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Overlooking the wild , we’re a pioneering aquarium with a mission to inspire conservation of the ocean. ❤️

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Born on October 20, 1984
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 8

    the Ocean

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  2. 12 hours ago

    Tentacular fireworks of plumose anemone explode over the rocky reef as a San Diego dorid cruises along a coastal highway

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  3. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    engineers used technology among the icebergs of Greenland — a test that may one day help explore outer space:

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  4. 16 hours ago

    For the last week, a superpod of common dolphins hundreds strong has been racing the Monterey Bay, hot on the tails of billions of baitfish. This video was filmed on Labor Day just off of Point Pinos in Pacific Grove, and is being played back at half speed.

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  5. 16 hours ago

    There are few things more magical in this world than hundreds of dolphins racing through the wild Monterey Bay on a foggy fall morning

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  6. 17 hours ago

    we will always rt Mola art, especially if we're mentioned in the article 😉

    artwork of a sunfish, which looks like a fish head connected straight to a round butt instead of having a body and a tail. on the top and bottom of its body are triangular fins, making the fish look like a chunky letter T.
    “For me, it represents the best of the ocean: quirky, derpy, and not particularly charismatic in the general sense.” - Read the full story:
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  7. Sep 4

    Feeding frenzy of pelicans happening at Hopkins Marine Station!

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  8. Retweeted
    Aug 27

    To protect the ocean in the future, we must better understand its past. do a great job explaining the work of & our research team.

    In our Ocean Memory Lab, we're using feathers, bone fragments and algae to paint a picture of what the ocean looked like 200 years ago. Check out this cool PBS story to learn more:
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  9. Sep 4

    ⠀ ⠀ 🤠 🌊🌊🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 👇🏽 🌊🌊 👇🏽 🌊 🌊 　 🌊 🌊 　 👢　 👢 howdy. im the sheriff of using defunct meme formats to infuse sweet momma ocean awareness into your tl

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  10. Sep 4

    Checking out the new pelagic stingrays in the Open Sea!

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    Sep 3

    Tracking marine wildlife migrations across international boundaries aids conservation -- strong validation of a two-decade research collaboration:

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  12. Sep 3

    Happy to all the hard workers out there trying to build a better world one grain of sand at a time!

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  13. Sep 2

    Sunlit surfgrass in serene sea-nery for 📷

    An underwater scenery of surfgrass beneath a sunlit kelp canopy
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  14. Retweeted
    Aug 29

    our giant pacific octopus is collecting your favorite ocean memories in its big jar help it fill it up

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    Sep 1

    After an unsuccessful attempt at attracting prey, this stowed its fishing lure away in a special cavity located between its eyes. Watch the video:

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  16. Sep 1

    a joke so fresh it smells like ctene spirit

    Replying to @MetroFieldGuide @MaureenBug @_glitterworm
    Q: What’s your favorite time of day if you’re a comb jelly researcher? A: 10:04
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  17. Aug 31

    Y’all got that ? Pelagic Stingray Love! Three young pelagic stingrays have joined the rest of the Open Sea community. P-rays are found around the world and are the only stingray that lives almost exclusively in the midwater, flap flap flapping after squid, crabs and jellies.

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  18. Aug 31

    Each mantis shrimp eye is independently controlled and trinocular—they have depth perception with just one eye! Equipped with over a dozen photoreceptors—compared to our three—mantis shrimp are thought to be able to communicate with other mantis shrimp in a secret light language.

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  19. Aug 31

    find somebody who looks at you like a mantis shrimp looks at the world in a tri-focal polarized kaleidoscope of infinite colors to write love-letters in an invisible-to-the-rest-of-the-planet language of intense desire

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  20. Aug 31

    Could definitely go for a short stack right about now

    Happy friday from the flapjack octopus! Opisthoteuthis cf. californiana, is a cirrate , a group named for the hair-like structures called 'cirri' on their arms which they use to capture of food.
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  21. Aug 30

    📷 by guest Karen (@ caoward on Instagram). Thanks for visiting Karen!

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