeping our ocean thriving. Our Seafood Watch guides can help you make ocean-healthy choices. https://lnkd.in/gZ7AUfVC #SustainableSeafood #fishes #ichthyology #MarineLife
Sardines vs. Anchovies | #shorts
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Glide through your day with the graceful fishes of Monterey Bay via our streaming Shark Cam. https://lnkd.in/eAm79GeZ #webcam #AnimalCam #sharks #MontereyBay
Shark | Live cam | Monterey Bay Aquarium
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