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Destructive Fishing October 08, 2008
- The goal of fishing is to catch selected species, so-called target species, but current fishing methods often catch large numbers of unintended species—called bycatch—and cause damage to the environment.
- Categories: Exhibits: Ocean on the Edge Gallery | Conservation Issues |
- Coral Reefs
- Preserving the rich ecosystems of coral reefs and mangroves might be one of the best ways we can help defend coastal developments against the power of destructive waves.
- Categories: Exhibits: Ocean on the Edge Gallery | Conservation Issues |
- Natalie Webster - Troll and Pole Tuna Fishing July 01, 2008
- Natalie Webster is the granddaughter, daughter, and wife of tuna fishermen so tuna fishing and the ups and downs of the tuna industry have long been part of her life. Five years ago she helped found the American Albacore Fishing Association, a small fishery made up of 21 family-owned boats in San Diego, California. She talks to us about her views of the state of the tuna industry today and how the instability and potential bleak future for the industry can be helped.
- Categories: Guest Speakers |
- Desray Reeb: Whale Hugger - A look at the world of whales. June 25, 2008
- Desray Reeb, PhD, is what is commonly called a whale hugger. She obtained her PhD from the University of Pretoria, South Africa where her research included studies of pygmy right whales, mike, humpback, and both northern and southern right whales. More recently she has participated in studies of the northern Pacific right whale in the Bering Sea and sperm whales and other cetaceans in the Gulf of California.
- Categories: Guest Speakers |
- Rae and Wallis: Catch a Wave - Making the Call about Where to Surf Today: Behind the Scenes June 16, 2008
- Graeme Rae, PhD, is the product manager of and creative source behind Surfline.com, a popular online surfing website focusing on the East Coast. Kevin Wallis is the forecast manager and lead forecaster at Surfline where he develops and supervises the daily surfing forecasts for a large part of the eastern Pacific coast and Hawaii so that surfers will "know before they go”.
- Categories: Guest Speakers |
- William Jepson: Information Technology - Welcome to Virtual Los Angeles
- Imagine exploring and navigating the bustling city of Los Angeles through a magical combination of aerial photography, street level imagery, and 3D geometry without leaving your chair. Dr. Bill Jepson, Director of the UCLA Urban Simulation Laboratory Team and his team have fashioned a revolutionary and exceptionally realistic interactive navigation tool of the entire Los Angeles Basin that is accurate to the level of the signs in the windows and the graffiti on the walls.
- Categories: Guest Speakers |
- Gerhardt and Pepin: Catch a Wave - Women Surfing: Two Women at the Top of the Wave
- Sara Gerhardt and Elizabeth Pepin not only know how to surf waves, they also know how to make them. Each in her own way has pushed the envelope for women in the male-dominated world of surfing. Gerhardt, who has a PhD in physical chemistry, has been a surfer for over 20 years. She was the first woman to surf Mavericks with its 20 foot tall waves. Pepin has been capturing the women’s surf scene with her camera since 1997. Her skills at photographing the surfing scene have earned her four Emmy Awards.
- Categories: Guest Speakers |
- Palazzolo: Conservation - Endangered Orangutans of Borneo
- Carl Palazzolo, DVM, likes large animals as evidenced by his experiences caring for a 300 pound Siberian tiger. He has traveled the world to work on the conservation of endangered species such as black rhinos in Zimbabwe, Africa and the critically endangered orangutans of Borneo. De Palazzolo shares his experiences with the orangutans and the adventures he has had working to save other endangered species.
- Categories: Guest Speakers |
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