Education | Whale Watching | Birds | Mammals
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Follow That Bird! | Kera 
One of the most common questions I get while on the boats is “How do you find the whales and dolphins? Does that Captain use radar?” Unfortunately, no. I wish it were that easy! We rely on our eyes to do the searching. There are a couple of things we look for to get us in the right direction and as I like to say, “Follow the birds!”
Education | Volunteering | Fish | Sharks
Monday, May 25, 2009
Shark Summer with the Horn Shark | Chris
In honor of the beginning of Shark Summer here at the Aquarium of the Pacific, I thought I’d tell you about one of my favorite local sharks – the horn shark!
10 Year Anniversary Stories | Volunteering | Mammals
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Celebrating Ellie the Harbor Seal’s 20th Birthday | Hugh
On May 16th 1989 a female harbor seal was born in Brooklyn, New York. She was named Elga in honor of a local philanthropist. In 1998 Elga found her way to California where she helped open the new Aquarium of the Pacific as one of the main attractions in the Southern California Baja Gallery. At the Long Beach-based Aquarium, the seal’s East Coast sounding Elga became the more SoCal sounding Ellie. On May 16th, 2009 the Saturday marine mammal crew celebrated her 20th birthday.
Education | Whale Watching | Mammals
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Dolphins, Dolphins, AND MORE DOLPHINS! | Kera
The gray whales are pretty much done passing through, and the next true season for whales is in the summer from around June to September when the blues are here. So for now, we go in search of some VERY acrobatic animals…the dolphins! And there’s more than one type of dolphin that likes to put on a show!
10 Year Anniversary Stories | Volunteering | Mammals
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
The Pinniped Exhibit by the Numbers and Ellie the Seal’s Upcoming Birthday | Hugh
Based on my totally unscientific calculations more than one million visitors have seen our seal and sea lion presentations and our eldest sea lion has eaten over a hundred thousand herring while here at the Aquarium of the Pacific. This week’s blog not only includes the Pinniped Exhibit by the numbers, but also an update on Ellie the Harbor Seal’s upcoming 20th birthday.
Volunteering | Invertebrates
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Keeping Busy During The Long Beach Grand Prix | Chris
Even when the Aquarium of the Pacific is closed to the public for the hubbub of the Long Beach Grand Prix, the work inside continues. In fact, for some of us the work INCREASES, because we have the opportunity to do some bigger projects that we can’t do during regular working days.
