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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 9h

ES: ¡La sepia flameante es la mejor hipnotista del océano! Esta colorida maestra del movimiento “camina de puntillas” sobre la arena y hará que no apartes tu vista de ella. Ven a ver a la sepia flameante en nuestra nueva exhibición, Ocean in Motion / La Danza del Mar, a partir del 7 de noviembre.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 9h

The flamboyant cuttlefish is the ocean’s best hypnotist! This colorful master of movement “tiptoes” across the sand, and you won’t be able to look away. See it for yourself in our new exhibit, Ocean in Motion / La Danza del Mar, opening November 7. Plan your visit today! #OceanInMotion

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 07/10/2026

Our new book, What Goes On Inside a Tide Pool / Lo que pasa dentro de una poza de marea, follows a hermit crab on her search for a new shell, offering a vivid story about the rich life of tide pools. Available at the Aquarium’s store or online in both English and Spanish. Shop at: bit.ly/4xVu82n

A physical book for kids called What Goes on Inside a Tide Pool, the cover is illustrated with an underwater scene

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/10/2026

A new federal rule weakens the Endangered Species Act by redefining "harm" to wildlife. This change makes it much harder to protect the habitats that endangered species need to survive. Tell Congress to undo this change and protect endangered species here: mbayaq.co/4xSPQUZ

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/09/2026

Take our seven-question quiz to meet your otter twin! Are you bold and adventurous? Or do you have the superstar energy who shows off for her fans? Discover if you're most like Selka, Ivy, Opal, Suri, or Willow! 👉 bit.ly/4hJaW30

Two southern sea otters with wet fur sitting next to each other. One otter is holding food in their paws.

A California sea otter, or southern sea otter, with wet fur looks at the camera

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/09/2026

For over 40 years we’ve stepped up for the sea otters, and this week you can too. For Sea Otter Awareness Week, donations to the sea otter fund will be matched by a generous donor. 🦦🦦 Double down for the otters and donate via the link below! mbayaq.co/4jfuBc3

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Donate to our Sea Otter Program | Monterey Bay Aquarium

Donate now to help save the ocean.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/09/2026

Our team has rehabilitated and released six previously sick, injured, and orphaned southern sea otters this year. Over 1,000 sea otters have come through our doors for medical treatment since 1984 when our Sea Otter Program was created.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/09/2026

🛥️ Climb aboard and come along for a double sea otter release in Monterey Bay!

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 21/09/2026

The views expressed in this production do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, nor should any products or positions be perceived as being endorsed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 21/09/2026

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit PRT #032027. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is a Federal agency dedicated to conserving fish, wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 21/09/2026

But our work doesn't stop there. You can help us continue rescuing, rehabilitating, and returning otters to the wild. Donations to the sea otter fund this week will be matched by a generous donor. Donate and double your impact! Click this link to donate: mbayaq.co/3V0HBsc

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Donate to our Sea Otter Program | Monterey Bay Aquarium

Donate now to help save the ocean.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 21/09/2026

Every sea otter deserves a second chance! In 2025, we opened our Sea Otter Conservation Center. Thanks to donor support, this state-of-the-art facility features two new holding tanks and two exam rooms, allowing us to provide critical care to more southern sea otters in need.

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Jenny Gray @jenny-gray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

With California poised to implement #SB54, the most far-reaching law to reduce plastic packaging and pollution, it’s so encouraging to have the effort led by a talented individual like @calrecycle.bsky.social's Zoe Heller: bit.ly/4h4Re0g #CircularEconomy #PlasticPollution #EnvironmentalJustice

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Leadership at a pivotal moment

Throughout her career, Zoe Heller, director of CalRecycle, has been focused on the human connection to environmental effects. That focus

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 16/09/2026

The leaping blenny hops from rock to rock, and can launch itself through the air up to 50 times its body length. You can find them in tide pools, on rocky coasts, and, starting November 7, you’ll be able to see leaping blennies in action at our all-new Ocean in Motion/La Danza del Mar exhibit.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 09/09/2026

Since 1984, we've welcomed more than 2.7 million students on free Aquarium field trips. We’re proud to help inspire the next generation of ocean stewards. 💙 Learn more about the impact of our ocean education programs: mbayaq.co/3SQl8gL

Several kindergarten students sitting while listening to someone speak

Looking down on a group of students sitting in front of the Kelp Forest Exhibit watching their teacher speak

Students wearing backpacks looking at a school of anchovies in the Aquarium

Students looking in awe at the Kelp Forest exhibit

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 09/09/2026

What happens when young people get the chance to experience marine life, learn together, and realize their own power to make a difference? 🌊 They build connections to the ocean, to their communities, and to a future they can help shape.

