It's Grunion Season! Native only to Southern California and Northern Baja, you might have heard of these famous fish for their unusual behavior — coming out of the water and up…
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Former Birch Aquarium diver and UC San Diego Alumna Megan McArthur Prepares for Liftoff …
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Meet the Honeycomb Eel (Laced Moray Eel) - This charismatic fish is the Honeycomb Moray Eel, a tropical species from the Indo-Pacific. These nocturnal predators spend their days hiding in caves…
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Meet our new Chief Operating Officer, Charles Hopper. Charles comes to Birch Aquarium from the Seattle Aquarium, where he served for 15-years, most recently in the role of senior manager of…
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Why are Garibaldi called Garibaldi? These bright orange fish are named for Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, whose followers often wore a scarlet or red shirt. When biologists discovered a brilliant red-orange fish…
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Learn all about the California King Crab - See that blue band on our King Crab’s leg? Colored bands are used to identify different animals with the exhibit. They help our…