http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/lecture_archive/category/lecture_archive_2017 en-us ℗ & © Copyright 2026 Hosted at the Aquarium of the Pacific 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 False Yes Aquarium of the Pacific The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California’s Coast Lecture date: November 30, 2017. Kim Steinhardt and Gary Griggs discuss their book, The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California’s Coast. The book examines the California coast’s past, present, and probable future in a time of climate change and expanding human activity. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_kimsteinhardt_garygriggs.mp4#id:7020#date:18:16 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:16:00 PDT 55:53 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_kim_steinhardt_and_gary_griggs Aquarium of the Pacific The New Blue Economy: A Revolution in our Relationship with the Oceans Lecture date: November 14, 2017. Dr. Judith Kildow discusses the development of a “Blue Economy” movement to change how we treat and think about our oceans. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_judithkildow.mp4#id:7019#date:18:13 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:13:00 PDT 45:42 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_judith_kildow Aquarium of the Pacific From Doom and Gloom to #OceanOptimism: Success Stories in Marine Conservation Lecture date: November 9, 2017. Nancy Knowlton discusses the Ocean Optimism initiative, whose goal is to recognize, learn from, replicate, and celebrate our successes. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_nancyknowlton.mp4#id:7017#date:18:02 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:02:00 PDT 57:24 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_nancy_knowlton Aquarium of the Pacific Beach Babies: White Shark Nurseries of the Northeast Pacific Lecture date: November 2, 2017. Chris Lowe, professor of marine biology and director of the Shark Lab at California State University, Long Beach, discusses what researchers think makes for a good white shark nursery and predictions of where the next ones might develop. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_chrislowe4.mp4#id:7016#date:17:52 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:52:00 PDT 52:40 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_chris_lowe3 Aquarium of the Pacific Nemo's Garden Lecture date: October 26, 2017. Sergio Gamberini, owner of SCUBA gear company Ocean Reef Group, has developed Nemo’s Garden, a method for growing plants underwater in a biosphere. https://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_sergiogamberini.mp4#id:6973#date:20:14 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:14:00 PDT 39:29 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_sergio_gamberini Aquarium of the Pacific Tools for Tackling Issues in Conservation: Lessons from Social Science Lecture date: October 24, 2017. Elizabeth Keenan discusses novel tools to improve our ability to tackle some of our most pressing environmental issues, including how to foster and motivate environmentally friendly choices and communicate concerns about climate change to general audiences. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_elizabethkeenan.mp4#id:6972#date:20:12 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:12:00 PDT 46:30 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_elizabeth_keenan Aquarium of the Pacific Billion Oyster Project Lecture date: October 19, 2017. Murray Fisher discusses the Billion Oyster Project and its goal to restore one billion live oysters to New York Harbor by 2035 and to engage the community in that effort. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_murrayfisher.mp4#id:6971#date:20:10 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:10:00 PDT 45:15 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_murray_fisher Aquarium of the Pacific Why Don’t Frogs Poison Themselves? Lecture date: October 12, 2017. Rebecca Tarvin discusses how animals like poison dart frogs evolve genetic resistance to toxins and how this can affect whether they become toxic. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_rebeccatarvin.mp4#id:6969#date:20:05 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:05:00 PDT 43:14 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_rebecca_tarvin Aquarium of the Pacific The Coming: Native-White Relations in the American West Lecture date: June 19, 2017. Debut novelist David Osborne discusses and sign copies of his book, "The Coming", a fictionalized account of the life of Daytime Smoke, the real-life son of explorer William Clark and a Nez Perce woman. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_davidosborne.mp4#id:6959#date:16:57 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:57:00 PDT 44:42 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_david_osborne Aquarium of the Pacific The Water-Energy Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities for California Lecture date: April 27, 2017. Mark Martinez of Southern California Edison discusses the water-energy nexus, a key topic of conversation, policy, and legislation across all levels of government and industry. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_markmartinez.mp4#id:6957#date:16:44 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:44:00 PDT 43:14 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_mark_martinez Aquarium of the Pacific The Wonderful World of Corals: Harnessing Basic Science to Address an Ecological Crisis Lecture date: September 19, 2017. Dr. Ruth Gates unveils the complex biology that underpins natural variation in the response of corals to stress. She discusses how this knowledge can be harnessed to develop tools that build resilience on reefs, arresting and improving the prognosis for coral reefs. