Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium CMA has the largest collection of SoCal marine life in the world. Visit for FREE!
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium engages all visitors in education, recreation and research to promote knowledge, appreciation and conservation of the marine life of Southern California. With its spectacular natural setting adjacent to Cabrillo Beach Coastal Park and the Port of Los Angeles, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is uniquely suited to its leadership role in marine science education, aquaculture researc

h and community recreation. The historic Frank Gehry-designed aquarium displays the largest collection of Southern California marine life in the world.

08/28/2026

Last spring, 14,985 students visited our Spring Outdoor Classroom, learning about local marine life from California grunion to whales. For many, it was their first time visiting the beach. 🌊

Want to help make experiences like these possible? Become a volunteer docent at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium!

Docents lead aquarium tours and education stations in the Aquatic Nursery, Jelly Lab, and Main Exhibit Hall while sharing their knowledge of local marine life and ecosystems.

Training includes:
🐟 4 training days + 2 shadowing days
🌊 Weekday and weekend opportunities
👕 $50 fee includes a digital manual, name badge, T-shirt, sweatshirt & hat

Training 1: Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3 & 10, 2026
Training 2: Jan. 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2027
All training sessions are Saturdays, 9–11 a.m.

Interested? Email [email protected] with questions!

08/25/2026

Our rockfish sure do love to see Senior Aquarist Lindsey coming! 🐟🥹

🔬🌊We have space in our September SEA Club: Science Education Afternoons!Join CMA Educators for a four-week, hands-on mar...
08/21/2026

🔬🌊We have space in our September SEA Club: Science Education Afternoons!

Join CMA Educators for a four-week, hands-on marine science series for students in grades K–1, 2–3, and 4–6.

Your young scientist will investigate animal behavior, explore tidepool creatures, discover the wonders of mud at the salt marsh, get up close with microscopes, and more!

🐚 4 consecutive Wednesday afternoons🔬 Fee: $50 ($45 for Friends members)👕 Includes a program T-shirt📍 Space is limited and registration is required. No walk-ins.

Register today by calling 310-548-7562.

08/20/2026

We’re still celebrating arthropods at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! 🦐

Speaking of, mantis shrimp are truly incredible. The California mantis shrimp can strike at around 22 miles per hour, while some other species can clock strikes approaching 50 miles per hour! 

Their unique vision is inspiring some pretty incredible technology, too. Scientists have developed a camera inspired by mantis shrimp vision that can capture ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light on a single chip. In recent testing, this new technology identified cancerous lymph nodes with 97% sensitivity.

Come visit our mantis shrimp in the Exhibit Hall this Awesome Arthropod Week!

💙 Voiceover by one of the mantis shrimp’s favorite people: Aquarist Valerie!

It’s Awesome Arthropod Week, and we’re officially arthropod-maxxing at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! 🦀🦋🦐🕷️Arthropods make up...
08/19/2026

It’s Awesome Arthropod Week, and we’re officially arthropod-maxxing at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! 🦀🦋🦐🕷️

Arthropods make up the largest animal phylum on Earth, accounting for more than 80% of all known animal species. From crabs and shrimp to butterflies, bees, and spiders, these incredible invertebrates all share segmented bodies, a hard exoskeleton, and jointed legs.

Celebrate with us this week by stopping by our special arthropod table in the Exhibit Hall from 2–5 p.m., where you can discover what makes these animals so remarkable.

Then, explore our Gift Shop Shop Cabrillo in person or online to find arthropod-themed gifts featuring everything from honeybees and butterflies to some of our favorite marine invertebrates.

Because arthropods are pretty awesome.

There’s just under a month to go until the Grand Grunion Gala at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! 🪼We’ll kick off the evening a...
08/18/2026

There’s just under a month to go until the Grand Grunion Gala at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! 🪼

We’ll kick off the evening at 5 p.m. with craft cocktails and a silent auction, followed by a gourmet dinner, program, and live auction in the courtyard. Then, we’ll dance under the stars!

Want to help support Cabrillo Marine Aquarium? Donate a must-have item or experience for our live or silent auctions. You can also bring a bottle of wine for our Mystery Wine Wall! Guests will purchase a mystery bottle and hope they’ve picked a great one. 🍷

We’re especially grateful to all of our amazing sponsors who are helping make this event possible. Thank you for your generosity and support!

🌊 September 8 is the final day to donate auction items and purchase tickets.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this special night supporting Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

Visit www.friendsofcabrilloaquarium.org to get tickets today!

Educators, we’d love to welcome you to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! 🌊🍎Whether you’re planning your first field trip or look...
08/13/2026

Educators, we’d love to welcome you to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! 🌊🍎

Whether you’re planning your first field trip or looking for new ways to bring marine science into your classroom, our FREE Educator Open House is an amazing opportunity to connect with our team and see all that we have to offer.

RSVP by August 19 to receive free parking and an extra raffle ticket. Bring your own mug and receive an extra bonus ticket! We hope to sea you there! 

Register now using the link in our bio or visit https://cabrilloaquarium.info/educators

08/12/2026

Watch until the end to find out how many seahorse babies our bonded pair recently welcomed! 👀

Male seahorses can give birth to anywhere from a few dozen to as many as 2,000 babies (called fry) in a single delivery.

One reason seahorses have such large broods is that very few babies survive to adulthood in the wild. Born smaller than your fingertip, these tiny fry are incredibly vulnerable, with fewer than 1% surviving to adulthood.

However, here at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, our team has successfully raised thousands of Pacific seahorses over the past year. Some are now on exhibit in our Aquarium, while many others have been shared with aquariums and conservation partners to support this vulnerable species.

Stop by our Aquatic Nursery to meet some of our newest little arrivals!

📸 Shoutout Aquarist Terah for helping produce this video!

08/11/2026

How many babies did our seahorse dad pop out this month? 👀🌊🐴

Drop your best guess in the comments! We’ll reveal the answer, along with our staff’s guesses, later this week.

Hint: Our Pacific seahorse pair have welcomed thousands of babies over the past year, many of which have been shared with aquariums and conservation partners. Because Pacific seahorses are vulnerable to extinction, every successful birth helps support the future of this incredible species.

Looking up in the palm trees around Cabrillo Marine Aquarium you might spot an entirely unexpected creature: a great hor...
07/30/2026

Looking up in the palm trees around Cabrillo Marine Aquarium you might spot an entirely unexpected creature: a great horned owl! 🦉

Earlier this year, a pair of owls welcomed three chicks near Cabrillo. As these owls do not build their own nests, the offshoots from a palm tree created a perfect place for the parents to raise a chick. 

This week, we spotted one of the juveniles, all grown up! Come see if you can spot them hanging around Cabrillo!🦉🤎🥹

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3720 Stephen M White Drive
San Pedro, CA
90731

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

(310)5487562

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