Animal Updates | Mammals | Video | Volunteering
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Sea Lion-Cam with Milo…and Harpo | Hugh 
Milo the sea lion received a new toy last weekend. His old low resolution video camera on his “sea lion-cam” rig has now been replaced with a new high definition video camera. Our aquatic photographer took it out for a test dive last Saturday. This week’s blog features the video shot by Milo while he and I tried out the camera for the first time.
Interview
Monday, August 22, 2011
The Aquarium’s Concept Artist | Claire
Meet Alice Hsieh, an exhibit graphic designer at the Aquarium. She helps create the vision for our exhibits, using ideas from our staff and measurements of the exhibit space to create a conceptual rendering of what the exhibit might look like before it goes through the formal design process.
Conservation
Monday, August 01, 2011
The SoCal Ocean: Surf Spot, Fishing Hole—Economic Powerhouse? | Claire
Learn about coastal marine spatial planning and the Aquarium’s efforts to bring experts together to discuss this method for potentially attracting innovative projects to the region while protecting a healthy ocean ecosystem
Animal Updates | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Sharks
Monday, July 25, 2011
Cute Alert: Check Out Our Newest Baby Animals | Claire
Most of you have probably read about or seen our two Arctic fox kits at the Molina Animal Care Center. But we also have baby diving birds, newly hatched fish, and even a baby zebra shark at the Aquarium right now.
Video | Volunteering | Mammals
Thursday, June 23, 2011
CHECK OUT OLLIE THE OTTER PUP THIS SUMMER! | Hugh
Need a cute fix this summer? Come on out to the Aquarium of the Pacific and check out Ollie the sea otter pup! The adorable ball of fur is now part of the Sea Otter Exhibit!
Volunteering | Mammals
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
OLLIE THE SEA OTTER MEETS THE FURBALL | Hugh
It was the moment that I had been looking forward to for months. Little Orphan Ollie would finally meet the first sea otter that I’d ever help raise as a pup. The anticipation of the meeting stirred a bit of exultation and a little bit of anxiousness. What would happen when Ollie would finally meet the critter that I nicknamed the Furball?
Monday, June 13, 2011
Discover the Secret Wonders of Our Urban Ocean | Claire
Long Beach is home to one of the most unique segments of the Pacific Ocean. It’s a place where industry, recreation, and wildlife all coexist in close proximity, but not everyone is aware of just how busy our urban ocean is and how many animals also make their homes amongst all the activity.
Volunteering | Mammals
Thursday, May 26, 2011
SEA OTTER AND SEA LION RETRIEVAL BEHAVIORS | Hugh
What does a trainer do if they accidentally drop something into the otter exhibit? Or if it’s the end of the day and time to put the sea lion toys away? Does he or she don a wetsuit to retrieve the items personally from the water or find a long pole net to try to scoop them up? Well fortunately they don’t have to do either. One of the more practical behaviors that we train our sea lions and otters to do at the Aquarium of the Pacific is to retrieve objects from their exhibit.
Diving
Monday, May 23, 2011
Aquarium Dive Safety Officer Helps with Groundbreaking SCUBA Study | Claire
Our own Assistant Dive Safety Officer Eric Castillo went to the Cayman Islands this month to help the Cody Unser First Step Foundation with a pioneering study of the benefits of SCUBA for people with paralysis. The study’s subjects were ten veterans who have paralysis. Eric helped with instruction and coaching to get all the participants certified to SCUBA dive.
Whale Watching | Mammals
Thursday, May 19, 2011
We Get to Play “Blue Whale Guess Who” This Summer | Kera
The summer interns have arrived! The next few weeks will be full of trainings so we can get them ready for this upcoming blue whale season. After spending some time with Cascadia researchers, we’ve amped up this year’s data collection and can’t wait to get out there and share the results. Read on to find out what we’re doing that’s going to yield some exciting news in the upcoming months!
