Take a Nature Break - Aquarium Webcams

The Legal Beagle, a Bristol resident who enjoys all that Mount Hope Bay has to offer during the summer, does not enjoy sitting by the bay in the chilly winter months. But the Beagle is a huge fan of ocean creatures and has clued us in to a few wonderful aquarium webcams to get a bit of a nature break within the comfort of our homes.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium offers nine different live webcams daily. Each camera has slightly different hours of operation, but most are open from 7am to 7pm Pacific Time. In addition to sea creatures, you can watch their aviary, Monterey Bay, and an open sea camera.  What makes their webcams unique is that each has sound that goes well with the subjects on camera.  If you maximize the window on your computer, the Monterey Bay webcam might just fool you for a few minutes into thinking that you are right there by the bay.

Next on our list of great aquarium webcams are the ones at the Georgia Aquarium. If you prefer to just watch the animals, this is the place to go. The Georgia Aquarium’s eleven webcams offer views of scary animals like sharks, piranhas, and jelly fish, but also cute animals like sea otters, puffins, and penguins. You can also virtually travel as far as the Indo-Pacific Barrier Reef and watch fish navigating this magnificent coral reef. Two great offerings by this aquarium include “ocean-inspired” Spotify playlists that you can use to “let the (sound)waves crash over you” and over 30 digital wallpapers featuring some of the aquarium's beautiful creatures. 

Lastly, the California Academy of Sciences webcams show spectacular sea creatures and underwater ecosystems, with a side of educational content in the form of information about the animals and habitats in each webcam view. They also offer two webcams that you can watch on your mobile phone! Download their Stingrays Live or Pocket Penguins apps to watch these on your iPhone or Android phone. Want to control a bit of the action? The Academy’s Farallon Islands webcam allows you to get in a queue to choose which view the camera will show while you’re in charge.

We hope that these webcams help you de-stress a bit during exams!