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Nighttime scene outside an aquarium event called 'Oceans at Night.' The entrance is brightly illuminated with colorful projections of jellies, coral and other sea life.

New Year, New Nighttime Offerings at Birch Aquarium

The popular Oceans at Night Returns for 21+ Guests, Alongside the Debut of All-Ages Birch After Hours

A scuba diver in a towering giant‑kelp forest habitat at the aquarium feeds marine animals while guests look on in excitement

Living Seas, Living Dreams: Birch Aquarium’s 2025 Story

Over a 10-day study, researchers filmed the feeding behaviors of several syngnathid species at Birch Aquarium, including the Weedy Seadragon.

Scientists Study How Syngnathids Snack at Super Speed

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle swims gracefully through deep blue water, with a large school of small silvery sardines in the background.

Enjoy December Deals at Birch Aquarium

A Little Blue Penguin sitting on a nest of grass, sticks and leaves inside a brown burrow box at Birch Aquarium.

Little Blue Penguin Nesting Season Begins at Birch Aquarium

A diver sits on the underwater platform of Aquarius Reef Base.

Birch Aquarium Announces Meditation Ocean: Aquarius Reef Base

Meditation Ocean Constellation installation opens this November

An overhead view of Blue Beach at Birch Aquarium shows people attending Indigenous Ocean Day 2024 including a tule boat building station

Birch Aquarium Hosts Indigenous Ocean Day 2025

A celebration of Indigenous people and ocean culture brings together local communities for the second year.

A group of cheerful students in a classroom, some wearing brightly colored shirts, engaging in an science project and looking at the camera with smiles. Teachers and other students are visible in the background.

Marine Science Club and RoboBattles Launch at Birch Aquarium!

Two new educational programs offer unique opportunities for hands-on learning and fun.

Child dressed in a Halloween costume, looking at a leopard shark swimming nearby in the Shark Shores habitat at Birch Aquarium.

Get Your Glow On as Halloween Aglow Returns!

Celebrate the wonders of the ocean after dark with family-friendly fun.

An endangered Mountain Yellow-legged Frog leaps into its new home after being released into the lake.

Hundreds of Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs Leap Back Into the Wild

Birch Aquarium, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and other partners join forces to help save this endangered amphibian.

Guests walk on Scripps Pier at sunset

Seasonal Sunset Scripps Pier Walks Return!

Birch Aquarium brings back popular pier walks that combine science and signature scenery.

Guests observe a Tropical Coral habitat at the aquarium filled with colorful corals, fish and giant clams.

Coral Conservation Comes to Life in Living Seas

The aquarium’s new Tropical Pacific Coral Habitat brings big wins for coral conservation

Students pose for photos in front of a glowing sunset view at Birch Aquarium

Birch Aquarium’s 2024 - 2025 UC San Diego Student Impact

UC San Diego students are fundamental to the aquarium’s mission

Kelp Cutting ceremony.

Kelp Cutting Marks New Chapter: Birch Aquarium Unveils Adam R. Scripps Living Seas Gallery

New exhibition brings guests into the world of the Pacific Ocean through immersive displays.

Two mountain yellow-legged frogs rest on lush green vegetation in their habitat, their golden-hued legs contrasting against the foliage.

Birch Aquarium Leaps Into Frog Conservation

The aquarium joins collaborative effort to save the endangered Mountain Yellow-legged Frog.

Aerial image of Birch Aquarium and Scripps Pier.

A Celebratory Year for Birch Aquarium

Reflecting on 2024’s Milestones and Looking Ahead

Rendering of a vibrant mangrove habitat featured in the Living Seas exhibition.

Birch Aquarium Makes Moves from Hall of Fishes to Living Seas

New exhibition Living Seas is set to open next year with expanded habitats and upgraded life-support systems

Close-up of a Seahorse Hotel, an underwater structure designed to restore seahorse habitats. Four seahorses can be found holding onto the hotel with their prehensile tails.

The Best Exotic Seahorse Hotel

Birch Aquarium unveils underwater "Seahorse Hotel” to highlight ongoing seahorse conservation efforts.

Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen logo overlaid on dark blue water

Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen at Birch Aquarium Merges Science and Art

Exhibition opening in October as part of Getty’s PST ART: Art and Science Collide initiative

guests interact with a Riveropolis installation, building small model boats that float down a winding model river

Birch Aquarium Announces New Guest Experiences for Fall

Riveropolis, the Coral Classroom and a Laughing Kookaburra to wow guests while Living Seas is being built.

rendering of two young guests looking up into an Octopus habitat

Birch Aquarium Announces Living Seas Transformation

Iconic Hall of Fishes to be reimagined into immersive Pacific Ocean experience

an orange sunset looking out from Scripps Pier

Outdoor Adventure Bundles Launch at Birch Aquarium

Pier Walks and Tidepooling return this fall along with a new experience bundle option.

a Leopard Shark is facing the viewew with "Shark Summer" text around it

Shark Summer Makes a Splash at Birch Aquarium

This July, sharks take the spotlight with a variety of activities for all ages!

The new coral fragment farm provides an ideal environment for coral fragments to grow into new coral colonies!

Making Waves In Coral Conservation Efforts

Juveniles Weedy Seadragons swim behind the scenes.

A Coast-to-Coast Collaboration

Birch Aquarium Sends Juvenile Weedy Seadragons to the New England Aquarium