A young white shark on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for the past five months was tagged and returned to the wild. It marks the third time in four years that the aquarium has exhibited a white shark and then returned it to the wild.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium regrets to announce that its largest ocean sunfish, a visitor favorite because of its massive size and unusual presence, was euthanized this morning (February 14) after a period of failing health.

Deep-sea exploration is at your fingertips in “Mission to the Deep: Exploring the Ocean with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,” an exciting new exhibit that opens at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on September 15.

Dive into the wild world of otters with a new natural history book from the Monterey Bay Aquarium: Wild About Otters.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium presents debut of three rare and unusual animals – a Laysan albatross, a black sea nettle and spotted comb jellies.

Parents Magazine has named the Monterey Bay Aquarium the best aquarium for kids in the United States – the latest Top 10 honor for the acclaimed California aquarium.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), in conjunction with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, are asking Monterey and Santa Cruz County kids to create a cartoon strip promoting the importance of water quality and protection of all waterways. Kids between the age of 11 and 18 can enter to win several prizes by submitting a cartoon that represents protecting watersheds, the ocean or the Sanctuary.

On March 31, 2007, the Monterey Bay Aquarium opens its new special exhibition, Wild About Otters - celebrating otters worldwide and the clean waters they need to survive. At the same time, and through the end of tax season on April 17, Californians can contribute to support efforts to save the threatened sea otter simply by checking the new CA Sea Otter Fund donation box on their state income tax form.

Visitors to the Monterey Bay Aquarium this summer can take a sailing excursion aboard a unique 65-foot research vessel, discover how a sea star looks underwater, feed an abalone, scoop plankton from the bay using the same tools as scientists, discover where "Doc" Ricketts set up his laboratory and more by participating in exciting "Aquarium Adventures" programs.