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The Monterey Bay Aquarium, perched on the edge of a world-famous coastline, is your window to the wonders of the ocean. It’s located on historic Cannery Row in Monterey and is open daily except Christmas Day.

For more information about our animals and exhibits, and to view our live web cams, please visit www.montereybayaquarium.org.

Hours of operation vary by season. Daily schedules and tickets are available on our website or by calling
(831) 648-4800.

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Flying Seaweed?
Yes—at least in the beak of a cormorant. Our local pelagic cormorants have been busy building nests under the Aquarium. Their preferred material is seaweed, which can be easily gathered and shaped when moist, and then dries to harden into a very solid nest. Lots of guests see cormorants flying by with kelp in their beak, prompting comments like: “I didn’t know cormorants ate seaweed.”
There are several places around the Aquarium where you can watch these birds raising their families!
Learn more about the pelagic cormorant.

Flying Seaweed?

Yes—at least in the beak of a cormorant. Our local pelagic cormorants have been busy building nests under the Aquarium. Their preferred material is seaweed, which can be easily gathered and shaped when moist, and then dries to harden into a very solid nest. Lots of guests see cormorants flying by with kelp in their beak, prompting comments like: “I didn’t know cormorants ate seaweed.”

There are several places around the Aquarium where you can watch these birds raising their families!

Learn more about the pelagic cormorant.

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium, perched on the edge of a world-famous coastline, is your window to the wonders of the ocean. It’s located on historic Cannery Row in Monterey and is open daily except Christmas Day.

For more information about our animals and exhibits, and to view our live web cams, please visit www.montereybayaquarium.org.

Hours of operation vary by season. Daily schedules and tickets are available on our website or by calling
(831) 648-4800.