Aquarium Map & Visitor Guide
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Aquarium Map & Visitor Guide AQUARIUM MAP 1st Floor BUTTER CH FLY AR N O M MONARCH SANDTIGER BUTTERFLY S SHARK A ND TIGER SHARK Our Water Future 13 14 Shark Lagoon Southern California Steelhead Story 12 BABY BAMBOO SHARKS Lorikeet Forest 10 Molina Animal 16 Care Center BAMBOO BISTRO HORSESHOE CRAB MARINE LIFE TOUCH LAB THEATER nd GIFT STORE Stairs to 2 Floor NECTAR HUT SEALS & SEA LIONS HARBOR SEAL Honda 7 Blue Cavern TIC MUDSK AN IPP L ER AT ATLANTIC SOUTHERN MUDSKIPPER CALIFORNIA/ BAJA GALLERY Mudskippers 11 GIANT Archerfish 11 G SEA BASS I S ANT SEA BAS Ocean Science Center 5 Harbor Terrace NORTHERN PACIFIC Moon Jelly PREVIEW Touch Lab 11 AMAZING PICTURES PACIFIC VISIONS PREVIEW Ocean Theater 5 TROPICAL PACIFIC PREVIEW OCEAN THEATER TICKET KIOSK PACIFIC COLLECTIONS Great Hall GIFT STORE of the Pacific TICKETS Entrance Future Pacific Visions AQUARIUM MAP 2nd Floor June Keyes 17 Penguin Habitat Stairs to 1st Floor Seals & 9 Sea Lions CAFÉ SCUBA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/ BAJA GALLERY RAY HABITAT VERANDA DINING TOUCHPOOL Above Ocean SHOREBIRD Science Center SANCTUARY COASTAL CORNER TOUCH LAB COMB CO JELLY MB JELLY BP Sea 23 Otter Habitat CLOWN NORTHERN CL OW PACIFIC TRIGGERFISH N TRIGGERFISH GALLERY 26 Frogs: Dazzling & Disappearing OCEAN EXPLORATION HUB PACIFIC TROPICAL PACIFIC TREE FROG P AC OG GALLERY IFIC TREE FR 29 Tropical Reef Map Legend Child Care Station 14 Guide Stop Restrooms Phones Information Dining Center Vanishing Animal This symbol represents animals Elevators Show - see Show Times that are threatened or endangered. AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC - GUIDE AD AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC - GUIDE AD SECRET WEAPON MARKETING SECRET WEAPON MARKETING SECRET WEAPON MARKETING HONDA-17-535 Megan HONDA-17-535 Megan Honda Aquarium of the Pacific Guide Ad Megan HONDA-17-535 Noah CMYKHonda Aquarium of the Pacific Guide Ad Honda Aquarium of the Pacific Guide Ad Noah CMYK Noah CMYK1" = 1' 1" = 1' 1"5.625"w = 1' x 1.75"h (.25”BLEED on RIGHT AND BOTTOM 5.625"w x 1.75"h (.25”BLEED on RIGHT AND BOTTOM 5.625"w5.375"w x 1.75"h1.5"h (.25”BLEED on RIGHT AND BOTTOM Ginna 5.375"w x 1.5"h n/a Ginna 5.375"w x 1.5"h Ginna FINALn/a 2 3/20/17 Ginna FINALn/a 2 3/20/17 Ginna FINAL 2 3/20/17 Ginna General Information Welcome to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Use this Map and Visitor Guide to discover the wonders of the ocean. FIRST AID/EMERGENCIES RESTROOMS AND LOST & FOUND BABY CARE STATION If possible, please proceed to the Information See map for restroom locations. There are Center near the main entrance, or contact the changing stations in all restrooms in the nearest staff member. Great Hall on levels one and two and in Shark Lagoon. A baby care room is located off of the NO SMOKING OR GUM first floor women’s restroom. Smoking, vaping, gum, and balloons are not allowed in the Aquarium. Please use trash VISITORS WITH and recycling bins. Do not toss objects into DISABILITIES the exhibits. Wheelchairs are available at the Information Center. All exhibits are wheelchair-acces- VISITOR INFORMATION sible. See map for the location of elevators Visit the Information Center, located in throughout the Aquarium. Audio tours for the Great Hall of the Pacific near the main guests who are blind and copies of show entrance, to inquire about tours, Aquarium scripts for those who are deaf are available at membership, and special events. the Information Center. REFRESHMENTS CREDIT CARDS Café Scuba on level two serves a selec- We accept VISA, tion of sandwiches, salads, and grilled en- MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. trees, including sustainable seafood. Bamboo Bistro offers pizza, hot dogs, cold beer, and AMAZING PICTURES refreshments. The Coffee Cart in the Great Purchase a unique souvenir of your Hall serves coffee, cappuccinos, sodas, and Aquarium visit with this fun photo opportu- snacks. nity located in the Great Hall of the Pacific. Additional Adventures The programs below have an additional charge. Please visit the Information Center for times, pricing, and availability. For advance reservations, please call (562) 590-3100. BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR WHALE WATCHING Go behind the scenes on this one-hour guid- Explore the nearby ocean aboard a Coast ed tour. Visit parts of the Aquarium generally Guard-certified boat to seek out local marine off limits to the public. Go above our largest life such as whales, dolphins, sea lions, and exhibit to feed the fish. Age restrictions apply. migratory birds. ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS DIVE IMMERSION This is your chance to feed and interact with Dive in an Aquarium exhibit. Restrictions the animals with a member of our animal apply. Advance reservations required. care staff. Age and height restrictions apply. Advance reservations required. EXPLORER APP HARBOR TOURS Download our Explorer App from Tour the Long Beach/Los Angeles Harbors iTunes or GooglePlay. Use it to make with Harbor Breeze Cruises for a 45-minute new discoveries at the Aquarium. narrated cruise around one of the most active ports in the world. AQUARIUM WIFI The Aquarium offers free WiFi throughout VIP EXPERIENCE the facility. Select the network named Go on a private tour with exlusive up-close AquariumWiFi. No password is required. animal experiences. 4 Ocean Theater 5 The Aquarium’s Ocean Theater features a free film on climate change and 4D movies with special lighting, sounds, and other effects for an additional fee. 4D SHOWS Penguins 4D and Turtle Vison 4D play daily in the Ocean Theater. Tickets are $3 for all ages and are available at the ticket booth in the Great Hall in front of the Ocean Theater. Ocean 5 Science Center The Ocean Science Center uses the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Science on a Sphere to explore and tell stories about our planet. See Ocean Science Center entrance for posted show times. SHOWS More than a dozen short shows play throughout the day on rotation. Learn about ocean and environmental issues and see their effects on a global scale. Shows fea- ture music, narration, and Spanish language subtitles. 5 Southern California/Baja Gallery This gallery represents Southern California and Baja coasts, between Point Conception in Santa Barbara and the tip of Baja California, Mexico. Gulf of Shorebird 18 19 June Keyes 17 California Penguin Habitat Sanctuary GARDEN EELS Ray Habitat 18 Honda 7 Touchpool Blue Cavern Seals & Sea Lions 9 AQUARIUM MAP 2nd Floor Honda ABALONE PACIFIC Amber Blue Cavern 7 SEAHORSE 8 SEA SPINY Forest JELLIES BREAKWATER LOBSTERS Seals & 9 Sea Lions KELP CAMOUFLAGE UNDERWATER REDONDO VIEWING TUNNEL SUBMARINE CANYON BOR SE HAR AL Stroller Parking Great Hall HARBOR (optional) of the Pacific SEAL GIANT SEA BASS AQUARIUM MAP 1st Floor Information Show - see Map Legend Phones Center Show Times 14 Guide Stop Child Care Embossing Dining Restrooms Elevators P AC OG Station IFIC TREE FR Station 6 Honda Blue Cavern 7 Presented by: The Honda Blue Cavern Habitat is modeled after Blue Cavern Point, an underwater cavern along the coast of Santa Catalina Island. HALFMOON Medialuna californiensis YELLOWTAIL Seriola lalandi CALIFORNIA SHEEPHEAD (MALE) Semicossyphus pulcher GIANT SEA BASS Stereolepis gigas Giant sea bass are found all along the California coast. They grow to about 500 pounds and 6 feet long and can live CALIFORNIA MORAY EEL about fifty years. This Gymnothorax mordax fish is critically endan- gered and protected in California by legislation passed in 1988. BABY SEA BASS The Aquarium of the Pacific is the first public aquarium to successfully hatch and raise a baby giant How does Michael Couffer sea bass. Our baby this fish eat? hatched in October 2016. 7 Amber Forest 8 The Amber Forest exhibit represents the diverse marine life that depends on kelp forests. This exhibit features fish and other animals that can be found off our local coast. PACIFIC MACKEREL SARGO Scomber japonicus Anisotremus davidsonii BLACK SURFPERCH OPALEYE Embiotica jacksoni Girella nigricans Abalone GARIBALDI Hypsypops rubicundus Seven species of abalone are found in California waters. Overharvesting and disease has nearly wiped them out. BLUE ROCKFISH BREEDING PROGRAM Sebastes mystinus The Aquarium is breeding white abalone with partners including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bodega Marine Lab, and others. 8 Seals & 9 Sea Lions Seals and sea lions live throughout our coastal waters. TELLING SEALS FROM SEA LIONS Riggs Robin Sea lions have external ear flaps and seals do not. Sea lions have long, HARBOR SEAL flexible necks, and seals Phoca vitulina have shorter, less flexible necks. Sea lions use their Harbor seals live in many front flippers to walk or areas of the Pacific and gallop on land, while Atlantic Oceans. They seals undulate their average between 4 and bodies like an inch- 6.5 feet long and feed worm. primarily on fish. Their sensitive whiskers help them hunt for food. HARBOR SEAL Phoca vitulina CALIFORNIA SEA LION Zalophus californianus WHO’S THE BOSS? Riggs Robin Mature male sea lions have a prominent pro- truding forehead with a large bump of bone called the sagittal crest. Do harbor seals They can weigh up to 860 pounds and grow make noise? to over 7 feet long. 9 Lorikeet Forest 10 Our aviary is home to more than 100 lorikeets native to Australia. Lorikeets have a special tongue that allows them to soak up nectar. GREEN-NAPED LORIKEET Trichoglossus haematodus EDWARD’S haemotodus LORIKEET Trichoglossus haematodus capistratus SWAINSON’S LORIKEET Trichoglossus haematodus FORSTEN’S moloccanus LORIKEET Trichoglossus haematodus forsteni Guam Kingfisher This critically endangered bird is extinct in the wild.