Aquarium of the Pacific

Animal care - the Aquarium's husbandry department oversees all of the care, feeding, and life support systems needed to support over 14,924 animals representing over 787 species in more than 100 exhibits, including several touch tank experiences. Sea lions, sea otters, sharks, rays, diving birds, sea jellies, corals, turtles, and fish of all types from temperate to tropical species are on display. Caretaking includes feeding of the highest quality sustainable seafood available, monitoring water quality and all life support systems, medical exams and routine procedures, and providing proper exhibit and behind the scenes space available to the animals.guest services - responsible for all guest interactions except for education and interpretation. Collect funds from on-site visitors, ensure safety and cleanliness of the facilityretail operations - create or research products for sale that reflect the public's direct experience in the Aquarium, including original books interpreting the visitor experience, and merchandise to educate and remind the visitor of their experiences at the Aquarium.

Education & conservation - the education department of the Aquarium of the Pacific strives to ignite interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (stem) by providing opportunities for people of all ages, interests, and backgrounds to wonder, explore, discover, and learn. We do this through programs onsite, online, and in the community. In 2023, the department reached approximately 143,000 people.- 71.7% were with onsite programs including school programs, whale watches, and public programs.- 10.5% were through our virtual programming including paid virtual field trips and free weekly Aquarium online academy.- 17.8% were with engagements offsite in the community such as festivals and resource fairs.the Aquarium's conservation work extends across the institution including in the husbandry teams, veterinary services, education department, and volunteer services. In 2023, the Aquarium continued its mountain yellow-legged frog program by releasing individuals to the wild and its sea otter surrogacy program by accepting several rescued baby sea otters. the Aquarium expanded conservation initiatives on sunflower sea stars including participating in a reproduction event with regional partners and co-leading a newly established program focusing on the species under the association for zoos and aquariums.