News Releases
Disabled Kids Discover the "Best Day of the Year" at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Jun 14, 2017
- Categories:
- Aquarium News
Day of Discovery: differently-abled children experience the fun and weightlessness of SCUBA diving in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Great Tidepool. © Monterey Bay Aquarium
What’s the best day of the year for the aquarium’s dive team? For 16 years it’s...
On climate change, ‘we stand with the State of California and the global community’ – Julie Packard
Jun 01, 2017
Statement of Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, on the decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on global climate change.
Monterey Bay Aquarium will be a 'Voice for the Ocean' at U.N. Ocean Conference, June 5-9 in New York
May 30, 2017
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- Conservation & Science
From June 5 through June 9, the United Nations will take on the challenge when it hosts its first Ocean Conference in New York City – a global gathering focused on protecting the ocean resources so vital to human survival. The Monterey Bay Aquarium will play a significant role in the conference, advocating for global action to reduce ocean plastic pollution, new commitments that promote sustainable international fisheries, and concerted plans to tackle ocean acidification and other impacts of climate change.
Executive order on marine sanctuaries, oil and gas exploration represents ‘a huge step backward’ for U.S. ocean leadership – Julie Packard
Apr 28, 2017
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- Conservation & Science
Statement by Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, on the April 28 executive order reviewing the designation of existing national marine sanctuaries and prioritizing offshore oil and gas exploration and development in federal waters.
Aquarium Celebrates National Volunteer Week
Apr 24, 2017
The Monterey Bay Aquarium kicks off National Volunteer week by announcing the exceptional volunteers who earned the 2017 Lucile S. Packard Memorial Award and Youth Volunteer Awards. The aquarium celebrates Mary Martha Waltz and student volunteers Dylan...
