http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/video/category/aquatic_academy en-us ℗ & © Copyright 2026 Aquarium of the Pacific Through its year-round Guest Speaker Series, the Long Beach, California-based Aquarium of the Pacific helps visitors to learn about the most current and pressing issues related to the ocean and environment. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. These hour-long video podcasts present the lectures in full, including the speakers’ slideshow presentations. Through its year-round Guest Speaker Series, the Long Beach, California-based Aquarium of the Pacific helps visitors to learn about the most current and pressing issues related to the ocean and environment. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. These hour-long video podcasts present the lectures in full, including the speakers’ slideshow presentations. Aquarium of the Pacific aquariumofpacific@lbaop.org no Aquarium of the Pacific Affordability in California: A potential major barrier to California’s success in the Anthropocene In the fourth session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Marshall Toplansky, professor of management science at Chapman University, and Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_toplanskyschubel.mp4#id:7929#date:23:01 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:01:00 PDT 104:49 Aquarium of the Pacific Agriculture to Aquaculture: The case for shifting more of our protein supply from land to ocean in the Anthropocene In the third session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Luke Gardner, California Sea Grant aquaculture specialist, and Kim Thompson, program manager, Seafood for the Future at the Aquarium. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_gardnerthompson.mp4#id:7928#date:22:59 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:59:00 PDT 78:40 Aquarium of the Pacific Keys to Making It a Good Anthropocene In the second session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel and Peter Kareiva, Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_schubelkareiva.mp4#id:7927#date:22:56 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:56:00 PDT 82:04 Aquarium of the Pacific Perspectives on Thriving in the Anthropocene In the first session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel and Ted Nordhaus, President of the Breakthrough Institute. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_schubelnordhaus.mp4#id:7926#date:22:51 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:51:00 PDT 51:34 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change In the first session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Eric Rignot, a scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_ericrignot.mp4#id:7069#date:23:19 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:19:00 PST 40:37 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the second session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy held on November 1, speakers included Josh Willis, project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_joshwillis.mp4#id:7068#date:23:16 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:16:00 PST 44:06 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change In the third session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Jennifer Smith from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_jennifersmith.mp4#id:7067#date:23:11 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:11:00 PST 1:04:33 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the fourth session held November 15, speakers included Mark Helvey, retired assistant regional administrator for sustainable fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. His presentation was titled, "Albacore Tuna Off Alaska—You’ve Got to be Kidding!" http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_markhelvey.mp4#id:7065#date:23:07 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:07:00 PST 29:37 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change In the fourth session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Katherine RM Mackey, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, UC Irvine. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_katherinemackey.mp4#id:7062#date:19:22 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 11:22:00 PST 45:52 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the third session held on November 8, speakers included Dr. Todd Martz from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His presentation covered ocean acidification. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_toddmartz.mp4#id:7061#date:19:20 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 11:20:00 PST 50:44 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the second session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy held on November 1, speakers included Dr. Margaret Leinen, Director Scripps Institution of Oceanography. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_margaretleinen.mp4#id:7060#date:19:17 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 11:17:00 PST 50:44 Aquarium of the Pacific The Ocean and Climate Change In the first session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Bill Patzert, a senior scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_billpatzert.mp4#id:7059#date:18:57 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:57:00 PST 54:13 Aquarium of the Pacific In this fourth and final session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, David Lang, co-founder of Open ROV discussed the role of citizen science and open-source technology in ocean exploration. Attendees also screened a short film produced by the Aquarium. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_langexploration.m4v#id:5851#date:17:47 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:47:00 PDT 01:03:04 Aquarium of the Pacific In this third session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Jamie Austin, senior research scientist, University of Texas, and NOAA Ocean Explorer, and Dr. Amanda Demopoulos, oceanographer, research ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_austindemopoulos.m4v#id:5850#date:17:42 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:42:00 PDT 01:39:46 Aquarium of the Pacific In this second session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Jerry Schubel, Aquarium president and CEO, and Dr. Joshua Willis, project scientist and oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_willisschubel.m4v#id:5841#date:18:58 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:58:00 PDT 01:29:58 Aquarium of the Pacific In this first session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Rick Spinrad, chief scientist at NOAA, and Lance Towers, director of Advanced Technology Programs at The Boeing Company. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_spinradtowers.m4v#id:5840#date:18:57 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:57:00 PDT 01:32:14