A young student wearing a big red bow looks down in awe into an aquarium exhibit

A student and chaperone look at exhibit labels in the aviary of an Aquarium

Four middle school students lean over the bat ray touch pool at the Aquarium, with one girl reacting particularly excited and surprised after touching a ray

An elementary school student holds a magnifying glass while looking into an aquarium tank with purple sea urchins

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 08/09/2026

The ocean moves us! Kids, get ready to waddle like a penguin and twist like a big-belly seahorse. Our new exhibit Ocean in Motion / La Danza del Mar opens November 7! Designed for the young and young at heart, guests are invited to discover ocean life through movement and play: mbayaq.co/3UGrrnE

A big-belly seahorse wraps its tail around a strand of seagrass

A bright orange clownfish swims through orange anemone

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Monterey Aquarium PR @montereyaqpr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

'The otters are in exceptionally good hands.' Get to know the new @montereybayaquarium.org CEO @jenny-gray.bsky.social in this profile in the Sept. 4 Carmel Pine Cone, starting on page 2W. carmelpinecone.com/260904PC.pdf

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 04/09/2026

A new cohort of juvenile lumpfish just joined the Into the Deep/En Lo Profundo exhibit! They hatched behind the scenes on January 2 and spent the past months being raised by our expert animal care staff! Learn more about the amazing lumpfish at: mbayaq.co/462IbIb #LumpfishBabies #MarineConservation

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Jenny Gray @jenny-gray.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Research teams at @montereybayaquarium.org are paying close attention to troubling ocean warming and other trends affecting marine life, including the growth of needlelike plankton species Pseudo-nitzchia that are linked to serious neurological disorders in marine mammals and humans. #MarineLife

A microscope slide shows many needle-like brownish filaments of Pseudo-nitzchia plankton, scattered like pick-up sticks across the image.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 02/09/2026

We’re looking behind the scenes to showcase the many careers that make ocean conservation possible. What role would you like to sea highlighted next?

A woman holds her hands together at her chest while looking down over the Great Tidepool at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

White text on a blue ocean background reads Career advice? Find opportunities for more experience (volunteering, internships, etc.) and find your niche. Never stop learning or networking

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 02/09/2026

Learn how the water science team helps ensure the water running through the Aquarium’s pipes is healthy for the animals in our care and for its return to Monterey Bay.

Dark blue text on white background reads How do you contribute to ocean conservation? Light blue text below that reads We collaborate with institutions like MBARI and Stanford on studies ranging from environmental DNA to microplastics.

A group of five people wearing white lab coats and glasses or lab goggles smile together in the bottom left corner. In the top right corner, hands in purple latex gloves are lowering an instrument into the water of an aquarium exhibit

A woman wearing a grey sweater, maroon pants, and purple latex gloves looks down at the phone in her hand to read the connect instrument’s measurements

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 02/09/2026

Today, we’re featuring our director of environmental water science, Karen. Her department’s work is often behind the scenes and beneath the surface… literally.

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White text on a dark blue background reads what are you working on? Light blue text below reads Overall our team ensures the water is healthy for our animals and for when it returns to Monterey Bay. Right now, I’m developing a microplastics monitoring program for the Aquarium and working with partners to contribute towards a statewide monitoring strategy

Looking over the shoulder of a woman wearing a white long-sleeve blouse at a graph on a computer screen

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/09/2026

Kiwi the tufted puffin chick is two months old and thriving! 🐣 Daily checkups from our dedicated aviculturists keep this puffling healthy—a big win for the Species Survival Plan, which works to protect the genetic diversity of nearly 300 species, including tufted puffins like Kiwi.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/09/2026

Use the new Seafood Watch Sushi Guide to find new favorites and share it with your network: mbayaq.co/4iGhHU9

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Sushi Guide

Use this guide to choose ocean-friendly sushi across the U.S.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/09/2026

It now includes easy-to-follow choose and avoid recommendations for the most commonly used seafood in sushi—like crab, tuna, salmon, shrimp, eel, and more—plus the sushi names to look for on the menu.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/09/2026

🍣 Choosing sustainable seafood is a positive action nearly all of us can take to protect ocean habitats and wildlife. Our refreshed Sushi Guide will make those choices even easier.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 31/08/2026

The new member of the alcids family is puffin cute! 🐣 Meet Kiwi! This tufted puffin chick was hatched on July 11, and is part of the Species Survival Program. The goal is to protect the health and genetic diversity of select species, making Kiwi a puffling to celebrate.

A tufted puffin chick receives care at a lab.

A tufted puffin chick is examined by a veterinarian.

A tufted puffin chick receives a weekly exam which includes checking the health of its eyes.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 28/08/2026

Then Assemblymember Dave Jones was inspired to create the fund after learning about the threats facing sea otters during a 2005 visit with his family to the Aquarium. Laird co-authored the original legislation. www.dailynews.com/2006/04/03/a...

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Assemblyman tries to save sea otters

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, was visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium last summer when he and his family learned that the threatened California sea otter population is not thriving...

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 28/08/2026

While the fund doesn't directly support the Aquarium’s Sea Otter Program, it has raised $5 million since 2006 for other organizations whose work complements all that we’re doing to recover this iconic species. bit.ly/3Upflix #WildlifeConservation #MarineMammal #SeaOtter #ActForTheOcean

A staff member at Monterey Bay Aquarium cradles a rescued sea otter pup and hand-feeds it formula from a baby bottle. The pup is brown; the staff member wears a black outfit with yellow trim and green medical gloves.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 28/08/2026

Huge thanks to @governor.ca.gov for signing into law a bill by State Sen. John Laird to re-establish California Sea Otter Voluntary Contribution Fund. The Fund will again appear on the 2026 state income tax return; to remain active, it must attract at least $250,000 in contributions each year.

