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Schuster wanted to show you his new #Halloween toy that was donated from our Enrichment Wishlist! 🎃

Thank you for the donation!

Interested in donating an enrichment item and creating specialized experiences? Learn more via the link in our bio.
Schuster, one of our male resident otter, is on his back holding a small toy. This toy was donated from our enrichment wish list and is perfect for Halloween approaching as the toy is a bight pumpkin! Schuster, one of our male resident otters, is holding a donated pumpkin toy up to his nose to investigate.
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Educators, join us for our (free!) Educator Open House! Taking place on Saturday, November 8, this is your chance to get more information about planning field trips, collaboration opportunities, and classroom visits and workshops!

Learn more and sign up at aquarium.org/education/teacher-resources
An educator leans over a table to get a closer look at a fish in an acrylic tub; the fish is a brown sculpin, its suction-cup like stomach anchoring it in place against the tub's wall. Trays with educational flyers and biofacts can be seen on the table. The educator has long brown hair and is wearing a blue sleeveless shirt, with an expression of interest on their face.
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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We would love for everyone to experience the wonder of the Oregon Coast Aquarium--but for those who can't make the journey to Newport, we offer outreach programs to bring the wonder directly to you.

Read the full story at aquarium.org/ocaq-outreach-programs
Community Engagement Specialist Kathleen teaches in front of a blue felt board covered in images of marine animals. She is wearing green pants, a blue sweater, and black rimmed glasses. She has long brown hair. She is smiling as she talks. She is holding up a card with text that describes animal feeding habits. A student can be seen in the foreground, facing Kathleen, wearing a turquoise t-shirt, her brown hair up in a bun.
September 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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A special thanks to Brooke Davis for sharing this photo with us! We love it when the OCAq experience spans generations. 💙

📷: "Jamie and his great grandmother, Meema. He was born exactly 91 years after her on her birthday. They had the most magical time in the tunnel together."
Location: Orford Reef tunnel at Oregon Coast Aquarium. An elderly woman in a mobility chair smiles widely at her grandson who sits opposite her in a stroller. He smiles back. Pure joy is evident in their expressions. Both are posed face-to-face in front of an underwater tunnel teaming with rockfish and anemones.
September 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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🪪Tufted Puffin
📍Seabird Aviary
A profile of a tufted puffin standing atop rockwork in the Oregon Coast Aquarium's Seabird Aviary. It has black features, orange bill and feet, a white face, blue eye rimmed with red, and long golden tufts above its eyes.
August 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Little critters make a big difference! Grass isopods cling to the eelgrass and feed on little things in the water—in turn, they serve as prey, transferring nutrients up through the food web.

#Isopods #TinybutMighty #OregonCoastAquarium
A brown grass isopod swims in center frame; it has a segmented body and a small pair of antennae. Eelgrass can be seen in the background.
July 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Keep your friends close and your anemones closer.
A green sea anemone sits in frame with a rockfish peering out from behind its right side. The rockfish is a China rockfish, with a dark base color and yellow speckles and bars on its face and head.
July 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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We're honored to celebrate Skinny's 50th birthday!

In nature, harbor seals can live into their twenties, while those in human care can live into their thirties—the fact that Skinny is 50 years old is absolutely amazing. Huge thanks to everyone celebrating with us today!
Skinny the harbor seal lies next to her caretaker, who is holding her hand up to Skinny's nose. Skinny is a sleek silvery gray color. Her caretaker is wearing black clothes, purple gloves, and a bright green birthday party hat. The mammal care team lines up to take a celebratory photo, all wearing birthday party hats. There are eight individuals. In the center a mammalogist holds up a sign saying "happy birthday." Some individuals are holding noise makers and colorful pinwheels.
June 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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We’re partnering with organizations across Lincoln County to celebrate #WorldOceanDay! Don't forget: on Sundays Lincoln County locals can visit for $5/person! Just bring proof of LC residency to take advantage of this discount.
aquarium.org/world-ocean-day 🌊
A square graphic features text that reads: "Lincoln County World Ocean Day, June 8, 2025, Oregon Coast Aquarium." The top half of the graphic is light blue and the bottom half is dark blue, split in the middle with a curved line reminiscent of a wave.
May 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Happy #WorldOtterDay! We have three male sea otters at the Oregon Coast Aquarium: Earle, Oswald, and Schuster!
All three came to us after being deemed non-releasable; here, they act as ambassadors for their wild counterparts, inspiring conservation. 🦦
Earle the sea otter lies on his back, with his face and forepaws in frame. His fur is dark brown, he has a wide nose, and a white whisker "mustache" Oswald the sea otter sits atop a rock, his entire body visible. He has dark brown fur from his tail to his chest, which gradually becomes white from his forepaws to the top of his head. Schuster the sea otter floats atop the water, his nose raised in the air and his tongue sticking out just a little bit. He has brown fur on his lower body, which gradually becomes yellow-white towards his chest and head.
May 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Our next trading card drops next week! From June 1-7 you can get a trading card featuring the Lyretail Anthias--ask for yours at Admissions. Find our full trading card schedule at aquarium.org/trading-cards 🃏
A Lyretail Anthias swims through the water; it's a sleek yellow-orange fish with a bright purple stripe that runs from its eye over its gills, almost looking like eyeliner. Its mouth is wide open. This fish is also often called the sea-goldie.
May 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Our summer hours start today! We're now open from 10am-6pm daily.

