Tickets go on sale July 1 for the Monterey Bay Aquarium's reopening on Monday, July 13. It's aquarium members only for the July 9-12 preview days. You'll need to reserve tickets on the aquarium's website for a specific date and entry time. The aquarium says it is increasing fresh-air circulation...
Good News: Families 'Sleep with the Fishes' at Aquarium
Why would anyone who remembers classic lines from "The Godfather" want to "sleep with the fishes"? Here's why: Thanks to the folks at Monterey Bay Aquarium, you can do so without suffering the same outcome as the late, lamented, fictional Luca Brasi. Several times a year, the popular Cannery Row...
Life-Sized Plastic Whale to Raise Ocean Pollution Awareness
SAN FRANCISCO — Artists are putting the finishing touches on an 82-foot-long blue whale made from discarded plastic that will be on display near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to raise awareness about ocean pollution. The Monterey Bay Aquarium said Friday a blue whale can weigh 300,000 pounds — about...