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Read coverage of the Aquarium's exciting work

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Ruby the sea otter eating a shrimp.

Seattle Times

Seattle’s newest California transplant: A spotlight-stealing sea otter

Ruby the sea otter floating on her back.

The Spectator

A hot new bombshell has entered the Seattle Aquarium

A scuba diver dressed as Santa swimming underwater and waving to the camera during the Aquarium's annual Diving Santa event.

KING 5

Santa Claus pays underwater visit to Seattle Aquarium

Ruby the sea otter laying atop a bed of ice cubes.

AXIOS

Ruby joins Seattle Aquarium’s otter family

Ruby the sea otter floating on her back.

KOMO 4

Seattle Aquarium welcomes Ruby, its first southern sea otter, in conservation milestone

Sea otter Ruby showing off her front teeth.

KING 5

Seattle Aquarium welcomes Ruby, its first southern sea otter

Indo-Pacific leopard shark Oatmeal swimming past the glass window of The Reef. Two Aquarium guests are silhouetted in the foreground.

FOX 13

Seattle Aquarium helps ‘Reshark the Ocean’ with global rescue effort

The WAZA Environmental Sustainability Award logo.

WAZA

Celebrating Excellence – Announcing the Winners of the 2025 WAZA Awards

Sixgill shark swimming underwater.

Northwest Newsradio (coverage at 11min, 53sec during podcast)

Why Redondo Beach in south King County has one of the largest six gill shark populations in the world

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Join us on Thursday, January 22 for After Hours: Winter Warmth! For this 21+ event, the always warm and bright Ocean Pavilion will be open late for adult guests.

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Connected by our ocean. Connected by our impact. Donate this Giving Tuesday! Photo three different garden eels, each with three smaller illustrated hearts near their heads, against an illustrated coral background.

Today only, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000 thanks to the generosity of donors Betsy Cadwallader, J & Tim, and Jess & Andy Peet. Help us reach our $50,000 goal!

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