Amazing Monterey Bay Aquarium in California

The Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) is a public aquarium located in Monterey, California, United States. The aquarium was founded in 1984 and is located on the site of a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row. It has an annual attendance of more than two million visitors. It holds thousands of plants and animals, representing more than 600 species on display. The aquarium benefits from a high circulation of fresh ocean water which is obtained through pipes which pump it in continuously from Monterey Bay.
The centerpiece of the Ocean's Edge Wing, is a 28-foot-high (8.5 m), 333,000-US-gallon (1,260,000 l; 277,000 imp gal) tank for viewing California coastal marine life. In this tank, the aquarium was the first in the world to grow live California Giant Kelp. Visitors are able to inspect the creatures of the kelp forest at several levels in the building. The largest tank in the aquarium is a 1,200,000-U.S.-gallon (4,500,000 l; 1,000,000 imp gal) tank in the Open Sea galleries (formerly the Outer Bay), which features one of the world's largest single-paned windows. It is one of the few aquariums to hold the ocean sunfish in captivity.
Sealife on exhibit includes stingrays, jellyfish, sea otters, and numerous other native marine species, which can be viewed above and below the waterline. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of very few in the world to exhibit both bluefin and yellowfin tuna. For displaying jellyfish, it uses a Kreisel tank, which creates a circular flow to support and suspend the jellies. The aquarium does not house mammals other than otters.
Das Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) im kalifornischen Monterey ist eines der größten öffentlichen Schauaquarien weltweit. Gebaut wurde die 1984 eröffnete Ausstellung mit einer 55-Millionen-Dollar-Spende von David Packard auf dem Gelände einer ehemaligen Fischfabrik an der Cannery Row. Ein Erweiterungsbau für 57 Millionen Dollar wurde 1996 fertiggestellt. Bekannt ist es für das Acrylfenster, das den Blick in das größte Aquarium erlaubt. Es war lange Zeit mit einer Länge von 17 und einer Höhe von 5 Meter das größte Fenster weltweit.Zu sehen gibt es im Monterey Bay Aquarium über 35.000 Tiere und 550 verschiedenen Arten an Meerestieren: von winzigen Nacktschnecken über Seesterne, Quallen bis hin zu großen Haien und Pinguinen. Das Aquarium verfügt über etwa 200 Becken, das größte davon "the Outer Bay" fasst etwa 4 Millionen Liter Wasser. Ebenfalls zum Bereich Outer Bay gehört eine umfangreiche Sammlung von Quallen. Weitere Schwerpunkte sind ein großes Tangwald-Becken, Seeotter, eine umfangreiche Ausstellung von weiteren Ottern sowie eine Gezeitenzone in der auch die Pinguine gezeigt werden. (Quelle: wikipedia.org)

[@MontereyBayAquarium]

Ausgezeichnet!

[@inselvideo]

+Monterey Bay Aquarium Thank you so much!It was a fantastic day!Greetings from Germany!

[@FranciscoSanchez-mp5tz]

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[@gabrielachang6675]

I was there and I loved it! Felt like it was way too expensive I know it has been increasing during the years and now it's unbelievable expensive tho

[@july5699]

I LOVE YOUR PLACE, ITS SO SATISFYING, And Fantastic!

[@lostMAYHEM]

Was habben sie das geschaft?

[@zantigar]

It's been about 15 years since I visited the aquarium. I was considering traveling from Los Angeles to see it again, but now that I came across your video, I no longer feel the need. This video covered every exhibit from so many angles and in such detail that I truly feel as though I was there. Whoever you are, your camera work is MASTERFUL, capturing such details as the distortion of glass at the edge of the tank to the workings of a periscope. Just wonderful! Thanks for posting and saving me the trip.

[@Time4aKiss]

lol, saved me a trip too

[@aliceontheinternet123]

I feel as though that was not the aim.

[@ShawnLH88]

you cant replace real life firsthand

[@kaibasil4447]

It’s been 8 years since I lived in Monterey. The video is outstanding, but it will never stop me from going back there regularly

[@ohhMando]

They changed it they added a lot of new stuff to it , tbh it got really boring for a while and I didn’t go and I went with my family again and it was cool again they added a lot more stuff mainly coral reefs

[@kandace7248]

This was one of the most beautiful cities I've been to in my 47 years of life. The temps were amazing! I stayed for 5 weeks. Aquarium was awesome!

[@sweetwater2128]

i live nearby and Monterey is my favorite too

[@macaronifanatic7287]

The Monterey bay aquarium is my favorite aquarium so far that I've visited I want to go back so badly.

