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Accolades from AquariumFebruary 29, 2012Aquarium Honors Centenarian Community LeaderDuring its tenth annual African American Festival held in February the Aquarium presented the Heritage Award to Frank Godden. |
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Urban OceanFebruary 24, 20122nd Annual Trashin Fashion ContestThe Aquarium of the Pacific will be hosting its second Trashin Fashion Show and Contest during its annual Urban Ocean Festival. A $500 cash prize will be awarded to the most creative eco-friendly design. |
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GeneralFebruary 13, 2012Rainbow Harbor’s Mardi Gras ParadeAt 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, the Aquarium will be the starting location for the Rainbow Harbor Mardi Gras Parade. |
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Accolades to AquariumFebruary 10, 2012Pacific Life Foundation Honors Aquarium with Community Service Award and GrantThe grant will primarily support the Aquarium’s Seafood for the Future program, which helps protect our ocean by working with the fishing community, chefs, and consumers to make it easier to select eco-friendly seafood. |
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ConservationFebruary 8, 2012Aquarium President to Speak at Public Forum in San DiegoAquarium of the Pacific President and CEO Jerry Schubel will speak at the University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Greenovation Forum. The forum is organized by the university’s Sustainability Solutions Institute and is open to the public. |
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AnimalsFebruary 6, 2012New Webcams: Visit the Aquarium from Your ComputerThe Aquarium of the Pacific has launched three new webcams, allowing visitors to the Aquarium’s website to get a fish-eye view inside Blue Cavern, Tropical Reef, and the Tropical Gallery’s Sex Change exhibit. |
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Accolades from AquariumFebruary 3, 2012Aquarium Presents Glenn McIntyre Heritage Award to Ruben RiosRuben Rios, who is paralyzed from the neck down, learned to paint with a mouth stick and has become an accomplished artist. He has been involved with the Aquarium’s Festival of Human Abilities for five years. |
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Whale WatchFebruary 2, 2012Whale Sightings Going Strong This WinterIn January whale watchers spotted gray whales, fin whales, and even orcas. In partnership with Harbor Breeze Cruises, the Aquarium of the Pacific offers daily whale watching cruises that launch from the dock right in front of the Aquarium. |
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EducationJanuary 30, 2012Grants Support Aquarium’s Legacy ProjectFunding from Oxy Long Beach, Inc. and the LeBurta Atherton Foundation, totaling $35,000, will provide science learning experiences to students, parents, and teachers at underserved Long Beach schools. |
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Urban OceanJanuary 19, 2012Poetry Contest Celebrates Southern California Urban Ocean in WordsThe Aquarium of the Pacific is now accepting entries for its second annual Urban Ocean Poetry Contest, which is held in conjunction with the Aquarium’s Urban Ocean Festival. |
