MONTEREY, Calif. — Julie Packard, the long-time CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, has announced she is stepping down from her role but will remain active in ocean conservation.

Environmental activist Dan Haifley says that Congress should defend national marine sanctuaries, including ours in Monterey Bay, from a proposed budget cut of nearly 40%, which would eliminate jobs in ...

An abandoned sea otter is the newest resident at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium is now asking the public to choose her name. The unnamed female otter was found stranded back in Feb. of ...

Not only is the Monterey Bay Aquarium a 40-year landmark for our community, but it is globally celebrated for inspiring change, hope and optimism towards creating a healthier ocean planet.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium had over two million visitors in its first year. Over the past 40 years, it has had more than 2.7 million visitors who have been students admitted for free for class ...

A wild sea otter unexpectedly gave birth to an adorable pup at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Cali., Dec. 20, 2015. "Maybe 50 were left in all of California by the early 1800's," Monterey ...

By late 2013 the local population of stars had nearly collapsed. ... With a mission to inspire conservation of the ocean, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is the most admired aquarium in the United ...

The NPS Ocean Sensing Buoy project provides a platform to support collaborative research between NPS and a host of potential partners, focused on studies of Monterey Bay. During staging at ...

Packard said in a press release she will continue to serve as executive director until a successor has been chosen. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to lead the Monterey Bay Aquarium for ...