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 | Oceanography

Dawn Wright  

Creatures of the Deep and Treasure Maps of the Ocean Floor

Aquacast recorded on July 16, 2013. Dawn Wright discusses new sophisticated technologies that have been developed in the last ten to twenty years that hold tremendous potential for mapping and interpreting the ocean in unprecedented detail.

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

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 | Lecture Archive 2013

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

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 | Oceanography

William Sargent  

Beach Wars

Aquacast recorded on April 2, 2013. William Sargent spoke about Atlantic coast storms and shared compelling stories from his book Beach Wars.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:13

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

Charles Yarish  

Nutrient Bioextraction and Seaweed Aquaculture

Aquacast recorded on February 7, 2013. Charles Yarish discusses the bioextraction of inorganic nutrients from coastal waters using native seaweeds.

Video Posted: March 1, 2013 | Running time: 3:10

Guest Speakers | Conservation

Aaron Quintanar  

The Fall of the Sea of Cortez

Aquacast recorded on January 29, 2013. Aaron Quintanar discusses the history of environmental impacts and lost conservation opportunities in Baja California and the Sea of Cortez from 1994 to 2008.

Video Posted: March 1, 2013 | Running time: 3:50

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