[@jessebaca2750]

Lotor the Magnificent Yes it’s totally awesome👍🏼

[@elvanakdemir6140]

Hollaaaaaaa lord lotor

[@mibukdesjarlais534]

Sigh...this place brings back so many memories....

[@romaneightnine478]

Mibuk Desjarlais yep

[@notdeadyet3680]

Same

[@louise102762]

Roman eightnine ;

[@anaherrera9928]

@@cooper4892 I know

[@matthew.maduli]

Man I remember I went two years back. As beautiful as everything is, once you reach that gigantic tank at the end, you realize how tiny you are in this world

[@roryswanson9891]

i moved from california 7 years ago and this brings back so many memories

[@slothers8685]

If someone asked me to live here my entire life i probably would. Hook up a tv somewhere, make friends with the otters and penguins, sleep in the open ocean place.

[@SomeRandomGuy789]

I’d swim with the leopard sharks tbh

[@2011bandfreak]

I would too!!

[@ariefahmedshaik729]

Okay can you live there please

[@danielvasquez1763]

That’d be a relaxing life

[@danielvasquez1763]

@@SomeRandomGuy789 swim with the giant tuna lol

[@midnightkookie5925]

watching this again brings back memories...back when I was in elementary school I went there for a school field trip and brought my dad along...then senior year my class was going to this aquarium and i got to go but this time i was by myself it was great

[@meganelizabethgeorge4499]

When they went to the penguins I hear a guy say “ I mean I guess penguins are birds.” 😂

[@PixieLove5]

I’m so upset my family got rid of our beach house at Pajaro Dunes. I remember as a little girl, we’d all come down for day at the aquarium, then got to Fisherman’s Wharf for dinner. Monterey will always be a second home to me ❤️

[@acarnold]

I’ve been scuba diving a good amount in the area around the aquarium lately. It looks pretty much just like the exhibits at the aquarium! They’ve done an amazing job there of recreating the ecosystem of Monterey Bay. Thanks for the video!

[@nawbriana5283]

Me and my husband just visited a week ago as our honeymoon trip. We love it.

[@conniecrawford5231]

I could live at that aquarium and be quite happy !

[@pattiraithel5412]

Wow, how wonderful , and thank you for not talking in the background, very peaceful.

[@inselvideo]

Thank you so much!

[@muse7746]

I was there in October of 2016. My camcorder had a low battery and I did not take as much film as I would have liked. This is exactly the way it was when I visited. I spent 3 days there, and I had the best time! My one and only drove me there and we stopped along the way and bought beef jerkey and other kewl items in a little store along the road. Thank you for this video! Wonderful memories for me.

[@yello0]

Been here a few times, Used to live in CA, Monterey is where my cousin got married. I remember it like it was yesterday. Good memories here.

[@alternateuniverse656]

When I was a little kid, I thought I saw a great white shark in there... Don't know why, lol.

[@jonadin]

They had a few great whites on exhibit between 2004 - 2011..

[@emanueltheodorus1056]

They used to have great whites.

[@chowtownyt7239]

There was but it died because it did not meet it's required space its open ocean and needs space

[@kilroywashere8164]

clamingo it didn't die it was released

[@conniecrawford5231]

Scientists have decided it’s almost impossible to keep great whites in captivity, just as Sea world has been forced to no longer catch orcas from the wild. Some animals and fish just cannot live in captivity!

[@TheStrmcliffae46]

I used to live in Monterey, and I loved this, I fly out to visit all the time

[@joc4lyn639]

I hope I can go there again :’) The last time I went there was when I was like a young kid

[@lilianadiaz9834]

I go every year since I was 5. Its a tradition for me now

[@michaelabrewer9478]

Impressive camera work. Just beautiful! Thank you kindly!

[@PatriciaH670]

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. I live 3 hours from here. Haven't been here since the early 2000's. So beautiful and peaceful even hearing the voices. Felt like I was there. The ocean is beautiful. :)

[@inselvideo]

Thank´s for watching!

[@Angel-jr4dv]

I'm 26 now I haven't been there since the early 2000s when I was a lil boy I can't wait to go again one of these days

[@Jason_Phillips3679]

Its always cool to visit an aquarium. The jelly fish always look so strange, like an alien almost. Its cool to think how how the animals coexist in the same tanks without fighting .. Greetings from Maryland. 🐟 🦈

[@priscillalimon9749]

Home sweet home, jellyfish tanks are my favorite exhibit

[@HD1080ide]

Was für ein tolles Aquarium. Die Becken sind ja teilweise gigantisch, auch der Rest ist sehr schön gemacht. Klasse Rundgang, da möchte man direkt auch einmal hin!

