There Was a Cannery Here
There was a cannery here before the aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium stands on the site of
the old Hovden Cannery. In its heyday, the cannery
processed tons of sardines every day. But by the 1960s
the sardines had disappeared, and the cannery closed
its doors in 1972.
Now you can see shimmering schools of silvery
sardines-- and many other local animals-- alive and
thriving in the aquarium's world-renowned exhibits.