Press Room

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.

Each year since 2004, the Seattle Aquarium has presented two outstanding individuals with our highest honors during a special event celebrating their accomplishments. The annual Ocean Conservation Honors dinner raises the visibility of ocean conservation, highlighting and celebrating the honorees’ aspirations and impact, and sharing the passion for the work and the difference our actions make on behalf of ocean health. 
 
This year, of course, we can’t host our annual gathering—but we can still heighten awareness around the urgency of marine conservation and work to inspire the next generation of leaders by presenting the 2021 Seattle Aquarium Conservation Research Award and Seattle Aquarium Sylvia Earle Medal. 

Mark your calendars for our next virtual Lightning Talks event, this one focused on fan favorites: sea otters!

Join us to learn more about everyone’s favorite three-hearted, blue-blooded animal: the octopus!

Media will have the opportunity to tour and capture photos and video clips of the Seattle Aquarium as it reopens its doors to visitors following a temporary closure due to COVID-19. 

SEATTLE, WA —The Seattle Aquarium will open its doors to visitors on Tuesday, February 9, following a temporary closure to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Visitors will once again be able to visit fan favorites like the Aquarium’s sea otters and giant Pacific octopuses. The Aquarium will be open from 9:30am to 6pm seven days a week.

Make a difference for the temporarily closed Seattle Aquarium and our marine environment by participating in Giving Tuesday! This year, your gift will benefit the Seattle Aquarium’s 2020 Resilience Fund and our continued service to the community after being closed for 16 weeks last spring and reopening at only 15% of our total capacity, and our current temporary closure to the public.

In accordance with the new restrictions set forth by Governor Inslee yesterday reflecting the recent and rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the state and across the country, the Aquarium will temporarily close effective tomorrow, November 17.

The Seattle Aquarium is excited to announce the launch of Sea Color, a new, ocean-themed coloring app with proceeds supporting the Aquarium’s mission of Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment, developed in collaboration with Tangible, an art and design studio based in Vancouver, B.C.