[@inselvideo]

+HD1080ide Danke Dir!Das Monterey Bay Aquarium ist auch eines der größten der Welt.Und seit Star Trek 4 dort gedreht wurde,wollte ich dort immer mal hin,da ging ein Traum in Erfüllung!

[@Kayss.a]

Ahh- I remember, I’ve went there a few times when I was little, their aquarium is really impressive, very much so, I’d highly recommend going.

[@estelalopez21]

This video looks professional. Thanks!

[@inselvideo]

Thank´s for watching!

[@romansanchez2947]

I have not been here in 6 years and it brings back a lot of nistalgia when I got lost in the Aquarian in the 3rd grade

[@ArceeStarFan]

I been to the aquarium so many times when I was a kid and to an adult since 2000-2015...

[@chikenfrye5071]

I went there when I was 14, and I'm 21 now. I haven't been there since, and I hope to go again one day 😌

[@bobbycraig6168]

You Know I Was So Very Grateful As A Former Native Of Monterey, Ca To Have Been One Of The Very First Individuals In The Hundreds And Thousands To Have Been Able To Watch And Observe That Very First Great White Shark That Had Been Put On Display Successfully For The Very First Time In The Outer Bay Exhibit Back In The Year Of 2004 And Will Never Ever Forget Just What An Incredibly Fascinating Sight That It Was To Watch The Most Feared Shark In The Ocean Ever Up Close And Personal And Especially When I Had Just Came Back From The Farallon Islands When Not Able To See Any Great Whites Out There Just Six Weeks Before In Early July ! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@alexvelazquez8514]

it's a MUST if you go to monterrey you have to visit this wonderful and beautiful place ♡♡♡

[@mimiqtpie]

I went right before covid started and it was beautiful! The view from the outside balcony part was so cool and the sea otters were adorable!

[@m3lowiesvlog715]

Look at those beautiful creatures!!!! One “Big Bang” created everything? Lol

[@zzHEXOx]

and one flying invisible man in the sky created everything? Lol

[@m3lowiesvlog715]

@@zzHEXOx A century ago, an old man was traveling alone in France by train. A much younger man, who was sitting next to him, watched as the older man reached into his traveling case, took out a Bible and began to read. After a while, the younger man decided to strike up a conversation. "What are you reading?" he asked. "I am reading from the 6th chapter of Mark in the New Testament." "What does it say?" the young man asked. "It is the story of the miracle of the loaves and fishes. This gospel writer tells us about the vast crowd that had followed Jesus because of the signs He was performing for the sick. Jesus then preached to the crowd until it was dark and they were hungry. With only 5 barley loaves and a couple of dried fish, Jesus fed the entire crowd of 5,000. When the people had finished eating, the leftovers filled 12 baskets." A little scornful, the young man asked, "Do you really believe that?" "Yes, I do," came the reply, to which the younger man answered, "I can see that you have been brainwashed by ancient superstitions. That could never have happened to me. You see, I am a scientist. Everything that happens in this world can ultimately be accounted for scientifically. The story you have read defies the laws of science and therefore is sheer fantasy. Give me facts, provable facts. As a man of science, I can have no faith in miracles. But I cannot expect you to understand that." At this point, the train began to slow down. "Here is my station," said the young man as he rose from his seat. "It was nice talking to you, Mr., I'm sorry I didn't get your name." Where upon, the old man handed him his calling card bearing the name, Louis Pasteur, one of the world's greatest scientists.

[@pegholliday1999]

Thank You for this awesome experience. I live 3,000 miles away, so will never have the happy opportunity to visit in person.

[@jawjagrrl]

I live between the ones in Atlanta and Chattanooga and love them both. But Monterey will always be my favorite.

[@209-i5m]

I remember going here way way back in 2nd grade field trip! Damn that was so long ago!

[@jamesbentonticer4706]

I would work here for no pay at all. Even if I had to live in a box. It would be worth it.

[@averyallen3944]

It’s so worth it. I’m a high school student that volunteers and it’s my favorite place to be

[@_cru9458]

James Benton Ticer I live in Monterey and I always go here

[@amytempleton1005]

Thank you for this video!

[@angiebega2444]

I love this place havent been there in years👍❤

[@knightofarkronia8652]

My mom and dad went there once!

[@estelaramirez9592]

Fue una bonita experiencia aver conocido este hermoso lugar

[@jahuuhuuhuu]

Die Quallen mit dem blauem Hintergrund, das riesige Aquarium, die Otter die ihre Bahnen ziehen - einfach herrlich! Daumen hoch! ;-)

[@loganarkels498]

I'm so FRICKEN HYPE to go there in decemver

[@dorothycurtis3339]

This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. You are looking beneath the sea,, go on down you will see cannory row

[@ShipsYouShouldKnow]

Die Unterwasserwelt ist einfach faszinierend - deshalb liebe ich solche Aquarien. Danke für den tollen Rundgang, das sind super 15 Minuten! Daumen hoch dafür und Gruss aus Hamburg!

[@inselvideo]

+Hamburg Videos HD Danke Dir!Hätte in 4k bestimmt auch toll ausgesehen,muss ich wohl nochmal hin:-)

[@SourRockCandyGaming]

i just now realized that this aquarium is in animal jam. i havent played aj in so long xD

[@FrankyThree]

Thanks for the video! I'm from the area, and it's awesome to read so many nice comments!

[@inselvideo]

Thank´s for watching!

[@davidwalker9160]

Omg I just went there on Saturday

[@thaysthays9813]

Nossaaaaa!!!! Como é lindo 😍💕💕💕💕

[@aviationvideosgraz]

Wundervoll. Wenn man sich vorstellt welcher enormer Duck da auf den Scheiben lastet.

[@inselvideo]

+Aviation Videos Vielen Dank!Mit 17x5 m war das Fenster im großen Becken lange das gößte der Welt.Da ist bestimmt enormer Druck dahinter:-)

[@tiffanygrever8092]

It makes me feel a little home sick I miss California for what it was.

[@brianperez7701]

Such a different vibe from the Georgia aquarium

[@asaritter9234]

When it first opened, when my kids were young and we had our family membership, the thing to do was to lay on the floor under the oval mackerel tank and watch them swim constantly around and around; makes you feel quite giddy, and that you were in the sea with them!!! As it gained fame and matured this became a place to wait your turn. Eventually, of course, it became impossible. Still,we have many fun memories and pictures. Cheers!

[@DrDuu]

Eine Wahnsinns Unterwasser Welt! Tolle Vorstellung und schönes Aquarium mit riesigen Glasscheiben. Bei 9:47 der Wasserfall ist der Hammer. Auch die leuchtenden Quallen. Gruss DrDuu

[@inselvideo]

+DrDuu Ich danke Dir!Das Aquarium gehört zu den 5 größten der Welt und seit ich es in Star Trek 4 gesehen habe,wollte ich da unbedingt mal hin.

[@robinshepard4571]

Hello Monterey bay aquarium 🌅🇺🇲 . from Rancho Mirage California

[@paulj.ingram2839]

The dome ceiling with the fish swimming around. I built that.

[@carolakatzenhofer3520]

Sehr schönes,vor allem lehrreiches Video - was sich da im Wasser alles bewegt! Du hast ja wieder alles so richtig in Szene gesetzt! Finde ich sehr toll und dafür beide Daumen hoch!!! LG Carola

[@inselvideo]

+Carola Katzenhofer Vielen Dank!Ist eine sehr beeindruckende Unterwasserwelt.

[@오리불고기-s2t]

amazing!

[@EmmettDoyleDDR435]

I officially been there as a kid, teen, and then to an adult now. XD

[@alexanderblind2821]

I went a bunch of times there on field trips

[@Lucia-nl7og]

Same I went there for 3rd and 5th grade for field trips

[@ellemassey2055]

this place is my childhood

[@sharonmiller3605]

When you are standing in front of a small part of the ocean you realize just how small and insignificant you truly are.

[@f2003596]

My kids love this video . Thanks for making it ☺️

[@inselvideo]

Thank´s for watching!

[@bryan_tang]

The tuna tank is my absolute favorite there

[@kerrazee]

Thank you !!!

[@HamAirportEDDH]

Sehr beeindruckendes Video ! sieht echt stark aus mit den Haien und Schildkröten!

[@inselvideo]

+Ham Airport Danke Dir!

[@TheJuleBoxStudios]

Ty for the video!!

[@YacobValorant]

i love going there but its like an hour away

[@Shipspotting-Germany]

Das Video ist ja der Hammer, toll gefilmt, da kommt beim anschauen keine Langeweile auf, alle Daumen hoch ! Gruss DiFoo

[@inselvideo]

+DiFooII Vielen Dank!

