Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey, CA, United States
- Opened
- 1984
- Species listed
- 18
About Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California, United States. Known for its regional focus on the marine habitats of Monterey Bay, it was the first to exhibit a living kelp forest when it opened in October 1984. Its biologists have pioneered the animal husbandry of jellyfish and it was the first to successfully care for and display a great white shark. The organization's research and conservation efforts also focus on sea otters, various birds, and tunas. Seafood Watch, a sustainable seafood advisory list published by the aquarium beginning in 1999, has influe…
Animals you can see here
18 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
African PenguinSpheniscus demersus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
California SheepheadSemicossyphus pulcher
Common MurreUria aalge
Giant Pacific octopusEnteroctopus dofleini
Great white sharkCarcharodon carcharias
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydas
Hammerhead SharkSphyrna lewini
Leafy seadragonPhycodurus eques
Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Ocean sunfishMola mola
Pacific SardineSardinops sagax
Sea OtterEnhydra lutris
Sunflower Sea StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhata
Weedy seadragonPhyllopteryx taeniolatus
White sturgeonAcipenser transmontanus
Wolf EelAnarrhichthys ocellatusSpecies lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.