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_ruthgates.mp4#id:6942#date:19:42 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:42:00 PDT 52:46 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_ruth_gates Aquarium of the Pacific Reporting from the Front Line: Where Science Meets Government Lecture date: September 7, 2017. Dr. Michael Prather shares a behind-the-scenes account of the IPCC assessments, a unique interaction between governments and the world’s leading scientists. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_michaelprather.mp4#id:6941#date:19:39 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:39:00 PDT 45:34 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_michael_prather Aquarium of the Pacific SAVE THE FROGS! Translating Science Into Action Lecture date: August 29, 2017. Kerry Kriger discusses amphibian conservation, providing an introduction to the natural history of amphibians, the threats they face, why amphibians are important and worth saving, and ways his organization protects amphibians and empowers citizens to make contributions to the betterment of the planet. {filedir_64}la_kerrykriger.mp4#id:6896#date:22:08 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:08:00 PDT 48:48 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_kerry_kriger Aquarium of the Pacific Save the White Abalone: Aquarium of the Pacific’s Conservation Efforts Lecture date: August 23, 2017. Aquarist Alexandra Lawlor discusses the Aquarium's abalone conservation efforts, shares photos of the Aquarium’s current brood stock and juveniles, and describes the abalone life cycle. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_alexandralawlor.mp4#id:6895#date:22:06 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:06:00 PDT 39:08 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_alexandra_lawlor Aquarium of the Pacific Soul of the Sea in the Age of the Algorithm Lecture date: August 3, 2017. Dr. Gregory Stone, executive vice president and chief scientist for oceans at Conservation International, discusses the book he co-wrote with Nishan Degnarain, Soul of the Sea in the Age of the Algorithm: How Tech Start-Ups Can Heal Our Oceans. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_gregorystone.mp4#id:6894#date:22:02 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:02:00 PDT 45:09 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_dr._gregory_stone Aquarium of the Pacific The Creative Spark: Imagination and Collaboration in Human Evolution Lecture date: July 26, 2017. Scientist and author Agustín Fuentes discusses his book, The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional. {filedir_64}la_agustinfuentes.mp4#id:6873#date:22:33 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:33:00 PDT 44:07 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_agustin_fuentes Aquarium of the Pacific The Department of Defense and Wildlife Management: A Tale of Two Missions Lecture date: July 18, 2017. Robert Schallmann provides an overview of how the military’s natural resources programs are balanced with its defense mission, while highlighting the successes and opportunities for conservation in our backyard. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_robertschallmann.mp4#id:6872#date:22:27 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:27:00 PDT 36:30 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_robert_schallmann Aquarium of the Pacific Climate Change, the Sierra Nevada, and Our Water Future Lecture date: June 22, 2017. UCLA professor Alex Hall and his research team have produced first-of-their-kind projections of future impacts of climate change on mountain landscapes and the snowpack. Dr. Hall presents key findings from the study. {filedir_64}la_alexhall.mp4#id:6805#date:18:40 Mon, 22 May 2017 11:40:00 PDT 56:42 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_alex_hall1 Aquarium of the Pacific Hollywood Amphibians: A Movie Star’s Life Lecture date: June 8, 2017. Dr. Lee Kats of Pepperdine University discusses changes and challenges ahead for local frogs and salamanders. {filedir_64}la_leekats.mp4#id:6804#date:18:30 Mon, 22 May 2017 11:30:00 PDT 41:55 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_lee_kats Aquarium of the Pacific Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean Lecture date: May 30, 2017. Writer, sailor, and marine conservationist Jonathan White discusses his latest book, Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean—the result of his search for the world’s largest and fastest tides. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_jonathanwhite.mp4#id:6779#date:21:53 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:53:00 PDT 1:03:15 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_jonathan_white Aquarium of the Pacific Will Farmed Fish Save Our Oceans, Delight Our Palates, and Provide Healthy Food for All? Lecture date: May 25, 2017. Peter Kareiva and Jerry Schubel moderate a panel discussion on the subject of aquaculture, or farmed seafood. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_aquaculturepanel.mp4#id:6778#date:21:52 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:52:00 PDT 1:25:52 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_panel_on_aquaculture Aquarium of the Pacific The Physics of Mudskippers and Other Land Locomotors Lecture date: May 17, 2017. Daniel Goldman discusses the findings of his study investigating how aquatic animals transitioned to dry land millions of years ago. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_danielgoldman.mp4#id:6777#date:21:49 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:49:00 PDT 58:01 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_daniel_goldman Aquarium of the Pacific Might As Well Go Surfing: Biomass Utilization in a World with Oil at $50 a Barrel Lecture date: May 2, 2017. Robert Pomeroy discusses the ongoing research and outreach in algae biofuels and introduces our pivot to biopolymers. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_robertpomeroy.mp4#id:6776#date:21:47 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:47:00 PDT 52:16 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_robert_pomeroy Aquarium of the Pacific Tiny Porpoise, Big Mess: Perspectives on Vaquita Conservation Lecture date: April 18, 2017. What happens when the conservation of a charismatic animal has negative impacts on human well-being? Researcher Tara Sayuri Whitty discusses this dilemma through the lens of the vaquita, the most endangered marine mammal in the world, and the gillnet ban established by the Mexican government to protect it. