EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve been seeing lots of photos of “sea pickles” on community pages that folks are coming across on their beach walks. Here’s a great overview of various invertebrates you might…
Category: Seaside Aquarium
SEASIDE AQUARIUM RESPONDS TO REPORT OF OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLE ON SUNSET BEACH DEC. 30th
(From Seaside Aquarium’s Facebook page 12/31/24) Seaside Aquarium was alerted yesterday afternoon, December 30, 2024 of a sea turtle on Sunset Beach near Fort Stevens State Park. Unfortunately, the 40-pound olive ridley…
Feed the Seals, Feed the Community
Seaside Aquarium is ready to kick off the holiday season with the “Feed the Seals, Feed the Community” annual food drive! For 35 years the Seaside Aquarium has been working with the…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM: It’s Turtle Stranding Season … Olive Ridley Comes Ashore in Gearhart Monday Nov. 18
Early Monday evening, November 18th, we (Seaside Aquarium) got a report of a live sea turtle on Gearhart Beach in Oregon. Staff quickly geared up and were able to pick up the…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM RECOVERS BLUE SHARK WASHED ASHORE FOR FUTURE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
This afternoon, November 5, 2024, Seaside Aquarium received a report that a small shark with a long tail had washed ashore near Ave. U in Seaside. Turns out this beautiful shark was…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM EXPLORES OCEAN BURP
This week we got the privilege of exploring an ocean burp over by Ave. U in Seaside. These small debris fields are usually composed of small bark chips, shells, large tubeworm casings,…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM: Why are there so many jellyfish washing up on beaches?
By Seaside Aquarium Large jellyfish have been washing ashore causing a lot of people to ask why? The answer is simple yet complicated. This simple answer is that this happens every year…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM: Another Mola Mola on North Coast Beach, Hug Point Hosts nearly 7 foot specimen
Seaside Aquarium reports that another Mola mola has washed ashore at Hug Point State Park and it is creating quite a stir. While it has been dead for quite some time, it…
Ocean Sunfish Washes Ashore at Sunset Beach near Gearhart
Seaside Aquarium reported yesterday August 18, 2024 that a relatively small Mola mola (Sunfish) washed ashore 1/2 mile south of the Sunset Beach approach. While this fish is only a little over…
Seaside Aquarium’s Beach Discovery Program is Back on Weekends through July & August
Who: Seaside Aquarium What: Seaside Beach Discovery Program When: Weekends in July and August from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. See schedule below. Where: On the beach in front of the Seaside Aquarium. 200 North Prom Seaside, OR The Seaside Beach Discovery Program…