Animal Updates | Mammals | Education | Whale Watching
Monday, March 28, 2016
Basking Shark! | Retired | Julien
What is a basking shark? It’s basically ones of the coolest kinds of sharks and we never really get to see them! We had one a few years ago appear during a whale watch, but this Easter, we got a another sharky surprise! Not only was the shark seen on one whale watch trip during Easter Sunday, but, two trips that day!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Shopping With the Fishes | Retired | 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.
Animal Updates | Fish | Sharks
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Caring For A Tiger Shark | Retired | Chris
Tiger sharks are a sensitive species that are rare to find in captivity. Check out some of the steps we took at the Aquarium to ensure our tiger shark successfully joined our family of volunteers, staff, birds, mammals, and fish!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Whale Watching
Thursday, August 20, 2009
How Do Whales Nurse? Let’s Find Out! | Retired | Kera
The past few weeks, we’ve been seeing a decent number of cow/calf pairs of blue whales. Just recently I got word that a calf was seen nursing! Now even though I haven’t witnessed this with blue whales myself, I did recently get to see beluga whales nursing!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Education | Whale Watching
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Dolphins, Dolphins, AND MORE DOLPHINS! | Retired | 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!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The ABC’s of Filtration at the Aquarium | Retired | Staci
Whether you’re maintaining an exhibit that holds 200 gallons or 200,000 gallons, filtration is an integral part of any successful man-made marine habitat. Recently, I mentioned that the Aquarium filters approximately 1,000,000 gallons of salt water per hour to support over 12,000 marine residents. Why is filtration necessary? Fortunately, the Education Department provided me with a wealth of information on filtration practices in effect at the Aquarium of the Pacific that I would love to share with you!
Animal Updates | Fish | Sharks
Friday, April 18, 2008
Egg identification | Retired | David
Everyday, the sharks at Shark Lagoon lay lots of eggs. This time, I am going to give y’all a break down of all the different kinds of eggs you can expect to see at Shark Lagoon.
Monday, October 22, 2007
We Have Clownfish Babies!!! | Retired | David
For the first time in the Aquarium’s history, we have successfully bred pink skunk clownfish,Amphiprion perideraion. This amazing achievement was the product of two years of intense work by the dedicated aquarist staff. We hope to put the babies on display soon for the world to see.