Plan your visit at aquarium.org 🌊
Schuster the sea otter floats on his back in the water with his paws pressed to his nose. Text overlay reads "Hours Update"
May 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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"Are you hu-"
Us:
Oswald the sea otter floats atop the water, paws held up in anticipation of receiving food. A bucket and gloved hand holding a piece of clam can be seen at the edge of the frame.
May 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Skinny is just weeks away from turning 50 YEARS OLD! This makes her the world's oldest currently living Pacific harbor seal! To honor Skinny’s milestone birthday, we're hosting a public celebration on June 3: aquarium.org/skinny-turns-50 🦭
Skinny the Pacific harbor seal faces the camera; she is light silvery-gray with small black spots, and has large, dark eyes. Her long white whiskers frame her muzzle.
May 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Washed Ashore debuts this Saturday, May 17, with larger-than-life sculptures made entirely of marine debris, including Greta the Great White Shark, Priscilla the Parrotfish, and more!

More info: aquarium.org/washed-ashore 🌊
This image features left aligned text reading "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea. May 17th, 2025-January 6th, 2026" and to the right of the text is a picture of Priscilla the Parrotfish, a massive, colorful sculpture made entirely of marine debris.
May 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Tomorrow is World Migratory Bird Day! We’re hosting bird-themed fun all day—join us for mindful birding, raffles, pelican presentation, turkey vulture chat, migration games, and more! Our new trading card will also be available, featuring the California brown pelican--ask for yours at Admissions!
Olive the turkey vulture peers closely at the camera; the tip of her beak is white while her face is red and featherless. She has short feathers framing her face, and white bumps near her eyes. A Migratory Bird Day trading card is held up in center frame, featuring an image of a California brown pelican with wings spread wide. Behind and to the right of the card is a California brown pelican looking towards the card.
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Then vs. Now

Happy 4th birthday, Earle! 💙🦦
Earle as a fluffy brown sea otter pup sits near the side of a pool. A bright orange rubber toy sits to the right. Earle the 4 year old sea otter stands near the side of a pool, facing the camera. His fur is dark brown and he has thick whiskers forming a white mustache beneath his nose.
May 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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🪪Bay pipefish
📍Sandy Coast gallery
#OregonCoastAquarium #OregonCoast
A bay pipefish swims in the foreground of an eelgrass tank; it has a green, pencil-thin body ending in a long snout. It looks like the eelgrass in the background, where it often hides.
May 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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The Oregon Coast Aquarium has welcomed a new Pacific harbor seal, and while “Garry” is the youngest and smallest of the Aquarium’s seals, she’s making a big splash!

🦭aquarium.org/welcome-garry
Garry the harbor seal floats with her bottom half in the water and her flippers and head resting on the edge of her pool. She has silvery gray fur marked with black and white mottled spots. She is facing the camera; she has no eyes, and has dark fur right below her eye sockets. She muzzle is dark and she has long whiskers. Photo by OCAq's Jeremy Burke
May 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Join us on Tuesday, April 22 for #EarthDay! We're hosting fun throughout the day, including mindful birding, marine debris themed activities, an ambassador animal presentation, the results of our recent ocean-inspired student art contest, plus the roll out of our #PacificBananaSlug trading card!
This image features a graphic of planet Earth, with a location pin marking the location of the Oregon Coast Aquarium; the Aquarium logo is featured in the center of the pin.
April 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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🚨🚨🚨NEW TRADING CARDS DROP THIS WEEK🚨🚨🚨

April 20-26: Volunteer Appreciation Week Card
April 22: Earth Day Card, featuring the Pacific Banana Slug

Ask for yours at Aquarium admissions!

Learn more about collectible #Aquarium #TradingCards at aquarium.org/trading-cards 🃏
A Pacific Banana Slug sits atop a piece of wood, looking towards a trading card held up nearby. The trading card features a picture of a Pacific Banana Slug. A trading card featuring an image of an Oregon Coast Aquarium volunteer is held up in the Aquarium's Seabird Aviary.
April 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Oswald recently had a root canal and needed a crown. While it looks gold, it’s made of titanium and has a yellow metallic finish. Oswald is now recovering behind-the-scenes, and his caretakers report that he is doing well.

👑🦦 aquarium.org/oswalds-crown
Oswald the sea otter displays an open mouth behavior, allowing us to see his new crown--a gold-colored titanium cap that protects his upper right canine tooth. His caretaker's gloved hand can be seen just above his nose, which acts as a cue for this behavior.
April 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Following a close vote, Washed Ashore’s newest sculpture has a name: Udo! The blue-ringed octopus makes its debut at OCAq alongside the Washed Ashore exhibit on May 17.
Learn more at aquarium.org/washed-ashore 🌊

📷: photo by OCAq's Jeremy Burke
A massive blue-ringed octopus sculpture sits in the center of a art studio; it is made of many pieces of repurposed plastic materials. The sculpture is primary blue, with yellow rings scattered across its surface. The octopus arms are outstretched.
April 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Skinny turns 50 this June! She's our oldest harbor seal and probably the easiest to identify. She has wide eyes and silver-grey fur--look for her during your next visit!
Skinny the Pacific harbor seal swims in the water, her head lifted up above the surface. She is looking up at one of her caretakers, who is out of frame. She has silvery grey fur, large eyes, and long whiskers.
April 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Pupping season has begun on the Oregon Coast, with harbor seals leaving pups on shore as they look for food. If you see a pup, keep your distance! Mom will likely be back soon, but she won't return until the area is clear. Report hurt pups to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network at 1-866-767-6114.
A harbor seal with gray fur and black spots snoozes atop a sandy shore. The text reads "Leave wildlife wild" and "Keep your distance" and "My mom said wait here"
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM