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Monterey Bay Aquarium

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation is a 501(c)(3) California not-for-profit corporation founded in 1978 with an initial gift from David and Lucile Packard. The Aquarium opened to the public in 1984, and attracts close to two million visitors annually.
The Aquarium's mission is to inspire conservation of the oceans. Key programs include:
* Living exhibits of marine life from Monterey Bay and beyond
* Free education programs for more than 80,000 schoolchildren and educators each year
* Scientific research involving threatened ocean species, including sea otters, tunas and white sharks
* Seafood Watch, which works to transform the seafood market so it favors sustainable fisheries and fish farming
* Advocacy effort

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    Monterey Bay Aquarium

    886 Cannery Row
    Monterey, CA 93940

    Phone: 831-648-4800   |   Official Website

    Admission:

    Adult $29.95
    Child (3 thru 12) $17.95
    Child (under 3) Free
    Student (13-17, college ID) $27.95
    Senior (65+) $27.95

    Hours: Open every day except Dec. 25 Regular hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Winter: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Summer/holidays: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Summer weekends: 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

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  • • Current Events

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  • • Upcoming Events

      08/24/12- 08/30/12

      2012 BLUE Ocean Film Festival Monterey Bay Aquarium 2012 BLUE Ocean Film Festival Presented by BLUE Ocean Film Festival at Monterey Bay Aquarium August 24-August 30, 2012  BLUE Ocean Film Festival is a global film festival and conservation summit for underwater filmmakers and marine researchers. A simultaneous community festival will share the best of the film competition with the public, and will include presentations from the filmmakers and scientists who created them. Following the festival a selection of winning films will tour the world, providing those who may not otherwise have access to these great films, a chance to learn more about our oceans....

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  • Current Events

    There are no current events at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    08/24/12- 08/30/12

    2012 BLUE Ocean Film Festival Monterey Bay Aquarium 2012 BLUE Ocean Film Festival Presented by BLUE Ocean Film Festival at Monterey Bay Aquarium August 24-August 30, 2012  BLUE Ocean Film Festival is a global film festival and conservation summit for underwater filmmakers and marine researchers. A simultaneous community festival will share the best of the film competition with the public, and will include presentations from the filmmakers and scientists who created them. Following the festival a selection of winning films will tour the world, providing those who may not otherwise have access to these great films, a chance to learn more about our oceans....

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    07/02/11- 09/04/11	Evenings by the Bay Monterey Bay Aquarium
    06/04/11- 06/05/11	World Oceans Day 2011 Monterey Bay Aquarium
    05/21/11	Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations Monterey Bay Aquarium
    05/20/11	Cooking for Solutions Gala Monterey Bay Aquarium
    05/20/11- 05/22/11	Cooking for Solutions Monterey Bay Aquarium
    04/10/11	Day of the Child Monterey Bay Aquarium
    10/03/10	Fiesta Del Mar Monterey Bay Aquarium
    09/14/10- 09/21/10	Monterey Bay Aquarium Apprentice Class Monterey Bay Aquarium
    07/03/10- 09/05/10	Evenings by the Bay at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Bay Aquarium
    06/05/10- 06/06/10	World Oceans Day Celebration Monterey Bay Aquarium