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During the Shelter-in-Place Order in March, the Aquarium of the Bay was faced with an urgent need to bridge the gap with students who were unable to visit the Aquarium. Our drive to continuing [...]

TALA, the North African Porcupine A prickly addition has joined the Aquarium of the Bay family and will be making her first public debut upon reopening.  Tala, a Cape porcupine, Hystrix [...]

The Bay Ecotarium recently signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding with Sophia University (est. 1913), one of the top private Universities in Japan. With agreements with 370 overseas [...]

The Broadnose Sevengill Shark, Notorynchus cepedianus, is an apex predator that migrates along the Eastern Pacific coastline and is prevalent within temperate bays and estuaries. While the [...]

SANKOFA DAYS @ The BAY explores the environmental movement and celebrated notable African American heroes and leaders in the environmental space. The recognition of environmental justice and [...]

Dr. Dayne Buddo is a Marine Ecologist with expertise in marine invasive alien species, fisheries management and marine protected areas. He currently holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in [...]

Studio Aqua is the BayEcotarium’s newest division, and functions as a design studio driven by the growing gap in climate and ocean messaging. The studio is uniquely positioned to work in tandem [...]

Do you remember learning about Lotta Crabtree, a celebrated entertainer during the California Gold Rush? Called the “Nation’s Darling” in the late 1900s, her energetic singing and dancing [...]

230 corporate executives from the San Francisco Bay Area gathered atop Salesforce Tower to hear former President of Kiribati Climate Warrior, His Excellency Anote Tong whose tiny atoll nation in [...]

Research programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) encompass the entire ocean, from the surface waters to the deep seafloor, and from the coastal zone to the open sea. The [...]

Spring and Summer are the seasons when many sharks, rays and skates breed in San Francisco Bay—and at the Aquarium. When one of the female bat rays on display in the Sharks of Alcatraz exhibit [...]

Each year the California Coastal Commission sponsors an amateur photography contest featuring photographs that reflect the importance of the coast and ocean for California residents and the role [...]

Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39 celebrated the first Black History Month in its history on February 22-23, 2019 in partnership with Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Community [...]

Dignitaries and presenters from all over the world discussed sustainable seafood practices and next steps to help protect endangered fisheries. The Aquarium was proud to host the Tides Foundation [...]

In late Spring of 2018, a mated pair of wolf eels laid and began to guard an egg mass at the Aquarium. For several months, staff observed the development of the eggs. In July, when the eggs were [...]

The Aquarium along with PIER 39 hosted over 10,000 guests for a night of cocktails and live music. The Aquarium was honored to host IBM as the grand finale of the IBM Think conference on February [...]

The Bay Institute will produce a scientific critique of the environmental documents for the Sacramento-Delta phase of the update, supported by major new statistical and other analyses that will [...]

The eels we are surplusing to various other AZA accredited institutions were born in July of 2018. The parents have been in our care for a number of years. The male was captive born and surplused [...]

On December 12, the State Water Resources Control Board voted 4-1 to require more flow from San Joaquin Valley rivers – the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced – to reach the Sacramento-San Joaquin [...]

Planning your next visit to San Francisco for your next stay-cation, let us help. Our website offers full vacation packages including lodging, airfare, car rental, attraction tickets and of [...]