Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach through Aug. 5 will go beyond watching shark adventures to starting one of their own.
Guests will have the opportunity to explore the mysterious and exciting world of sharks and even touch the ocean’s ultimate predator during the aquarium’s “Shark Week.”
Throughout the week, guests can enjoy watching shark-feeding presentations and taking photos with the aquarium’s shark mascot. The first 100 people through the door through Aug. 5 will also receive commemorative Discovery Channel “Shark Week” trading cards and buttons.
Home to more than 200 sharks, the aquarium’s guests will meet the only bull shark on the West Coast and sharks from throughout the Pacific Ocean from Palau to Southern California.
Guests will also discover that sharks are as diverse as the ocean they inhabit, as they see sharks of all shapes and sizes. They’ll find out why sharks are important to the planet and how individuals can help protect them.
Each guest will have the chance to get nose to nose with species such as bull, sandtiger, nurse, zebra, epaulette, leopard, swell, horn, and blacktip and whitetip reef sharks. At Shark Lagoon, guests can even reach in and touch more than 150 sharks such as bamboo, epaullete, zebra and others. Visitors can also explore the Shark Baby exhibit.
The Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except Dec. 25 and during the Grand Prix in April). Admission is $20.95 for adults (12 and older) and $17.95 for seniors. Children’s admission (3-11) is $11.95. Admission is free for children under 3 and aquarium members.
The aquarium is offering a special discount for “Shark Week.” With the purchase of an adult admission, the public can get a free children’s admission coupon. Download a coupon for Shark Week.
The Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific is located at 100 Aquarium Way in Long Beach. For information call (562) 590-3100 or visit them online at www.AquariumofPacific.org.
