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SCIENCE LAB
Donovan Obajinmi, 9, and his brother Joseph, 8, check the vital signs of a Pelican at Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s new science lab during Heal the Bay’s Earth Day theme weekend on Saturday, April 21, 2012.




Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup
Hot Dog on a Stick employees clean the beach during Heal the Bay’s Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, April 21, 2012




SEE CREATURES
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium volunteers Caitlin McClure, 17, in an octopus costume and Pheobe Staff, 16, in a lobster costume, walk on the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, February 2, 2012.




OVO
Characters from Cirque du Soleil’s OVO pose for a photos at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
Cirque du Soleil and Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium announced a community education partnership that will allow free admission to the Aquarium every Sunday in February. Cirque du Soleil will sponsor five field trip education programs to the Aquarium.




The Ocean's End Cemetery

Caitlin McClure volunteers in Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s Deep Sea Lab during Heal the Bay's annual Halloween and Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, October 22, 2011.




GIANT SEA BASS
Meet Heal the Bay’s and the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s new giant sea bass! The new giant sea bass was living at the SEA Lab Aquarium. It is about 2 feet in length. The Santa Monica Pier Pier Aquarium doesn’t know how old the fish is but it can grow to over 8 feet and live more than 75 years. Giant sea bass are protected in California waters. The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium has a special permit to display the fish. Although the population of the giant sea bass recovered some over the past years, they still remain on the Endangered Species List.




Coastal Cleanup Day
Arian Davoudian, 20, and Fay Baradi, 21, pick up trash during Heal the Bay’s Coastal Cleanup Day at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, September 17, 2011.




Feeding time
Children watch as the Swell Sharks get fed at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (SMPA) during Heal the Bay's annual Ocean Appreciation Celebration on Sunday, July 31, 2011. The sharks are fed twice weekly on Tuesdays and Sundays at 3:30PM. This year's annual tribute to the ocean at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium focused on the four habitats of the Santa Monica Bay: the sandy bottom, the kelp forest, the rocky shore and the open ocean.



