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Nonprofit aquarium committed to Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment. Join us in protecting our one world ocean—from the Salish Sea to the Coral Triangle. The Ocean Pavilion is now open! Visit our expanded campus today.
Seattle Aquarium Manager Carpy reporting for duty! 🫡🏒
We had the honor of welcoming Olympic gold medalist and Seattle Torrent forward Alex Carpenter to the Aquarium yesterday! 🏅
Carpy, thank you so much for spending your morning with us! Come back any time. 💙
Aquarium members, don't forget: Enjoy 50% off admission at the Burke Museum through March 14 as part of our March is for Members celebration! ✨ @burkemuseum.bsky.social
Members can also enjoy special perks at the Aquarium, including discounts, early openings and more through the end of March. 🩵
We have lots of exciting events coming up this month! Join us for...
✨ Indigenous Peoples Community Day on March 8!
🐋 Lightning Talks: Whales, streaming live on YouTube at 6pm PT on March 12!
🥂 After Hours: Going Green on March 19!
Grab your tickets: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/events/
Happy Holi from the Seattle Aquarium! We're celebrating the festival of colors with some of the most colorful critters in our care 🌈🐠
🔎 From left to right: Potter's angelfish, ornate spiny lobster, longnose hawkfish, vermillion sea star
Just swimming by to say hi 👀
The Seattle Torrent are making waves! 🌊
Casey (and the rest of us!) will be cheering on the Torrent tonight in their first game since the Olympics. Go @pwhltorrent.bsky.social! 🏒💙
📸: Life Sciences/Operations Relief Cyren and Supervisor of Birds & Mammals Manders
Indigenous Peoples Community Day is right around the corner! Join us at the Aquarium on Sunday, March 8, for a day of learning and community. 🩵
Explore our habitats, enjoy cultural demonstrations from local tribes and more. Plus, we'll have a special Toddler Time for your little ones! 🧩
Nap time with Flounder 😴
March is for Members kicks off on Sunday! If you've been thinking about becoming a member, now is the perfect time! 💙
This March, our members enjoy exclusive benefits, including early Aquarium openings, discounts, raffles and reduced-price admission to the Burke Museum!
Counting down the hours until the Sounders season kicks off @soundersfc.com ⚽ (Wait until the end for a special appearance by Indo-Pacific leopard shark Kuda! 👀)
🎥: Aquarist II Rachel
Our Tropical Aquarist Team wins gold in our hearts 🥇🥌
🎥: Senior Aquarist Kelly
Thank you for joining us for digital #OctopusWeek! Don’t forget: You’re welcome to join us in person at the Aquarium this weekend, February 21–22, for more cephalopod celebrations. 🐙
Grab your tickets: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/events/octopus-weekend/
Giant Pacific octopuses are den-dwellers by nature: tight, small spaces help them feel secure and comfortable. Because they have no bones, they can squeeze into tiny spaces! But they’re called giants for a reason: These animals can have a tip-to-tip measurement of about 25 feet! 🐙
#OctopusWeek
Enrichment items like puzzle feeders—when food is placed inside a puzzle and the animal figures out how to retrieve it—allow animals to satisfy their behavioral needs, optimize their level of mental stimulation and create a rich, variable environment. 🧩
#OctopusWeek
Get to know the GPO! 🐙
Giant Pacific octopuses have huge appetites and can consume 2–4% of their body weight each day. Fun fact: they're the largest octopus species in the world! Adults can weigh 40–100 pounds, with some recorded as heavy as 160 pounds. ⚖️
#OctopusWeek
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Aquarium for Octopus Weekend! We’ll be back at it next weekend, February 21–22, for more cephalopod celebrations. 🎉
Until then, we're keeping the good times rolling online for digital #OctopusWeek through Friday! 🐙
Happy Valentine’s Day from the best boy, Flounder! I mean, what’s there not to love about this guy? 💙
In case you missed it, there's a new harbor seal in town. Hey, Flounder! 🦭
Flounder is now calling Casey and Hogan his roommates in our Pier 60 harbor seal habitat. He joins us after the passing of Barney—one of the longest-lived harbor seals in human care—early last year. 💙
As a 12-year-old seal who has relied on human caregivers since birth, Flounder cannot live in the wild. Luckily, the Seattle Aquarium had space to welcome Flounder to our harbor seal habitat and provide him a safe, caring home. 💒
Welcome, Flounder! We love you already.
We are delighted to welcome Flounder to his new home in the Pacific Northwest! 💙🦭
Flounder is a harbor seal who was born at the Miami Seaquarium. Following their closure in October 2025, there was an effort to find homes for the animals that had been living there. +
An adult and child at the Seattle Aquarium's touch pools.
You're invited to Indigenous Peoples Community Day on Sunday, March 8! ✨
Join us at the Aquarium for an exciting day of cultural learning, storytelling and knowledge sharing. Learn more and grab tickets: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/events/indigenous-peoples-community-day/
One Ocean Tropical Pale Ale cans in the production process.
One Ocean Tropical Pale Ale cans in the production process.
After your next trip to the Aquarium, head up to Old Stove's Pike Place Market location to enjoy a pint on draft. The One Ocean Tropical Pale Ale is also available at all Old Stove Brewing locations and now in cans near you!
Cheers to our one ocean! 🍻🌊
Seattle Aquarium & Old Stove Brewing Co. present the One Ocean Tropical Pale Ale. On tap at all Old Stove Brewing locations and in cans near you!
Drink beer 🤝 Protect the ocean
We’ve teamed up with Old Stove Brewing Co. to offer the One Ocean Tropical Pale Ale—and every purchase helps support our conservation mission. 🐠
Hey, you there! 👀
We want to see you at our Octopus Weekends next month! Join us February 14–16 and 21–22 at the Aquarium for a cephalopod celebration. 🐙 Learn more and begin planning your octo-tally cool trip on our website: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/events/octopus-weekend/
Hey, Ruby ❤️
📸: Senior Animal Care Specialist Kelli
Crabulous Days 🦀, Lunar New Year 🧧, Holi 🎨, and more—these are just some of our upcoming Toddler Time themes! This drop-in program is free with Aquarium admission. Read more and plan your visit: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/explore-the-aquarium/programs/toddler-time/
Who's ready to party? After Hours is now a monthly event at the Seattle Aquarium! 🥂🎉
It all kicks off with After Hours: Winter Warmth this Thursday, January 22, from 5:30–8:30pm in our Ocean Pavilion building. Grab your tickets: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/events/after-hours-winter-warmth/
Today, January 14th, is Sekiu’s 14th birthday—making it her golden birthday! Naturally, there was only one way to celebrate: KPop Demon Hunters style! 🌟
📸: Photoshop by Birds & Mammals volunteer Matt Bennett
A Sekiu snap to brighten your feed 💛
The Sunday scaries have nothing on Ruby 😴💤
📸: Supervisor of Birds and Mammals Taylor
