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May 2013
Early Long Beach
May 28, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Gerrie Schipske

Gerrie Schipske will discuss the natural assets, the people, and the events that shaped the first fifty years of history in Long Beach, California, her native city.

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June 2013
The Past, Present, and Future Habitats of Los Cerritos Wetlands
June 6, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Eric Zahn

Eric Zahn will discuss recent restoration efforts at the Los Cerritos Wetlands, located on the border of Los Angeles and Orange Counties near the mouth of the San Gabriel River.
Gladiator of the Sea
June 13, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Richard Ellis

Richard Ellis will discuss the broadbill swordfish, whose scientific name Xiphias gladius means “gladiator.”
Ocean Exploration
June 18, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Dr. Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle is an oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer with experience as a field research scientist. In her lecture she will share stories of exploration and discovery.
Impacts of Radioactivity on Marine Life After Fukushima
June 19, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Nicholas Fisher

Nicholas Fisher will talk about the release of long-lived radionuclides from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan into the Pacific and the subsequent bioaccumulation of these contaminants in diverse marine biota.
Exploring the Sensory Biology of Sea Otters Through Cooperative Research
June 25, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Asila Ghoul

The Aquarium’s southern sea otter Charlie recently returned from Santa Cruz, California, where he participated in a year-long study of how sea otters perceive sound.

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July 2013
Looking Backwards at the Future: Exploring the Deepest Oceans
July 9, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Captain Don Walsh, Ph.D.

In 1960 Captain Don Walsh of the U.S. Navy (retired) and Jacques Piccard dove the bathyscaph Trieste to the deepest place in the world, the Challenger Deep, at 35,840 feet in the Mariana Trench. This dive was not repeated until fifty-two years later.
Creatures of the Deep and Treasure Maps of the Ocean Floor
July 16, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Dawn Wright

In the last ten to twenty years new sophisticated technologies have been developed that hold tremendous potential for mapping and interpreting the ocean in unprecedented detail. This talk will focus on recent technical advances in mapping the deepest parts of our planet.
Environmental Impacts from an ‘Ocean’ of Humans
July 25, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Jesus Reyes

The Southern California Bight receives more than 1.1 billion gallons of treated municipal wastewater every day. Wastewater can carry contaminants that are endocrine disruptors for fish and other marine life.

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August 2013
Exploring the Deep Pacific: Dragonfish, Spookfish, and Other Unbelievable Animals
August 13, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Bruce Robison

Bruce Robison will discuss recent discoveries made using both manned and robotic submersibles to explore the deep sea.
Constructed Wetland in Southern California
August 21, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Ron Carroll

Constructed wetlands are artificial wetland environments that can provide this critical habitat, while providing biofiltration, for example, to treat wastewater.
The Kraken Revealed: The Story Behind Finding the Giant Squid
August 27, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Edith Widder

Edith Widder is a deep-sea explorer, oceanographer, marine biologist, and co-founder of the Ocean Research and Conservation Association.
Ocean Mapping: Exposing the Secrets of the Deep
August 29, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Larry Mayer

Larry Mayer will discuss advances made in the past fifty years in using sonar to map the seafloor and the water column.

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September 2013
Living Light in the Ocean Darkness
September 11, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Michael Latz

Learn about bioluminescent animals in the deep ocean with marine biologist Michael Latz, who has been studying bioluminescence for more than twenty-five years.
Drugs from the Deep
September 24, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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Shirley Pomponi

Researcher Shirley Pomponi will discuss the chemicals sponges use to defend against predators, communicate with other sponges, reproduce, and even prevent infections that are also being studied for their potential use in treating human disorders and diseases.

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October 2013
Understanding the Planetary Life Support System: Next-Generation Science in the Ocean Basins
October 3, 2013 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

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John Delaney

John Delaney will discuss the new technologies that are helping oceanographers access and understand the ocean and ocean processes, which drive our planet’s “life-support system.”

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