Heal the Bay Aquarium

Heal the Bay Aquarium is Heal the Bay’s marine education facility, which inspires understanding and conservation of Southern California coastal waters, watersheds and marine life through education, interaction and discovery. With over 100 local species on exhibit, hands-on activities beach-level, just below the Carousel at the Santa Monica Pier, the Aquarium is open to the general public 

Heal the Bay is an environmental nonprofit established in 1985 that is dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds in Greater Los Angeles

A fun fact is several types of whales can be seen off the California coast, including gray whales, blue whales, humpback whales, fin whales, minke whales, and killer whales.

The peak time for whale watching in Los Angeles is from December to April when gray whales are migrating more than a thousand miles from their feeding grounds in Alaska to their breeding grounds in Baja California, Mexico. Blue whales can also be seen from mid-summer to early fall as they feed on krill near the Channel Islands.