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CMA in the News
Tumor Found on White Croaker Fish Mystifies Cabrillo Marine Scientists (1/30/12)
A recent fishing excursion in the Los Angeles Harbor landed a strange find - a white croaker with a quarter-size tumor on its head
The fish was brought to scientists at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro, who dissected it in an effort to determine whether the anomaly was caused by parasites, injury or possibly contamination from the world's largest underwater deposit of the pesticide DDT off the Palos Verdes Peninsula... Press Telegram article
Whale-watch Season kicks off with gray whale, dolphin sightings
Whale-watching season is under way in Southern California. A group of enthusiasts, along with some volunteers, gathered in Redondo Beach, got on a ship and kicked off the season the right way. KABC-TV video/article
The sea runs deep in new biography of John Olguin, longtime director of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium(9/30/11)
John Olguin taught us to love the ocean. Indeed, it was Olguin's job to argue the case for protecting the sea as longtime director of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro. Los Angeles Times article
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in LA is Fun for Entire Family (8/4/11)
The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium recently celebrated its 76th anniversary, and it remains a great place to visit with the family. There are so many activities. It's educational, inexpensive, and most importantly, it's fun! KABC-TV
video/article
Marine Researchers Attempt To Breed Endangered Abalone (7/12/11)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium researchers gathered around
four buckets in the aquatic nursery Tuesday afternoon, waiting patiently
for the endangered white abalone inside to get in the mood.
Daily Breeze
article
Rewards Do Come from their Scientific Methods (5/14/11)
L.A. science fair recognizes students' world-class projects.
It was a passion for surfing that helped lead Adrienne McColl to the final round of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles... Los Angeles Times article
Whale Remains Wash Ashore (5/9/11)
A large humpback whale, missing about a third of its body, washed onto the rocks at White Point Beach in San Pedro during the weekend of May 7-8, 2011... Daily Breeze article
Focus Helped Girl Turn the Tide (4/25/11)
A humid laboratory redolent of sea life where the gurgling of aquarium tanks fills the air: It's an odd setting for emotional healing. But for teenager Adrienne McColl, the aquatic nursery facility at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium has been a safe harbor... Daily Breeze article
A Single Garibaldi Near Cabrillo Beach Sires a Generation of Fish (12/23/10)
A single male Garibaldi that has been tending his nest of red algae near the Cabrillo Beach breakwater for about a decade has fathered fish that now live around the country. Thousands of the eggs he has nurtured in his nest each breeding season have been harvested for the aquatic nursery at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium... Daily Breeze article
Post Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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