Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

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Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is located beneath the famous Santa Monica Pier.
Date opened	1996
Location	Santa Monica, California, USA
# of Species	104
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Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is an aquarium in Santa Monica, California located on the Santa Monica Pier. Since 2003, it has been operated by Heal the Bay, a nonprofit organization. It was formerly known as the Ocean Discovery Center and was operated by UCLA.

The SMPA has numerous exhibits featuring marine life native to the Santa Monica Bay, including:

• 3 Touch Tanks
• Shark / Ray Tank
• Pier Tank (Under the pier environment)
• Kelp Forest Habitat

Creatures on display include:

• Swell Shark
• Horn Shark
• Leopard Shark
• Round Stingray
• Thornback Ray
• Black Sea Bass
• California Spiny Lobster
• California Two-Spot Octopus
• Garibaldi
• California Moray Eel
• Giant Kelp Fish
• Pacific Halibut

[edit] External links

• Santa Monica Pier Aquarium website
• Heal the Bay website
• Meet the Locals, an advertising campaign for the reopening after renovations
• Aquarium of the Pacific, another Los Angeles Area aquarium

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