Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium News: The 2024 CELP Scholars are Defining their Program Experience https://lnkd.in/guFqDv4u

Join us this weekend for our twentieth annual Moompetam American Indian Festival! https://lnkd.in/dS4fyGJj

Meet Gladys! Gorgeous Gladys is a white-faced ibis new to our Shorebirds habitat. Her staff describes her as very polite, minds her business, and makes good choices. Guess the "d" in Gladys stands for ✨demure✨! Visit this queen on California Terrace during your next visit. Photo by Robin Riggs #AOPshorebirds

Discover how The Aquarium of the Pacific's CELP Scholar Program—Community, Equity, Learning, and Persistence—is shaping the next generation of ocean stewards. Learn about their inspiring projects, their journey, and how you can support their mission. ✨ Support our CELP Scholar Program on Long Beach Gives! Your gift helps create pathways for students from historically underrepresented backgrounds to excel in marine sciences and build a diverse community of future leaders dedicated to protecting our oceans. Visit our Long Beach Gives page to contribute and make a difference! https://pacific.to/LBG2024

Photographers Night is October 6th! Visit https://lnkd.in/gdqAEXjd for tickets. 📷🐙

Police officers, sheriff’s deputies, fire-fighters and EMTs receive free admission on September 11. Advance reservations required, please visit https://lnkd.in/g43apmKk to make yours.

POV: Your volunteer shift 👁👄👁 Applications for our Dive Volunteer are open through September 20. Visit https://lnkd.in/gPXWCeiv to apply! Photo by Ken Kurtis

Do our animals feel earthquakes? Thanks to our explore.org cameras, we know they do.

Aquarium staff are mourning the loss of Roxy the penguin, who passed away on August 6, 2024. Roxy was fourteen years old and came to the Aquarium from Brazil. She was rescued and deemed non-releasable to the wild. The Aquarium cared for her after she arrived in 2011, and she paired up with Floyd the penguin shortly after. The two started a family over the years, and Roxy successfully raised seven penguin chicks. Through this she brought genetic diversity to Magellanic penguins in zoos and aquariums, which was part of an important Species Survival Plan. “Roxy was one the first penguins to arrive to the Aquarium, and she captured the hearts of our staff and visitors early on,” said Brett Long, senior director of mammals and birds, Aquarium of the Pacific. “She was curious about people and had warm personality while being one of the most mature and wise penguins in the habitat.” Roxy showed symptoms of lethargy and decreased appetite two days before she passed away and was under close watch and care by the Aquarium’s veterinary and animal husbandry teams. Testing indicated an infection with avian malaria as the most likely cause of her illness, so she was receiving anti-malaria medication and supportive treatment in a behind-the-scenes care area. Avian malaria is a serious disease in penguins that is not transmissible between birds and cannot be transferred to people. All the penguins at the Aquarium, including Roxy, receive preventative malaria medicine year-round as a precaution. Unfortunately, breakthrough cases can happen. A necropsy exam was conducted, and we are awaiting any additional findings. Magellanic penguins are found in and around the coasts of South America, including Chile, Argentina, and Peru. In the wild their average lifespan is ten years and up to twenty years. To make a donation in honor of Roxy the penguin, please visit pacific.to/roxy. Thank you.

Tonight's lecture, Innovating the Future of Seafood, is about to begin! Tune in now or watch the playback on YouTube. https://lnkd.in/e46cHM89