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Santa Cruz Marine Sanctuaries and Aquariums

Marine Sanctuaries and Aquariums
in Santa Cruz & Monterey

  

Click here for locations in Half Moon Bay (45 miles north) and Monterey (40 miles south).

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Featured Santa Cruz Hotels

Santa Cruz Aquariums,
Marine Sanctuaries and Preserves

Elkhorn Slough Foundation

Box 267, Moss Landing, CA 95039  (831) 728-5939

Monterey Bay Aquarium

886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA (831) 648-4888

We've included this world class aquarium in our Santa Cruz listings. Although it's 40+ minutes away, it worth the drive.  The aquarium features habitats of Monterey Bay in its permanent galleries, and global marine life and marine conservation issues in its special exhibitions.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

This site is dedicated to the preservation of Monterey Bay.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA  (831) 775-1700

MBARI's goal is to develop state-of-the-art equipment, instrumentation, systems, and methods for scientific research in the deep waters of the ocean.

Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Map

Seymour Marine Discovery Center – at  Long Marine Lab

100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz, CA    (831) 459-3800

Visit a working marine laboratory. Exhibit halls, aquarium, touch tanks, tours to marine mammal research overlook, Ocean Discovery Shop, and unsurpassed vistas of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Hold a sea star — marvel at the world's largest whale skeleton — see full-size elephant seal sculptures — think like a scientist!

Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Map

 

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