[@liboliple]

This is Awesome! Wonderful Video, thank you!

[@inselvideo]

Thank you so much!

[@SchiffsKanal]

Wirklich tolle Aufnahmen, und sehr vielseitig. Das scheint noch größer als das Aquarium in Sydney in dem ich war

[@inselvideo]

+Schiffs Kanal Vielen Dank!War wirklich klasse dort,das Monterey Bay Aquarium gehört zu den 5 größten der Welt.

[@Ricco3Dworld]

*_Guten Morgen, durch Zufall bin ich hier gelandet (Takeoff), als alter Seewasser Aquarianer schlägt mir das Herz gleich höher._* *_Wirklich spektakuläre Aufnahmen, über die Vielfalt und Größe der herrlichen Aquarien, und mächtigen Becken._* *_Besonders Beeindruckend die künstlerische und fantasievolle Gestaltung vieler Wasserbecken._* *_Die Artenvielfalt ist auch faszinierend, vielen Dank für Dein exzellentes Video, es hat mich schwer begeistert :-)_* *_Hinterlasse mein Abo und einen gewaltigen grünen Daumen!! Wünsche noch einen schönen Sonntag._* *_Herzliche Grüße aus Wien :-) Richard_*

[@inselvideo]

+Ricco3Dworld Vielen Dank!Das ist sehr nett von Dir:-)Das Monterey Bay Aquarium ist wirklich sehr beeindruckend,gehört auch zu den größten der Welt.Es wurde 1986 bekannt durch den Film Star Trek 4.Vielen Dank fürs Abo!Gruss inselvideo!

[@Ricco3Dworld]

+inselvideo *_Vielen Dank für die Info, das mit dem Film "Star Trek 4" wusste ich nicht._*

[@jzimple]

I'm ready, Spock. Let's go find George and Gracie.

[@inselvideo]

Yes, exactly.👍

[@flybyplane]

Wirklich toll. Diese Lage, die riesigen Ausmaße und die großartige Gestaltung der Becken mit der vielfältigen Tierwelt. Ein klasse Video von Deinem Besuch. :-)

[@inselvideo]

+flybyplane War sehr beeindruckend dort!Ich danke Dir!

[@romaneightnine478]

I went there 3 years ago it was fun

[@asifmetal666]

Blew My Mind.. wow

[@indigokalista]

Beautiful.💖

[@SreeramReddyB]

It has lot of variety of Sea 🌊 animals, but very unorganised and too much crowd. Instead of buying daily tickets, they need to sell tickets in terms of batches like for every 2 hours and also limit the number of people/tickets. Some chinese/japanese people stand for very long time and don’t move for others to see properly. The staff is not doing anything to solve this problem.

[@mr.juicethebeetle3373]

Stop complaining of every little thing

[@mariasieklucka1963]

Wspaniałe akwarium , great Aquarium 🎉🎉🌞🌞

[@informajaripeos1153]

Un saludo Jerry abundan from México .

[@user-01349]

remember going here in 5th grade damn been so long

[@justmichael468]

Man this video is amazing

[@nesansworld8607]

That six gilled shark lives pretty deep in the ocean

[@athena4450]

I loved living there

[@VictorGarcia-sk5lf]

me trying to start drama " why this chick chuck the food at the odder , ah hell nah " @11:31

[@AJ-wg4rz]

the sea is as near as we come to another world

[@annepowell4077]

Awesome

[@LeftChannel14202]

Wow I have never knew that there will be a head shark

[@alesweet0610]

Amazing! 🥺

[@michelesalerno6127]

I love it🐋🐳🐬🐟🐠

[@Ericson-vk6bx]

Even the name of the aquarium is in Spanish lol. saludos desde Monterrey 🇲🇽

[@Thewildlifeenthusiast123]

You probably could fit a billion royal grammas in that aquarium

[@soundsonsaturn2872]

I've been twice and never actually got to enjoy it since each time it was shoulder to shoulder in there or I just decided not to go in cause the line is all the way down the street. Hopefully someday I get to go and actually enjoy myself

[@ralmainglam1800]

Great video

[@kellybell1829]

Awesome 🤗

[@kevinphoenix2007]

That place looks familiar. Wasn’t it featured in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home under a different name?

[@inselvideo]

Yes, exactly. Star Trek IV was filmed here.

[@susanmartin3762]

I wonder why there is no plant life of coral reefs or anything besides fish in this gorgeous Aquarium?? You'd think it would be enrichment for those living there

[@WOODY96910]

amazing