A 75-pound sea turtle was found yesterday morning, March 18, 2023, on the south end of Manzanita beach. After receiving photographs of the turtle, it was clear that the turtle had been…
Category: Seaside Aquarium
World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series: Transient Killer Whales of the Outer Coast of Oregon & California, March 8th
Who: Friends of Haystack Rock & the Cannon Beach Library What: World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series 2022-2023 When: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. (These are recurring lectures with different speakers…
Another Gray Whale Washes Up on North Oregon Coast on Crescent Beach near Cannon Beach Saturday, January 21st; Updates – Necropsy Reports on Sperm Whale, Baby Gray Whale
Reports from Seaside Aquarium While preforming the necropsy on the baby gray whale the Coast Guard reported a third whale floating about a mile offshore. Saturday afternoon the whale washed ashore on…
Seaside Aquarium Celebrates Year of Monthly Beach Cleanups, Continues Effort in 2023, First Saturday Every Month
The Seaside Aquarium ardently extended thanks to those of you who volunteered your time and energy into keeping Seaside Beach clean through our monthly beach cleanups sponsored by us (Seaside Aquarium), the…
Sea Turtle Stranding Season on the Oregon Coast
From Seaside Aquarium What: Sea Turtle Season (Be on the lookout for cold-stunned sea turtles on the beach) When: November-February Where: Oregon and Washington coasts An Olive Ridley sea turtle was found…
Seaside Aquarium Utilizes Washed Ashore Thresher Shark for Public Necropsy, Learning Experience to start Labor Day Weekend
Beach goers got quite the memorable experience this Labor Day weekend. Staff from the Seaside Aquarium were alerted the night of September 2, 2022 of another large thresher shark washing in on…
Scientific Data Gathered by Seaside Aquarium from Nearly 12-foot Thresher Shark Washed Ashore in Long Beach, WA
Staff from the Seaside Aquarium participated in an impromptu dissection of a nearly 12-foot, female thresher shark yesterday August 18, 2022. Staff received a call about a dead thresher shark near the…
Seaside Beach Discovery Program Returns – Saturdays in July & August
Who: Seaside Aquarium What: Seaside Beach Discovery Program When: Saturdays July- August 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (weather dependent) Where: On the beach in front of Seaside Aquarium Why: After taking a…
Seaside Aquarium Recovers Female Broadnose Sevengill Shark from Arcadia Beach, North of Cannon Beach
Photos & Video by TiffanyBoothe/Seaside Aquarium A broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianum) washed ashore yesterday Sunday June 26th at the south end of Arcadia Beach State Park, north of Cannon Beach. The…
BEAVER RESCUE ON GEARHART BEACH; HEADS FOR REHAB AT WILDLIFE CENTER OF NORTH COAST
On Friday April 15, 2022, the Seaside Aquarium had the pleasure of rescuing this feisty beaver. First reported as a sea otter, it took us a few trips up and down the…