Animal News | Marine Biology

Edith Widder  

The Kraken Revealed: The Story Behind Finding the Giant Squid

Edith Widder recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on August 27, 2013. Widder is a deep-sea explorer, oceanographer, marine biologist, and co-founder of the Ocean Research and Conservation Association.

Video Posted: August 27, 2013 | Running time: 3:09

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 | Marine Biology

Asila Ghoul  

Exploring the Sensory Biology of Sea Otters Through Cooperative Research

Aquacast recorded on June 25, 2013. Asila Ghoul discussed a recent study of the sensory systems of sea otters and how these amphibious animals are adapted for an aquatic lifestyle.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:07

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 | 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 | Marine Biology | Oceanography

Leslie Harris  

Hitchhiking Aliens: Unexpected Consequences of the Japan Tsunami

Aquacast recorded at the Aquarium on May 7, 2013. After the earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan in 2010, ocean currents and wind brought debris across the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Learn from Leslie Harris about the non-native plant and animal species attached to the debris that hitched a ride to our shores.

Video Posted: August 2, 2013 | Running time: 3:00

Guest Speakers | Marine Biology

Seth Newsome  

Using Chemistry to Study Marine Mammal Diets

Differences in diet among individuals of the same species is increasingly recognized as an important component of diversity in food webs.

Video Posted: February 6, 2013 | Running time: 03:05

Guest Speakers | Marine Biology | Exhibits | Penguin Habitat

P. Dee Boersma, Ph.D.  

The Penguins of Patagonia

For twenty-eight years P. Dee Boersma, Ph.D., has studied the largest Magellanic Penguin colony in the world at Punta Tombo, Argentina.

Video Posted: January 31, 2013 | Running time: 03:15

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