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This aquarium is apparently one of the largest in the world.
It has a great variety of animals and makes for a very interesting day trip, although you need more than one to fully explore it.
I am not very good at identifying the species, but take a look at my travelogue to see what you can expect to see.
An adult ticket is $19.95, children (3 thru 12) pay $10.95. Other discounts apply, check website for more complete information. Leave a Comment
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This Aquarium is housed in an old historic cannery building. We didn't arrive until noon, so we ate lunch in the Aquarium's Portola Cafe. We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food. We ordered a tasty clam chowder and delicious raw oysters. This was an outstanding aquarium. There is a large variety of fish, a kelp forest tank, blackfooted penguins, otters, a sea turtle, jellyfish, shore birds, and a little bird I particularly liked, that I believe was called a common Murre. This was a little diving bird that reminded me of a little penguin. There were also many other exhibits to see and short programs to listen to. There is also a touch pool that both children and adults will enjoy. The Aquarium is open 9:30 - 6:00 summers and holidays, and 10:00 - 6:00 the rest of the year. Don't go too late in the day. I would allow for at least three hours to explore this aquarium. In 2004 it cost $19.95 for adults, and $8.95 for children ages 3 - 12. Under age 3 children are enter the museum free of charge. The photo was taken by my husband. Leave a Comment Phone: (831) 648-4800Directions: This Aquarium is located in Monterey at the west end of historic Cannery Row.Website: http://www.mbayaq.org/
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Here I am looking at one of the large fish tanks 20 years ago. At that time the Aquarium was quite new and very impressive. It has the largest aquarium window in the world and it holds a million gallons of water.
UPDATE: The Monterey Bay Aquarium has expanded a lot since then and is even more impressive. The second picture is the Anchovy tank which is part of the new Outer Bay exhibit which we saw on an Aquarium visit in 2005.
Here is a website where you can view some of the Aquariums sea life via live web cams:
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/cam_menu.asp Leave a Comment
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You must see the interesting exhibits that the aquariums has.
From the kelp forest, the sea otters, the jelly fish to the sharks. Just a little information on the aquarium Cannery Row was what people used to call Monterey Bay. The bay is 25 miles wide, and the aquarium is at the southern shore. Back about 1903 people started huge canning companies on the shores of Monterey Bay. Fisherman would catch huge schools of sardines in and around the bay. In 1945, Monterey Bay had become one of the biggest fishing ports in America. In about 1946, after 60 years of fishing for sardines, the catches were almost nothing, and the canneries started closing. In 1977, four biologists at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station wanted to have an aquarium built just for Monterey Bay. Seven years later money was donated, and the nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation was created to get the aquarium built. They used an old sardine cannery, and redesigned it into an aquarium.
One particular thing my kids loved was the touch pools which encourage people to put there hands on the stars the bat rays.
I highly recommend a trip to the aquarium you'll enjoy every minute of it. Have fun...... Leave a Comment
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The aquiariam is filled with many exhibits that are very intersing for all age groups. From the kelp forest to the sea otters to the sharks.... my kids really enjoyed the trip here. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone who has children. Besides that aquirium the Moneterey Bay area is a beautiful place to visit. Leave a Comment
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium is as fascinating as it is educational and inspirational. It is great for persons of all ages and features many interactive exhibits, great views of the Monterey Bay area and is conveniently close to many other Cannery Row attractions.
For only the third time since 2004, we have a young white shark in the Outer Bay exhibit. He arrived on August 28, and will remain in the million-gallon exhibit as long as he's in good health and hasn't grown too large for us to return safely to the wild.
The Monterey bay Aquarium has one of the best websites you will find and even has live webcasts. Exhibits change periodically so be sure to check the website 1st to determine is open and closed and what is available that you really want to see. Some of the exhibits include:
Giant Octopus
Jellies: Living Art
Kelp Forest
Life on the Bay
Mission to the Deep
Outer Bay
Rocky Shore
Sandy Shore & Aviary
Sea Otters
Splash Zone & Penguins
Wild About Otters
Regular Hours
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Daily
Closed Dec. 25
Holidays
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Admission prices (in USD) are as follows as of Sept. 2007
Adult $24.95
Child (3 thru 12) $15.95
Child (under 3) Free
Student
$22.95
Senior (65+) $22.95
Disabled $15.95
Military Discount
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This place is wonderful - my husband and I (no kids) are members and go at least once a month.
Advice:
1) If there is any flexibility in your plans, go on a weekday. It may still be crowded, but the line goes fast.
2) The event not-to-be-missed is the feeding in the kelp tank, the schedule is currently 11:30, 4:00.
If it is a crowded day, get a place to sit/stand early, and relax while watching the kelp sway in the waves...
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This excellent, well designed, Aquarium is located against the Pacific Ocean at Cannery Row. Fish and wildlife from both California and around the world are displayed. Popular exhibits include sea otters and penguins. You can even watch fish feedings as a diver enters the tank with handouts. A stingray petting area is included.
If you want to watch the sea otter feeding, press your nose against the glass early as a crowd develops long before the lunch bell rings.
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The best aquarium on the west coast and Travel Channel's 8th "Best Shark Encounters Without Getting Wet"! Though the Monterey aquarium is the only place in the world that has been able to keep a great white shark for more than 16 days, they recently released the young male they had been taking care of. No great white sharks there now, but there are plenty of other species, plus they have a new otter exhibit that opened in March! The aquarium is the 9th most visited park in California with just under 2,000,000 visitors a year.
After eight months in town I finally got around to checking out the aquarium. Regular admission is about $25, but if you know someone who is a member or a donor, you can get in for free. While fish are interesting, our main reason for visiting was to see the otters. Besides the ever popular sea otter exhibit, they have a new river otter display with three or four species from around the world. We also enjoyed the kelp forest, the penguins, the glowing jellyfish, the massive giant octopus, and the huge tank with the butt-ugly sunfish. This is a great destination for young children as many of the displays are interactive and the kids can touch shells and even the live manta rays. We spent about 3 hours here, and that was plenty. With kids, I could see spending a little more time as there is plenty to keep them busy, but about a half day would be enough to drive me crazy. Summer crowds are massive, especially on the weekends, so try to visit in the off season and/or on weekdays.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium occupies the site of the former Hovden Cannery on Cannery Row. When the Hovden Food Products Corporation closed in 1972 the facility was vacant until the aquarium was opened in 1984. In the center of the aquarium buildings is a corridor called Hovden Way, which offers public access to a coastal overlook. This area looks into the Monterey Bay over an area of kelp, birds, sea lions, and otters. Leave a Comment
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Not all that long ago it was discovered that the sea kelp forest off the Monterey Bay was both large and deep. In fact, the kelp forest depth rivals the redwood trees in height, and so within that submariner aboreal habitat there is quite a wide variety of sea life. The Aquarium focuses in on this fact as well as upon the tide pool life that is common, particulary along the Pebble Beach coastline. The gift shop is complete with multilingual publications and unique souvenirs. It takes about two hours to tour the aquarium, so devote a full morning, or even a day to this great place. Leave a Comment
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