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_tarawhitty.mp4#id:6725#date:22:02 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:02:00 PDT 49:31 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_tara_sayuri_whitty Aquarium of the Pacific Planning and Incentivizing Native Olympia Oyster Restoration in Southern California Lecture date: March 16, 2017. Learn about the SoCal Oysters project at the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. Students running this project discuss the feasibility of restoring Southern California coasts through oyster farming. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_oysterforum.mp4#id:6724#date:21:53 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:53:00 PDT 41:50 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_socal_oysters_project Aquarium of the Pacific Wetlands in a Time of Change Lecture date: March 22, 2017. Christine Whitcraft discusses how human activities, including development and climate change, impact salt marshes and how we can successfully protect and restore these valuable ecosystems in the future. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_christinewhitcraft.mp4#id:6696#date:18:22 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:22:00 PST 44:05 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_christine_whitcraft Aquarium of the Pacific Climate Change and Ecosystems of the Gulf of Maine: What Does the Future Hold? Lecture date: March 15, 2017. Andrew Pershing discusses his research, which focuses on the causes and consequences of changing conditions in the Gulf of Maine. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_andrewpershing.mp4#id:6695#date:18:18 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:18:00 PST 43:45 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_andrew_pershing Aquarium of the Pacific Sad Serendipity: Shipwrecks On and Around the Palos Verdes Peninsula Lecture date: March 9, 2017. Captain Patrick Smith returns to share stories of cargo ships, ferry boats, passenger liners, and ex-Civil War military vessels that all met their end in the picturesque but sometimes violent waters around the Palos Verdes Peninsula. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_patricksmith.mp4#id:6694#date:18:16 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:16:00 PST 01:13:29 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_patrick_smith1 Aquarium of the Pacific Wild Orcas: A Summer in the San Juan Islands Lecture date: March 2, 2107. Kera Mathes shares her photographs and experiences from the summer of 2016 studying orcas in the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_keramathes.mp4#id:6693#date:18:08 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:08:00 PST 57:48 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_kera_mathes Aquarium of the Pacific The Well-Tempered City Lecture date: February 24, 2017. Jonathan Rose discussed his book, The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life, in which he identifies five key characteristics that are necessary for cities to thrive: coherence, circularity, resilience, community, and compassion. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_jonathanrose.mp4#id:6665#date:23:13 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:13:00 PST 55:12 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_jonathan_rose Aquarium of the Pacific Seafood: Good for You, Good for the Planet Lecture date: February 21, 2017. Linda Cornish and Rick Moonen discussed seafood’s role in human and environmental health and share tips for sourcing and preparing healthy seafood. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_cornishmoonen.m4v#id:6664#date:23:12 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:12:00 PST 38:29 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_linda_cornish_and_rick_moonen Aquarium of the Pacific Restoring Coral Reefs in Guam: A Conservation Success Story Lecture date: February 1, 2017. Aquarium staff members Sandy Trautwein, Daniel Munoz, and Janet Monday shared their experiences from a recent trip to Guam to restore coral reefs. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_trautweinmunozmonday.m4v#id:6663#date:23:00 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:00:00 PST 55:38 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_sandy_trautwein_janet_monday_and_daniel_munoz Aquarium of the Pacific Can We Continue to Live at the Edge of the Sea? Lecture date: January 26, 2017. Malcolm Bowman discussed the difficulties and challenges of protecting New York and New Jersey from another superstorm like Sandy in 2012. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_malcolmbowman.m4v#id:6634#date:23:02 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:02:00 PST 38:07 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_malcolm_bowman Aquarium of the Pacific The Early Los Angeles River Watershed Through Fiction and Photographs Lecture date: January 19, 2017. Barbara Crane showed through research for her historical novel, When Water Was Everywhere, what the Los Angeles River watershed looked like less than 200 years ago. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_barbaracrane.m4v#id:6633#date:22:58 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:58:00 PST 39:53 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_barbara_crane Aquarium of the Pacific What Big Teeth You Have: Diving with Great White Sharks Lecture date: January 5, 2017. Ken Kurtis related the experiences he’s had diving with the great whites of Isla Guadalupe, a remote Mexican island 200 miles southwest of Ensenada. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_kenkurtis_17.m4v#id:6632#date:22:53 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:53:00 PST 39:40 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lecture_archive_ken_kurtis2