A group of brown sea otters floats amid golden-brown kelp amid blue ocean water off the back deck of Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 27/08/2026

As zoos, aquariums & rescue institutions, we engage millions of visitors on why healthy ecosystems matter. We're grateful for your support as we work toward a future where the ocean flourishes and people thrive. Read the statement here: mbayaq.co/4xqd99a

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U.S. animal care organizations unite to defend the integrity of the…

Monterey Bay Aquarium joined 23 organizations to speak up for state and local knowledge in protecting coasts.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 27/08/2026

We're concerned this politically motivated review, timed with rising interest in offshore drilling, sets a dangerous precedent. If it proceeds, any state's coastal protections could be challenged by the federal government simply for enforcing their own laws.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 27/08/2026

Coastal management programs protect waters nationwide, from the Great Lakes to both coasts. They're a key tool for states to safeguard coastal resources, blending federal-state partnership with local economic and environmental protection. California's program is a global model.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 27/08/2026

Monterey Bay Aquarium joined 24 wildlife care & conservation orgs across the U.S. in a letter urging @noaa.gov to withdraw its review of California's federally approved Coastal Management Program. NOAA already reviewed and reaffirmed the program just last year.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

Whether they bark, bite, or just look the part, these wild ocean animals are best admired—not pet. 🌊🐶 This post was inspired by our recent Aquarium Updates email. For more fun content straight to your inbox, sign up for our monthly newsletter: mbayaq.co/46ltgsw

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

We're committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive experience for everyone, regardless of ability. Trained service dogs that meet the ADA standard—including service dogs in training—are always welcome at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. 🐶Can I pet that dog? No, they're working. [8/9]

Silhouettes of two adults standing with a service dog in front of a large aquarium window

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

Sharing the coast with wildlife means giving them the space to thrive. Western snowy plovers nest right on the sand, so keep your pups leashed and stick to trails and marked paths to help protect these tiny shorebirds. 🐶Can I pet that dog? It's your dog. (But we sure hope so!) [7/9]

A small bird with skinny legs stands on a sandy beach with green vegetation in the background

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

Often called “puppies of the sea” by divers and Aquarium biologists, leopard sharks are curious and active. During feeding time, they’ll come right up to the diver's food bucket searching for an easy snack. 🐶Can I pet that dog? No, see puppy, don't pet puppy. [7/9]

A leopard shark in the kelp forest exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium swims up to investigate the food bucket held by a volunteer diver

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

Despite their name, wolf-eels are neither wolves nor eels! Their powerful jaws help them crush hard-shelled prey like crabs, clams, and sea urchins, while their snake-like bodies peek out from rocky dens. 🐶Can I pet that dog? No, please enjoy its eel-egance from a distance. [5/9]

A large, gray, eel-like fish with a round, wrinkled face swims up to the left, then curls back down to the right

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

Bat rays use their snouts to dig up food buried in the sandy seafloor. They can also flap their bat-like wings to uncover hidden snacks like clams and crabs. 🐶Can I pet that dog? Yes! But only at the Monterey Bay Aquarium touch pools, using a gentle, flat hand. [4/9]

A group of four middle school students lean over to gently touch bat rays at an Aquarium touch pool

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

Named for their pack-like feeding habits and the spines on their back, Pacific spiny dogfish have a few tricks for staying safe. Their venomous spines, along with their “ruff” skin, help protect these smaller sharks. 🐶Can I pet that dog? No, this dog has spines—and boundaries. [3/9]

A small, slender, gray shark swims from left to right

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

You may hear a California sea lion before you see one! Their big bark matches their several-hundred-pound bodies. If you spot one resting, give it plenty of space. 🐶Can I pet that dog? No, they've got bark, bite, and protection under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. [2/9]

Several brown California sea lions hauled out with their mouths open vocalizing at each other

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/08/2026

It’s August, and the dogfish days of summer are upon us. Find out which ocean animals remind us of dogs, and help us answer the age-old question, “Can I pet that dog?” [1/9]

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Jenny Gray @jenny-gray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Pacific bluefin tuna were once reduced to just 2% of their historical population. Their recovery shows what science-based conservation can achieve and the Aquarium has played an important role. It's another example of the Aquarium's ability to provide global leadership in ocean conservation.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 20/08/2026

El nudibranquio león parece pequeño y delicado, pero este animal está bien equipado para vivir en el bosque de macroalgas. Con defensas químicas y una boca en forma de capucha para atrapar a su presa, el nudibranquio león nos recuerda las maravillas del océano.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 19/08/2026

It's the culmination of 30+ years of work by Aquarium teams whose leadership – across policy, science, outreach, and inspiring exhibits – helped lay the foundation for this triumph. mbayaq.co/4wFICmz #OceanConservation #SustainableFisheries #BluefinTuna #OceanLeadership #EnvironmentalPolicy

People in white hardhats slide a tagged Pacific bluefin tuna from a white sling into the ocean off the coast of Japan.

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