Alaska SeaLife Center
Seabirds, seals, sea lions, fish, invertebrates, touch pools, laboratories, and rehabilitation work interpret Alaska’s cold-water ecosystems without disguising the institution’s scientific mission.
Artwork inspired by Alaska Railroad poster tradition
Public aquarium galleries open directly onto marine research and wildlife response. Seabirds, seals, sea lions, fish, invertebrates, touch pools, laboratories, and rehabilitation work interpret Alaska’s cold-water ecosystems without disguising the institution’s scientific mission. Windows reveal both animals and care systems.
Start with the two-story seabird habitat, then follow one species into research or rehabilitation interpretation before visiting touch pools. Timed entry is recommended in summer, and animal encounters cost extra; this is an active response center, so some residents remain off exhibit. Rather than treating the stop as a backdrop, use seabird habitat to understand why marine mammal care belongs here.
- Opened
- 1998
- Mission
- Research and rehabilitation
- Waterfront
- Resurrection Bay
Quick guide
- Start with
- Start with the two-story seabird habitat, then follow one species into research or rehabilitation interpretation before visiting touch pools.
- Look closely at
- Use seabird habitat as evidence, then test what it reveals about marine mammal care.
Know before you go
- Start with
- Start with the two-story seabird habitat, then follow one species into research or rehabilitation interpretation before visiting touch pools.
- Look closely at
- Use seabird habitat as evidence, then test what it reveals about marine mammal care.
- Connect the story
- Seabirds, seals, sea lions, fish, invertebrates, touch pools, laboratories, and rehabilitation work interpret Alaska’s cold-water ecosystems without disguising the institution’s scientific mission. Windows reveal both animals and care systems.
- Plan around
- Allow 1½–3 hours. Timed entry is recommended in summer, and animal encounters cost extra; this is an active response center, so some residents remain off exhibit.
Good to know
Timed entry is recommended in summer, and animal encounters cost extra; this is an active response center, so some residents remain off exhibit.
Notice these
- seabird habitat
- marine mammal care
- touch pools