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FREE family-friendly salmon viewing programs! Follow salmon up the Cedar River this October! Watch our local salmon spawning, learn about their life cycle and discover the things we can all do to improve watershed health. A threatened run of Chinook, as well as sockeye and coho, return to the Cedar River each fall. Sockeye salmon are the easiest to spot since they spawn together in groups and are brightly colored, with red bodies and green heads. Look for larger Chinook in deeper pools, and watch for coho migrating back to the upper reaches of the watershed.

Design a mobile experience to inspire conservation action through empathy for animals. Do you care about animals and the environment? So do we at the Seattle Aquarium! We work every day to take excellent care of the animals that reside at the Aquarium and help people connect with animals in their native habitats. We also enjoy sharing what our guests can visitors do to help the marine environment. 

The Seattle Aquarium is deeply saddened to announce that Q, one of our beloved harbor seals, has passed away. He was one of three harbor seals living at the Seattle Aquarium. Twenty-two-year-old Q started showing some health issues in March of this year. Veterinarian and animal care staff ran many diagnostics and found a mass inside his chest. 

The Seattle Aquarium is deeply saddened to announce that Aniak, one of our sea otters, was humanely euthanized this morning. She was one of three sea otters living at the Seattle Aquarium.

This year marks Susan’s 25th year as a Seattle Aquarium board member, and the Aquarium is proud to honor her with the Scott S. Patrick Inspirational Award. Named for the late Aquarium board member and Seattle Seahawks executive who served with extraordinary passion, the Scott S. Patrick award annually recognizes the Seattle Aquarium board member whose service best exemplifies the passion, leadership and enthusiasm that characterized Scott Patrick’s life and board service. 

Seattle, WA – Governor Jay Inslee today signed a new law (SB5022) that will reduce plastic pollution and improve recycling in Washington. The bill came to him with bipartisan support with the Senate voting 31-17 and the House 73-24. The comprehensive law bans certain expanded polystyrene products, requires opt-in for accessory foodware for take-out food, and mandates post-consumer recycled content in bottles and trash bags.

Seattle—When most people think of a nursery, it’s a cozy place full of cuddly babies or baby animals. Although a coral nursery may not give you those warm, fuzzy feelings, its importance cannot be denied!

Mark your calendars for our next virtual Lightning Talks event. In honor of Orca Action Month, this one is devoted to all things orca!

Join the Seattle Aquarium and five guest experts—virtually—to learn more about sea otters and their critical importance to the marine environment. During a series of tantalizing, five-minute talks, our guests will pique your interest to discover even more about the importance of these adorable, furry, shellfish-loving marine mammals.   

The Washington Environmental Council (WEC) and Braided River have partnered to launch an awe-inspiring, curated photo exhibit, We Are Puget Sound, at the Seattle Aquarium. The exhibit, based on a book and campaign launched last year and long-delayed due to COVID-19, features captivating photography and stories from around our region designed to spark collective and personal action to restore Puget Sound for generations to come.

Show your support for the Seattle Aquarium during GiveBIG on May 4 and 5, and SeaChange, our signature fundraising event, on May 20. Gifts made during either event will go further thanks to generous donor matches!

The Seattle Aquarium is happy to announce that, as part of our work to fulfill our Inclusive Community value, we’ve partnered with KultureCity, the nation’s leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance for those with invisible disabilities, to improve our ability to assist and accommodate guests with sensory needs.