Renovation Updates
Please note some exhibit spaces in the Aquarium are temporarily closed while we conduct maintenance and renovation work. Learn more on our Renovation Progress page .

Beluga whale with head out of water and mouth open as if laughing.

Bamboozled. Bewildered. Befuddled. Beluga'ed.

The only U.S. state belugas are found in is Alaska. We would be very alarmed to encounter one locally.

Our Stranding Response Team does work with other species of marine mammals though, as well as sea turtles! They respond to and rehabilitate stranded animals year-round, and are currently gearing up for hooking season, when sea turtles get caught on fishing hooks during the warmer months of the year. Your support helps them continue their conservation and research efforts. Consider giving a gift to the Stranding Response Program today!

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