Guest Speakers | Art | Conservation | Marine Biology

Jim Hellemn  

Portrait of a Coral Reef

Jim Hellemn recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on April 23, 2013. His photography has appeared in National Geographic magazine and at the American Museum of Natural History.

Video Posted: August 5, 2013 | Running time: 3:08

Guest Speakers | Conservation | Marine Biology

Jesus Reyes  

Environmental Impacts from an ‘Ocean’ of Humans

Aquacast recorded on July 25, 2013. Jesus Reyes discusses the pressures on California’s coastal aquatic environments derived from highly developed urban and residential zones and their diverse, extensive activities.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:14

Guest Speakers | Conservation | Marine Biology | Oceanography

Nicholas Fisher  

Impacts of Radioactivity on Marine Life After Fukushima

Aquacast recorded on June 19, 2013. Nicholas Fisher discusses 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.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:02

Guest Speakers | Conservation

Napoleon Chagnon  

Noble Savages

Aquacast recorded on April 8, 2013. Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon discusses his recently published memoir, Noble Savages: My Life Among Two Dangerous Tribes—The Yanomamö and the Anthropologists.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:17

Guest Speakers | Conservation | Marine Biology

Richard Ellis  

Gladiator of the Sea

Aquacast recorded on June 13, 2013. Richard Ellis discussed the broadbill swordfish, whose scientific name Xiphias gladius means “gladiator.”

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:12

Guest Speakers | Conservation

Eric Zahn  

Restoration Efforts

Aquacast recorded on June 6, 2013. Eric Zahn discussed the Los Cerritos Wetlands Conceptual Restoration Plan.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:12

Guest Speakers | Conservation

Gerrie Schipske  

Early Long Beach

Aquacast recorded on May 28, 2013. Gerrie Schipske discusses her book, Early Long Beach, and the natural assets, the people, and the events that shaped the first fifty years of history in Long Beach, California, her native city.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:09

Guest Speakers | Conservation | Marine Biology

Chris Lowe  

The Recovery of Apex Marine Predator Populations

Aquacast recorded on May 14, 2013. Rapid coastal development, water and air pollution, overfishing, bycatch, and habitat loss have all contributed to declines in shark populations. Chris Lowe, of California State University, Long Beach's Shark Lab, discussed federal and state agencies and regulations and how they have helped sharks recover.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 2:30

Guest Speakers | Climate Change | Conservation

Jeanine Jones  

Colorado River: Lifeblood of the Southwest

Aquacast recorded on March 20, 2013. Jeanine Jones discussed the Colorado River basin's complex legal and institutional framework, together with efforts under way to mitigate the impacts of shortages, including innovative binational partnerships.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:44

Guest Speakers | Conservation

Victor Douieb  

Sharks: The Beauty of the Ocean Predator

Sculptor Victor Douieb discussed his personal experiences with sharks, shark conservation, and his work documenting sharks.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 2:56

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