Monterey live camera – Shark cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium
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What you are looking at
The Shark Cam from the Monterey Bay Aquarium looks into the Monterey Bay Habitats exhibit, a rocky reef designed with sharks in mind. Its 90-foot-long hourglass shape gives large sharks plenty of room to glide and turn, and the animals here are the same kinds that live in the cold waters of Monterey Bay just outside the aquarium's walls.
Look for broadnose sevengill sharks, leopard sharks, spiny dogfish and the hard-to-spot Pacific angel shark, which often lies flat and camouflaged on the sand. Big skates and bat rays, relatives of the sharks, may flap past the window, while sturgeon cruise by, giant sea bass and rockfish rest near the reef, and flatfish hide on the sandy floor. Sharks tend to move steadily, so it is worth watching for a while to see who passes.
The stream plays as live video on YouTube from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time. A practical tip: watch the sand at the bottom of the frame closely. Angel sharks and flatfish blend in so well that you may only notice them when they move or the light shifts.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- mbayaq-sharks
- Operator
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Video format
- YouTube live stream
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- YouTube's terms (shown in YouTube's own player)
- Data source
- YouTube live streams (curated)
- Streaming since
- Mar 28, 2024, 19:15 UTC
- Last checked
- 02:00 UTC (46 min ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
About Monterey, California
Monterey is a city in California, United States with about 28,000 people. The camera is about 1.3 mi from the center. The nearest bigger place is Salinas, 14 mi away. Monterey keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Monterey sits on the southern curve of Monterey Bay on California's Central Coast, a compact city of about 30,200 people (2020 census) spread over roughly nine square miles of hills, harbor and shoreline. Founded by the Spanish in 1774, it became the capital of the Californias a few years later, and its adobes and old customs house still recall that era. Along the waterfront, Cannery Row was once one of…
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Is Shark cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium working right now?
Yes. At our last automatic check (Oct 8, 02:00 UTC) the video was playing. It is a YouTube live stream that plays in YouTube's own player when you press Play.
How often does this camera refresh?
Continuously while the channel is streaming. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.
Who operates the Shark cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium camera?
It is a live stream from the YouTube channel Monterey Bay Aquarium, embedded with YouTube's own player. The channel decides when it streams; YouTube may show its own ads. The channel About Curated YouTube live streams
Where is the Shark cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium camera?
It is about 1.3 mi from the center of Monterey, California, United States. Coordinates: 36.618, -121.902. All cameras in Monterey
What is the local time at Monterey?
Monterey is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 6:42 PM there.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
Yes: 70 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Why does the stream sometimes stop?
YouTube streams run only while Monterey Bay Aquarium is broadcasting; when they pause, we mark the camera offline until our next check finds it live again. The channel on YouTube