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Open-Ocean Aquaculture
Coastal Conversations
In this episode, the speakers discuss open-ocean aquaculture and whether it is needed, under what conditions, why many are opposed to it, and how to gain public support for it in the United States.
Coastal Conversations: The Current “Coastscape”
Coastal Conversations
In the first episode of Coastal Conversations, a monthly live web series, Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel discusses with three National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration experts the current state of affairs for coastal areas of the United States.
Kristy Forsgren
Salmon Reproduction and the Effects of a Commonly Used Pesticide
Hurricane Sandy and Aquarium’s NOAA Science on a Sphere™
Interview on KNX 1070 News Radio / CBSLA.com
KNX Reporter Ron Kilgore recently joined NOAA National Weather Service Meteorologist Mark Jackson at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
Sustaining Communities
Every year, North America's Marine Protected Areas contribute millions of dollars to the economy.
Discovering the Ocean’s Secrets
Imagine going to work everyday in the ocean, to study the plants and animals that call it home.
Protecting Marine Life
Swim up North America's coast like a whale and you will see its vibrant and diverse life.
Some of the places along the way are marine protected areas that ensure safe passage and abundant food for the planet's marine animals. These diverse areas also protect an incredible variety of marine life.
Connecting Us to Nature
Marine protected areas offer a perfect adventure.
Henry Pollack
The New Face of the Arctic
Henry Pollack spoke at the Aquarium on November 9, 2011 on the topic of warming in the Arctic. He is an emeritus professor of geophysics at the University of Michigan, where he served as chairman of the department of geological sciences and associate dean for research in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He is a science advisor to former Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Project and a contributing author to the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report.
Julie Skoglund
Gulf Oil Spill 2010: An Overview of the Bird Rehabilitation Efforts
Julie Skoglund, who spoke at the Aquarium on August 16, 2011, has worked for International Bird Rescue since 2004. She has been the rehabilitation manager at Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles location for the past four years. After the Gulf oil spill, she designed and built an oiled bird center in Alabama and managed bird care in Louisiana.
Rosi Dagit
Penguins in our Watershed? Adventures in Antarctica and the Santa Monica Mountains
Rosit Dagit, who spoke at the Aquarium about the impact of climate change on sensitive species on September 1, 2011, has been a researcher with the non-profit research and education foundation Oceanites and the Antarctic Site Inventory since its inception in 1994 and a senior conservation biologist with the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains since 1988.
LuAnn Dahlman
Antarctica's Climate Secrets: Drilling into the Past to Predict the Future
LuAnn Dahlman, who spoke at the Aquarium on September 22, 2011, spent a season at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, working with an international group of scientists and drillers who are doing this innovative research. Dahlman is part of the Communications and Education group at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Program Office and develops climate-related educational materials.
Rob Mortensen
Micronesian Kingfishers
Rob Mortensen, who spoke at the Aquarium on October 25, 2011, is the Aquariums assistant curator of birds and mammals. He previously served as a zookeeper at the Santa Barbara Zoo, a senior aquarist at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, and an attack helicopter crew chief for the U.S. Army.
Daniel Beltra and Larry McKinney
The Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Two Perspectives—An Artist and a Scientist
Daniel Beltrá and Larry McKinney presented a joint lecture at the Aquarium on October 13, 2011, and discussed the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Beltrá is a professional photographer based in Seattle. His photography covering the Gulf spill was exhibited at the Aquarium. McKinney provided the scientist’s perspective. He serves as the executive director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
Craig Heberer
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The State of Our Pacific Tuna Resources
Craig Heberer, who spoke at the Aquarium on October 11, 2011, works as a fisheries biologist with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, Southwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division. He serves as the lead biologist for the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species. Heberer was born and raised in San Pedro, California and grew up in the Croatian commercial tuna fishing industry.