Staff Interview
Monday, April 23, 2012
Meet Luke Richmond: Urban Ocean Cruise Narrator | Claire 
Luke Richmond is one of the Aquarium’s education associates. He also narrates the Aquarium’s whale watch and urban ocean cruises, something he’s been doing for about two years. I spoke with him to learn more about his background and the urban ocean.
Staff Interview
Friday, March 02, 2012
Scientists at Work: How Their Questions Build Knowledge | Claire
Science plays an important role in everything you see when you visit the Aquarium. But what how does information compiled by scientists make its way to our exhibit walls? Learn more in this interview with Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel.
Staff Interview
Monday, January 23, 2012
Meet Steve Blair, One of the Aquarium’s Original Aquarists | Claire
Get an insider’s look at what goes on at the Aquarium through the eyes of Assistant Curator Steve Blair. Steve’s duties include overseeing the care of our animals, ensuring aquarists on our staff have the training and support they need, and planning future exhibits.
Conservation
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Shopping With the Fishes | Claire
Need gift ideas for the holidays? I did some Santa legwork for you in the Aquarium’s gift store, Pacific Collections, and assembled a pretty nifty gift guide to get you started.
Conservation | Education
Monday, October 10, 2011
Aquatic Academy Wants You! (to Learn About California’s Water) | Claire
The Aquarium will host four sessions on the future of Southern California’s water in its upcoming Aquatic Academy. How will climate change affect our water system? Has our state ever seen conditions like this before? What are state agencies doing to prepare? What can we do?
Arts
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Arts at the Aquarium | Claire
The Aquarium of the Pacific is home to fish, sharks, marine mammals, lorikeets, and shorebirds, but we also feature paintings, film, photography, music, dance, and sculpture. How do art and science complement each other in the communication of ideas?
Staff 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.
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.
