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The Aquarium's latest announcements

Press releases

A Seattle Aquarium beach naturalist volunteer speaking to two individuals on a public beach near Seattle.

Explore the low tides with Aquarium’s Beach Naturalists

In the coming weeks, beachgoers will be able to experience the summer low tides at several local beaches alongside volunteers[...]

The Ocean Pavilion's exterior. The LEED logo is in the top left corner.

Aquarium’s Ocean Pavilion awarded prestigious LEED green building certification

The Seattle Aquarium announced that the Ocean Pavilion expansion has been awarded LEED Gold. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental[...]

Harbor seal Barney looking up and smiling.

Saying goodbye to Barney

The Seattle Aquarium is mourning the loss of Barney, the beloved 39-year-old harbor seal. Barney was roughly the equivalent of[...]

Peggy Sloan

International leader in marine conservation to lead Seattle Aquarium

Aquarium Welcomes Peggy Sloan as New President and CEO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   The Seattle Aquarium is excited to welcome[...]

An illustration of Santa Claus with a diving mask on. "Diving Santa" is written on the right side.

Media advisory: Diving Santa returns to the Aquarium!

WHEN: Friday, November 29 at 11:30am. Members of the media are encouraged to arrive at 11:15am for the 11:30am dive.[...]

An underwater diver holding a pumpkin with a rockfish carved into it.

Sea-lebrating spooky season: Underwater pumpkin carving & Halloween fun at the Aquarium

WHEN: Thursday, October 24 at 12pm (Crew set-up at 11:45am) WHERE: Seattle Aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59, Seattle, WA[...]

Bob Davidson stands, smiling, in front of the Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Pavilion building. Large glass windows on the upper front of the building reflect a partly cloudy sky. The word Seattle Aquarium are displayed across the bottom of the windows.

Seattle Aquarium President & CEO Bob Davidson announces retirement after two decades of leadership

SEATTLE, WA — After more than 20 years of dedicated service to the Seattle Aquarium and following the grand opening[...]

An exterior shot of the Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Pavilion.

Media advisory: Grand opening of Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion expansion

WHAT: Celebrate the historic grand opening of the Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion, the state-of-the-art expansion highlighting one of the[...]

Aquarium divers seen through the window of The Reef.

A peek inside Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion expansion

In less than three weeks from now, the Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion expansion will open to the public on[...]

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Website maintenance

Our ticketing and membership systems will be undergoing maintenance starting at 10pm Pacific on Wednesday, March 5. Maintenance is expected to last a few hours. During the maintenance window you may not be able to purchase tickets or access the membership dashboard.

Thank you for understanding.

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Support the Seattle Aquarium

End the year with a gift for our one world ocean! Support the Aquarium’s work as a conservation organization by making a donation by December 31, 2024.

Today only, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000 thanks to the generosity of Betsy Cadwallader, Jess and Andy Peet, and an anonymous donor.

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