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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
Schuster the sea otter floats on his back in the water with his paws pressed to his nose. Text overlay reads "Hours Update"
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.
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.
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.
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.
Earle as a fluffy brown sea otter pup sits near the side of a pool. A bright orange rubber toy sits to the right.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"
A Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker sits atop a shell, facing a nearby Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker trading card.
A hand holds up a trading card featuring a Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker.
A cup bearing the logo of the Oregon Coast Aquarium is held up in front of a saltwater habitat known as Orford Reef. Rockfish can be seen swimming in the background.
A hand holds up a trading card with a picture of a California sea lion painting on a canvas. The text on the card reads "Day Event Series, 1 of 13, Enrichment Day, Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus."
Earle the sea otter is in center frame, his bottom half in the water and his upper half above the surface. His two front feet are propped up against a rocky ledge and he is looking to the right. Earle looks like a standard 3-year-old sea otter: all brown except for his white whiskers.
A large sunflower sea star is crawling across an Aquarium tank, its body and arms halfway in frame. The underside is visible, lined by thousands of tiny tendrils called tube feet.
An opalescent nudibranch sits atop a rock in a touch pool. The nudibranch, also known as a sea slug, has a slug-esque body with a clear-white base. It has clear tendrils on its back tipped with bright orange. It has four tentacles near on its head, two higher and two lower.
This image feature an active construction site, its foundation and framing prominent.
A 7 inch ruler sits next to a small dish. In the dish are tiny Pacific sea nettles, appearing as brown specks.
A horned puffin stands on a piece of driftwood, its wings spread wide. The text overlay reads "Volunteer at OCAq."
This picture features a close up view of a giant Pacific octopus's eyes. The text overlay reads "Your visit: supports animal care; supports conservation; supports rehab efforts; makes a difference. Thank you!" The Oregon Coast Aquarium logo is in the bottom right corner.
A red sea urchin is pressed against an Aquarium tank, its spines pointing in all directions. Between the spines are smaller tendrils known as tube feet. The urchin's teeth, which look like five small white triangles in the center of its body, are visible.
A southern sea otter sits atop a rock, paws pressed together in front of its chest. It has extremely dense fur; its body is dark brown and its head is pale blond-white.
A long, skinny fish known as a tubesnout swims through the water, eelgrass is visible behind it. The fish has a tan belly, brown back, and a light brown line running down its side. It also has a black line running along the side of its snout and over its eye.
A Junior Aquarist booklet stands in front of an Aquarium tank with a rockfish and sea pen in the background. The booklet's cover features an illustrated scene of a diver floating above a patch of eelgrass, with silhouettes of sea jellies, fish, and eels nearby.
A tufted puffin in summer plumage faces the camera, with text behind it reading "JOIN US!"
Rosa the California sea lion side-eyes the camera.
This image features a faux dating profile with a picture of Earle the Sea otter, saying he's "50% nose, 50% mustache, 100% good boy. Looking for an ice guy? You found him."
A pelican faces the camera while holding a pink paper Valentine's Day heart in its bill.
An eel faces the camera, its body halfway hidden in a rocky crevice. The eel has a white body with asymmetrical black honeycomb-shaped spots, its skin reminiscent of lacework.
A leopard shark with tan skin and brown saddle marks and spots swims through the water.
This image features a close up view of a giant green anemone. Its tentacles have a pale green hue and the texture almost appears velvety.
A brown sea otter sits at the water's edge, holding a chunk of ice in his front paws. In front of the otter is a purple slab of ice topped with orange colored ice rings and purple colored ice hearts. The otter is arguably the cutest otter in history.
The image features a pale sunflower sea star reaching out to the camera, two of its rays held up and against the aquarium glass. Small tendrils, called tube feet, protrude from the underside of its arms.
A plush striped skunk is pictured, its back paws atop some rocks and its front paws stepping onto lush green stone crop. The plush is wearing a bandana around its neck printed with keys, hearts, and the word "love"
A black oystercatcher stands atop some rocks with blue sky visible in the background. This bird has black plumage and a long, pointed orange beak and bright orange eye.
This image features a picture of a Magellanic penguin on the left and common murres on the right. Text overlay reads "Did you know? The common murre is easily mistaken for a penguin at first glance. Despite their similar looks, these birds have key differences."
This picture features an octopus arm outstretched, its suckers facing up towards the camera. The text reads "The giant Pacific octopus has ~200 suckers on each arm!"
A turkey vulture sits atop a perch with wings outstretched.
This is an image for the Oregon Coast Aquarium's Sponsor a Snack Valentine's Day promo. A sea otter is featured in the center of the image, paws pressed together as if offering a trade. The text on the image reads: "TRADE OFFER: I receive a snack named after someone of your choice and you receive immense joy and a video of me eating aforementioned snack."
This video features a sea otter being handed a purple ball full of ice, then promptly throwing it away and swimming the other direction
A group of fish called gunnels huddle close together, eyes and mouths turned upward as if singing to the sea.
This picture shows a feed and training session. A mammalogist stoops down to face a nearby harbor seal, who is turned to look back at her. The mammalogist is wearing rain gear and a belt that holds a bucket full of fish.
The purpose of this image is to describe a sea otter's hearty diet. The image features a picture of a sea otter holding part of a crab carapace, with text overlay describing a sea otter's potential daily diet: 8 and 1/3 pounds of clams, 1 and 1/3 pounds of shrimp, 1/2 pound of fish, 1/3 pound of squid, and 4 whole crabs.