Monterey Bay Aquarium photos

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located in a former sardine cannery and a former brewery on Cannery Row in Monterey, California. The facility is one of the largest and most respected aquariums in the world. It also has a prominent research and conservation program.

Index | Fish | Invertebrates | Jellyfish | Sharks | Sunsets

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Green anemone Tube anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus) Purple-striped jellyfish Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata) Green anemone Green sea anemone White anemones White, yellow, and green anemone Chrysaira colorata jellyfish Crystal jelly Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria) Lion’s mane jellies (Cyanea capillata) Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata) Purple-striped jelly Purple-striped jelly (Chrysaira colorata)

School of anchovies Sunset over the Santa Cruz mountains, CA Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata) Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata) Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata) Coloful tide pool life, including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans) Coloful tide pool life, including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans) and sponges Monterey Bay biotope Blackfooted penguins (Spheniscus demersus) Leopard shark Leopard shark Leopard shark Leopard shark Leopard shark Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) Leopard shark Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest Fish hidden among sponges and sea life Flounder blending with the sandy bottom Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) Scorpionfish Red starfish Sunset over Santa Cruz, CA Sunset over Santa Cruz, CA Sunset over Santa Cruz, California