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Monterey Bay Aquarium In Monterey Bay, California Perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is a world-class destination that opened in 1984 within a former sardine cannery.—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Their wives cleaned and packaged their bounties in the canneries.—Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025 Built in the 1980s on the site of a former sardine cannery, the aquarium is world-renowned for its commitment to ocean conservation.—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 June 2025 Hara’s grandfather worked as a superintendent at a cannery, while his father and two uncles all became commercial fishermen.—Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cannery
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