Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Monterey Bay Aquarium opened in late 1984, the origin, however, began in Pueblo in 1912 ...

According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s website, the bay is currently host to about 3,000 otters. Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, with up to one million hairs per square inch.

Eventually, the team hopes for a return of these stars to Monterey Bay, where they can help maintain kelp forests, which are declining at a fast pace.

The "Open Sea" exhibit best exemplifies how special the massive Monterey Bay Aquarium is. Sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, jellyfish and schools of fish have thousands of gallons of water to ...

Since then, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has exploded in popularity, drawing 2 million visitors a year, and changed the way aquariums around the world are designed. It has rescued sea otters ...

THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM HAD A HIGH PROFILE GUEST EARLIER ... celebrating Michelle Obama's 61st birthday in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Chef Justin Cogley at two Michelin-star restaurant Aubergine thanked ...

KAZU’s Elena Neale-Sacks spoke with Packard after her announcement that she will be stepping down as executive director.

(Monterey Bay Aquarium ... including the aquarium’s open sea exhibit, its otter rehabilitation program, and the establishment of marine protected zones off the California coast, among other efforts.