The California moray is one of the featured local species on display.This California two-spot octopus is 3–4 months old.
Heal the Bay Aquarium, previously named the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, is a private-public aquarium at a California State Beach Park managed by Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, located beneath the Santa Monica Pier, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Since 2003, it is operated by Heal the Bay, a nonprofit organization.[1] It was formerly known as the Ocean Discovery Center and was operated by UCLA until 2003.[1]
As Heal the Bay's marine education, advocacy, and community science facility, it is open to the general public and attracts more than 100,000 visitors from around the world per year (approximately 15,000 are students). This facility offers educational programs, activities, and special events dedicated to marine conservation, pollution prevention, and environmental education.
Species on display include:
Chordata
Sarcastic Fringehead
Swell Shark
Horn Shark
Leopard Shark
Round Stingray
Thornback Ray
Black Sea Bass
Garibaldi
California Moray Eel
Giant Kelp Fish
California Halibut
Shiner Surfperch
Blacksmith
Cabezon
Sargo
California Scorpionfish
C-O Turbot
Treefish
Arthropods
Sheep Crab
Kelp Crab
Hermit Crab
California Spiny Lobster
Molluscs
California Two-Spot Octopus
Red Abalone
Chestnut Cowrie
Kellet's whelk
Giant Keyhole Limpet
California Mussel
Norris's Top Snail
Echinoderms
Bat Star
Ochre Sea Star
Brittle Star
Purple Sea Urchin
Sand Dollar
California Sea Cucumber
Cnidaria
Club Tipped Anemone
Tube-dwelling Anemone
^ abJenn Garbee; Nancy Gottesman; Stephanie "Tippy" Helper (1 October 2007). Hometown Santa Monica: The Bay Cities Book. Prospect Park Publishing. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-9753939-2-5.
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