People walk by a school of fish.
Tube anemones evoke a Dr. Seuss world.
A curious penguin swims over to investigate curious guests.
David Applebee of Santa Cruz looks at moon jellies with his grandson.
Children from Stay 'N' Play in Prunedale watch a leopard shark swim by.
Tropical fish do laps through a tank in the Baja exhibit.
A bat ray emerges from the water at the popular touch tank.
A boy awaits a bat ray.
People photograph the penguin brood.
A woman captures the crashing theater the wave simulator on camera.
A man studies the outdoor segment of the Rocky Shore exhibit.
A man marvels at a sea turtle navigating the Outer Bay exhibit.
A fish, a rock, a moment of life.
A man and his son look out over the Great Tide Pool and the Pacific.
A woman trains her lens on part of the Tentacles exhibit.
A menagerie of species swim through the legendary Kelp Forest tank.
The striking architecture of the Aquarium can be as much of an aesthetic draw as the sea creatures.
A view of the back deck taken from on high.
A couple looks out over the ocean toward Santa Cruz.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the most photogenic, and photographed, places in California.
Given the endless images of sea otters, octopi and hammerhead sharks, it can difficult to find new a way to photograph the Aquarium, but Weekly photo intern Wyatt Slate took a fresh look this past week.
Until Sunday, tri-county locals can visit the Aquarium for free.
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