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ArtsAugust 27, 2012Aquarium to Host Surfrider’s “Ocean Armor” Art ExhibitThe sculptures in the Ocean Armor collection convey the struggle of marine animals against such threats as oil spills, ocean warming, and over-industrialization. |
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AnimalsAugust 21, 2012Meet Bixby the Harbor Seal PupThe first harbor seal to be born at the Aquarium, Bixby made her public debut August 21 and met the other residents of the Seals & Sea Lions Habitat. |
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EducationAugust 17, 2012Grant Boosts Aquarium Educators’ High-Tech Teaching SkillsImproved data literacy and interpretation skills will help the Aquarium’s education staff maximize the use of NOAA’s Science on a Sphere and other high-tech teaching tools. |
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Aquatic AcademyAugust 9, 2012Fall Aquatic Academy Course AnnouncedWill our activities crowd out marine life or can both nature and human activities be accommodated in the ocean and thrive? Explore the possibilities with scientists, engineers, conservationists, and policy-makers in this edition of the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Aquatic Academy. |
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AnimalsAugust 2, 2012Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers on Display in the Northern Pacific GalleryAbout ninety of these fish born at the Aquarium in late 2011 are now on view in the Rocky Reef exhibit. Their small size and unique suction disk make them worth finding on your next visit. |
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GeneralJuly 20, 2012Aquarium’s First-Ever 5K Run/Walk This WeekendThe 5K on Sunday, July 22, will follow a coastal loop around the Aquarium and along the Shoreline Village boardwalk. Click through for links to registration, course map, and race results. |
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ExhibitsJuly 18, 2012Aquarium Partners with NASA, OMSI to Create New Public ProgramNASA awards a $331,000 grant to create Our Instrumented Earth, which will debut summer 2013 in California at the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Oregon at OMSI, and in Maryland at the NASA’s Goddard Visitor Center. |
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Education PartnershipsJuly 16, 2012Aquarium of the Pacific Brings the Sea to Life for Miller Children’s Hospital PatientsPatients at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach get to experience the Aquarium and even see behind-the-scenes tours right from the hospital’s playrooms. |
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Op-EdJuly 13, 2012De-Carbonizing Society Will Help Save the OceanAquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel wrote this response to an article the appeared in the New York Times on April 30, 2012. |
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AnimalsJune 13, 2012Harbor Seal Pup Growing at a Healthy RateThe harbor seal pup born at the Aquarium of the Pacific in April has nearly doubled in weight and has begun transitioning to solid foods. |
