Aquarium Audio

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Underwater cinematographer Richard Theiss discussed his personal experiences with sharks, shark conservation, and his work documenting sharks.

Aquacast recorded on February 28, 2013. Author David Helvarg shares the history, culture, and changing nature of California’s coasts and ocean.

Aquacast recorded on February 21, 2013. Philosopher Nancy Ellen Abrams and physics professor Joel Primack discuss a new vision of the universe based on dark matter, dark energy, and cosmic evolution.

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

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.

Aquacast recorded on January 8, 2013. Learn about endangered Yellow-Eyed Penguins native to New Zealand and nearby islands.