Press Room

We are all doing our part to help fight the spread of COVID-19 by practicing social distancing. The Aquarium may be closed, but our dedicated staff are working hard to bring the Aquarium to you!

Each week we will be bringing you online content about some of your favorite animals, conservation actions and at-home activities so you can continue to engage and learn about ocean health. Stay tuned to learn about the amazing fish of the Salish Sea, our local invertebrates, Earth Day activism, the amazing octopus and more! We have already posted some online resources that you can do on your own. Check out our website SeattleAquarium.org for animal fact sheets, our infographic library, at-home activities for kids, or check-in on our animals in real time with our live webcams.

Yes, we’re open! Learn more about the precautionary measures we’re taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Published by Gillian Flaccus / The Associated Press

Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water to the guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales.

Yet little is known about the effects of these “microplastics” — on sea creatures or humans.

Photo Opportunity

When: Saturday, February 15, 2020, 11:30am

Where: Seattle Aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101

Enter through the main entrance. Meet the divers in the Puget Sound Hall. Dive will take place off Pier 59.

Who: Aquarium dive team and Casper, a giant Pacific octopus.

What: Meet the team of divers that will escort Casper, to his new home in Elliott Bay as they gear up for this adventure. Divers will suit up in the Puget Sound Hall starting at 11:30am. Guests will be able to interact with the divers-learn about all the dive equipment and ask questions about the octopus as well! Then follow the team as they make their way into the chilly waters with their VIO – Very Important Octopus. Watch live video feed and learn all about the life styles of the largest species of octopus in the world!

It’s an animal of mystery and legend. An icon. And one of the coolest creatures in Puget Sound: the giant Pacific octopus. Celebrate President’s Day weekend and mid-winter break with this very special local celebrity.

Published by Flight Network

Seattle is a bustling, hip, exciting city that can offer travelers so much in terms of what to do. Whether you prefer the surf or the turf, they have it here for you. Lovers of nature, art, music, wildlife, engineering, film, and just good old fashioned partying will find a home in Seattle.

Published by The Seattle Times

Water is life. The ocean produces nearly every other breath we take. A warmer ocean has less oxygen. A more acidic ocean produces less food. A more polluted ocean sickens life within it and us above.

It’s clear the relationship of humankind with the global ocean is now central to life on Earth. The two of us are committed to changing that relationship, starting in Seattle.

Photo Opportunity

WHAT: The Seattle Aquarium version of Blue Friday! SCUBA diver in a Seahawks jersey, flying the Seahawks flag in the Window on Washington Waters exhibit, and fish exploring the option of wearing a Seahawks helmet are part of the Seattle Aquarium’s celebration of Blue Friday.

WHEN: Friday, January 10, 10am, 11:30am and 12:15pm

WHERE: Seattle Aquarium
1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59
Seattle, WA 98101
Enter through main Aquarium entrance.

A cast of colorful underwater creatures will teach families about ocean conservation as the show celebrates its eighth anniversary.

The Pacific Northwest will get a taste of the tropics and Hawaiian culture as award-winning, Hawaii-produced musical “Honu By The Sea” performs at Seattle Aquarium’s Hawaii Weekend. The performances will mark the show’s eighth anniversary of spreading its musical message of friendship and ocean conservation to children and families worldwide.

Calendar/Media Advisory

Events December 2019—January 2020.

Published by The Seattle Times

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to cement a $34 million contribution toward the construction of a Seattle Aquarium expansion project.

The nonprofit Aquarium Society, which operates Seattle’s city-owned aquarium, intends to build a $113 million new Ocean Pavilion between Pike Place Market and Piers 59 and 60 as part of a wider effort by the city to remake the downtown waterfront after the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

Published by The Seattle Times

The cars that until recently whizzed past downtown Seattle on the Alaskan Way Viaduct may soon be replaced by tropical sharks cruising through a huge tank shaped like a martini glass, with viewing portals for people above and below.

The 325,000-gallon tank with 6-foot-long sharks and 6-foot-wide sting rays native to the South Pacific would be the main draw inside a new Ocean Pavilion that the Seattle Aquarium intends to build, with taxpayers’ assistance, between Pike Place Market and Piers 59 and 60. The space could open as early as 2023.