Four tickets to the Meet the Grunion evening program with the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, program runs April thru June each year.  

Meet the Grunion

Watch silvery fish come up on the beach to spawn! Learn about the interesting mating rituals and growth of this curious fish. The Aquarium opens at 8 pm and an auditorium program begins at 9, followed by guided observation at the beach. You must arrive before 9 pm to see the movie.

At times the beach may look as if it is covered in a blanket of silver as the wriggling fish arrive to mate.  The females burrow into the sand to lay eggs while the males wrap around them in order to fertilize the eggs.  Then both males and females catch the next wave back out to sea.  The fertilized eggs incubate for about nine days in the sand before the tumbling action of the waves from the next series of high tides cause them to hatch as they are carried back out to sea. To learn more about these fascinating creatures:
www.Grunion.org 

Grunion Schedule:

Sunday, April 21, 2019 • 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 • 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Monday, May 20, 2019 • 8:00 PM
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 • 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 • 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Warm clothing and a flashlight are recommended. May is closed season, grunion may not be taken.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium: 3720 Stephen M White Dr, San Pedro, CA 90731

(310) 548-7562 

 www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org