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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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A cannery, an aquarium and the open sea
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1973
The cannery closes
The Hovden Cannery on Cannery Row closes.
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April 1978
A foundation
David and Lucile Packard create the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, which buys the cannery site.
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20 October 1984
Opening day
The aquarium opens, with the first living kelp forest on display.
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1996
The Open Sea
A new wing devoted to the open ocean almost doubles the exhibit space.
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1999
Seafood Watch
The aquarium begins publishing its sustainable seafood advice.
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2011
A renovated Open Sea
A ten-month renovation of the wing’s main exhibit is completed.
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April 2022
Into the deep
An exhibition of deep-sea animals opens.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
