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a dancer in the Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen installation Superradiance. EmbodyingEarth. moves with the projected imagery on the wall behind

Birch Aquarium at Scripps and Oceanside Museum of Art Announce Membership Trade to Support PST ART Exhibitions in November

From November 1 - 30, OMA and Birch Aquarium Members will receive reciprocal membership access to PST ART: Art & Science Collide Exhibitions ‘Transformative Currents’ and ‘Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen’

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.

A team of scientists during the oarfish necropsy. Photo: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego

Fish Experts Study Rare Deep-Sea Oarfish in the Lab

Following necropsy, scientists learn more about biology of 12-foot oarfish that washed up in La Jolla Cove

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

Loggerhead Turtle is facing the viewer with head slightly turned to show side of face

Birch Aquarium Contributes to Global Knowledge of Species

a ray swims through a sunbeam

Birch Aquarium’s Collaboration with SAFE Sharks and Rays

a pale blue Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker rests on coral

Fascinating Fish: Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers

a Bat Ray swoops onto a red puzzle feeder

Enriching Birch Aquarium’s sharks and rays

a Horn Shark swims from right to left in front of Giant Kelp, turning so that its mouth is visible

Southern Californian Sharks and Rays at Birch Aquarium

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!

a Dragon Sea Moth swims against a blue background

What's in a Name?

Ocean Animals With Greek Mythology-Inspired Names at Birch Aquarium

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

Little Blue Penguins explore the penguin habitat.

Birch Aquarium celebrates its first successful penguin hatch season

A Lion’s Mane Nudibranch attach itself to kelp to catch planktonic creatures in their magnificent “mane.”

Searching for Sea Slugs in San Diego

Our local tide pools are teeming with life and the perfect place to participate in the City Nature Challenge.

male weedy seadragon with bright pink eggs along sides and bottom of tail

Second Time Lucky! Earth Day Brings Seadragon Surprise to Aquarium

Following on the recent announcement of year-old Weedy Seadragons going on display, Birch Aquarium announces second successful egg transfer to male.

yellow, purple and red artistic renderings blend dance movements with sea creatures

Cross-campus Exhibition Embodied Pacific Bridges Science and Art

Brace for impact: the next installment of PST ART is coming soon.

Juvenile Weedy Seadragons swim behind the scenes.

Birch Aquarium moves one-year-old seadragons on exhibit

Aerial view of Birch Aquarium showing the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean.

5 Reasons to Stay Late at Birch Aquarium This Spring

a potbelly seahorse floats against a dark background

Real Life Pokemon You Can Meet at Birch Aquarium

Team collects eggs from a female Sunflower Star at Birch Aquarium.

Successful Spawning and Cross-Fertilization Bring Hope for the Critically Endangered Sunflower Sea Star

Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Aquarium of the Pacific, California Academy of Sciences, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Sunflower Star Laboratory and partners continue work to save this species from extinction.

Guests Explore a labyrinth of cyanotype-printed giant kelp by photo-based artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter

Hold Fast Immersive Art Exhibition Now Open at Birch Aquarium

Hold Fast connects local kelp forests and climate change through the intersection of science and art.

A Little Blue Penguin chick at Birch Aquarium.

New Year, New Baby: First Little Blue Penguin Hatched at Birch Aquarium

Scripps Pier

Lecture Series Highlighting Climate Change Research Reopens to Public

Birch Aquarium is hosting a conversational series based on Scripps Oceanography science told through diverse perspectives.