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The Aquarium of the Pacific The Aquarium of the Pacific is located in the city of Long Beach, California at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. The aquarium features a collection of over 12,500 animals representing almost 1,000 different species.  in Long Beach wants you to sleep with the fishes--literally.

For the second year in a row, the Aquarium is inviting families to a special New Year's Eve sleepover, with a chance to ring in the New Year alongside tropical fish tropical fish

Any of various small fishes of tropical origin often kept in aquariums. They are interesting for their behaviour or showiness or both. Popular varieties include the angelfish, guppy, kissing gourami, sea horse, Siamese fighting fish, and tetra.
 and sea otters sea otter: see otter.
sea otter
 or great sea otter

Rare, completely marine otter (Enhydra lutris) of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds.
.

Participants bring their sleeping bags and pajamas pajamas
Noun, pl

US pyjamas

pajamas npl (US) → pijama msg; piyama msg (LAM
, and the aquarium provides dinner, snacks, breakfast and special hands-on activities, including the opportunity to feed the sharks.

"The nice thing is that you're in this enormous facility and you have it all to yourself and you can explore it in ways you normally couldn't," said John McCord, Aquarium education manager. "And how many times do you get the chance to feed sharks?"

McCord said the event can have a maximum of 50 participants. The Sopranos, however, are not invited.
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Title Annotation:The LABJ's L.A. Stories; Aquarium of the Pacific
Author:Braun, Janna
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2003
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