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Five new penguins made their little blue debut at Birch Aquarium.

Home for the Holidays: 5 Penguins Join Birch Aquarium Colony

Melissa Torres from Birch Aquarium at Scripps and Margarita Upton from Steinhart Aquarium at California Academy of Sciences carefully administer a spawn-inducing hormone into a Sunflower Star at Birch Aquarium.

Star studded team successfully spawns three Sunflower Sea Stars at Birch Aquarium at Scripps

Hope is on the horizon for the critically endangered Sunflower Sea Star thanks to a groundbreaking collaborative effort among accredited aquariums and zoos and research laboratories.

A leopard sharks swims in the Giant Kelp Forest at Birch Aquarium.

Zoos and Aquariums Join Forces to Advance Global Goals to Protect Wildlife and Wild Places Across the World

With the Power of Millions Behind Us: We Are Resolved to Halt and Reverse the World’s Catastrophic Decline in Biodiversity

While skates closely resemble stingrays, they are different. Big Skates lack a stinging barb and do not give live birth.

Meet the new Big (little) Skates!

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating the arrival of some ravioli-sized newborn Big Skates.

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Studying the Secrets of Shark and Ray Blood

View of Birch Aquarium overlooking Scripps Pier.

Member Beach Cleanup Highlight

Loggerhead sea turtle has its head measured with a yellow measuring tape.

Annual Loggerhead Sea Turtle Checkup

Let's get physical!

Collage of work on mangrove exhibit.

Mangrove Makeover

Staghorn coral against blue backdrop.

Grow Coral Grow!

Amber seadragon against dark background with tiny seadragons swimming around.

Birch Aquarium Welcomes Baby Weedy Seadragons

More than 70 seadragons are thriving behind the scenes

Yellow seadragon with purple accents floats in an aquarium.

Birch Aquarium Announces Pregnant Weedy Seadragon

A rare egg transfer was made last night, marking the first time eggs have been transferred in the Seadragons & Seahorses habitat.

Little blue penguins ensconced in comfy crate for their trip to Cincinnati.

Behind the Scenes: Little and Blue and On the Move!

Little blue penguins ensconced in comfy crate for their trip to Cincinnati.

Birch Aquarium and Cincinnati Zoo Join Forces to Bolster the Little Blue Penguins Population in the United States

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Caring for our Leopard Sharks

Dignitaries cut a ribbon to mark the opening of Beyster Little Blue Penguins.

Little Blue Penguins Make San Diego Debut at Birch Aquarium

Made possible with philanthropic support from the Beyster Family, the new exhibit brings the world’s smallest penguins to the West Coast for the first time.

A Lined Seahorse swims in its habitat at Birch Aquarium.

Searching for Seahorses

Loggerhead Sea Turtle swims in her habitat.

Celebrating World Sea Turtle Day

Loggerhead sea turtle swimming to left in habitat.

Endangered Species In the Spotlight at Birch Aquarium

A young girl stands in front of the Giant Kelp Forest habitat at Birch Aquarium.

Invest in Our Ocean Planet

Birch Aquarium’s Loggerhead Sea Turtle swims in her exhibit with the new brace.

Brace Yourself

3-D Technology Helps Sea Turtle Thrive