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Discovery Lecture Series
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and Chicken of the Sea are jointly hosting a Discovery Lecture Series in 2019 on select Fridays from 7pm to 9pm at the Aquarium in the John M. Olguin Auditorium.
2019 Lectures
 April 5: There is a great future in plastics: So what’s the big (and little) deal?
Shelly Moore, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
“There is a great future in plastics.” This memorable quote from the 1967 movie The Graduate could not be truer today – it just depends on your definition of great. Plastics are a huge part of our world today. They are cheap to produce, extremely useful, and last forever. Therein lies the problem. From product packaging to plastic bags and food containers to medical supplies, there is a wide array of single-use plastics persisting in our world today. Studies done throughout the world have identified plastic as the most common type of trash found in aquatic environments... Read More
 June 7: An urgent message from Mexico’s vaquita porpoise: protect me, protect life (yours included)
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Vaquitas are down to the last few individuals of a species that has lived in the Gulf of California for 3 million years. The problem seems easy, ban gillnets and the species is saved. The solution has proven too hard. Fishermen have to change their livelihoods. In short, changing people’s behavior takes longer than most marine mammals that only live near humans have left. This talk summarizes what happened with vaquita conservation and considers what hope remains and what could be done differently next time...Read More
August 2: TBD
 October 4: Sex and Kelp and Science Ed – Confessions of a Kelp Addict
Dr. Chuck Kopczak, California Science Center
Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is simultaneously the primary ecosystem engineer of its eponymous marine forests, and an intellectually addictive species for those pre-disposed to such addictions. In the Northern Hemisphere, forests of giant kelp are unique to the Pacific coast of North America. The species requires a basic formula of high light, ample nutrients, appropriate water motion, and a rocky bottom to exist. Given these basic requirements, giant kelp can create extensive forests that provide homes for hundreds of species... Read More
 December 6: Sea Star Wasting: Does environmental stress lead to an autoimmune response?
Dr. Brian Livingston, California State University, Long Beach
Sea star populations of multiple species in western North America have been degrading and dying from an outbreak of an epidemic Sea Star Wasting Syndrome. These outbreaks have occurred periodically along the Pacific coast, but appear more extensive and involve more species in recent years. Infected individuals develop white skin lesions which spread until the whole body decays. The loss of sea stars has had trophic effects on intertidal ecosystems. The Sea Star-associated Densovirus (SSaDV) discovered in symptomatic individuals of some species was implicated as a potential initiator of the disease, but recent studies suggest this does not hold true for all species... Read More
Lecture Archives 2014 - 2019
February 2, 2018: Dr. Kevin Lafferty, US Geological Survey and UC Santa Barbara
Parasites and food webs
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December 1, 2017: Dr. John O. Dabiri, Stanford
Do Swimming Animals Mix the Ocean?
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October 6, 2017: Dr. Bengt J. Allen, California State University, Long Beach
Ecological Consequences of Thermal Stress on Wave-Swept Shores: Insights from a Model Ecosystem
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August 4, 2017: Dr. Branwen Williams, Claremont McKenna College
Arctic climate, as documented by algal rocks
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June 2, 2017: Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Advances in beach water quality monitoring
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April 7, 2017: Dr. Kristy L. Forsgren, California State University, Fullerton
Ovaries, Testes, and Copulatory Structures – Oh My! The Importance of Understanding Reproduction of Fishes
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February 3, 2017: Dr. Larry G. Allen, California State University, Northridge
The Return of the Kelp Forest King
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December 2, 2016: Dr. Dan Pondella, Occidental College and Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI)
Beyond Big Fish, Restoring the Southern California Rocky Reef Ecosystem
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October 7, 2016: Dr. Patrick J. Krug, California State University Los Angeles
Hugs and drugs from sea slugs
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August 5, 2016: John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research
The amazing underwater world of blue and humpback whales: new tags provide insights into their lives and the threats they face
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June 3, 2016: Dr. Jeff Armstrong, Environmental Supervisor, Orange County Sanitation District-Ocean Monitoring Program
Sewers to Sanddabs: Profiling Orange County Sanitation District’s Ocean Monitoring Program
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April 1, 2016: Dr. Ann Bull, Chief of Environmental Sciences Section Pacific Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Outlook on the Outer Continental Shelf for Offshore Energy
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February 5, 2016: Mike Schaadt, Director of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
The Vast Frontier: Tales From the Darkside
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December 4, 2015: Dr. Steve Gaines, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UC Santa Barbara
The Future of Food from the Sea
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October 2, 2015: Dr. Danielle Zacherl, California State University, Fullerton
If We Make Their Bed, They Will Lie In It: Restoration of Native Olympia Oysters in Southern California
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August 7, 2015: Kelly Stromberg, Catalina Sea Ranch
Aquaculture: The Fight for our Local Seafood
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May 8, 2015: Dr. Bill Patzert, Climatologist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Drought: Are We In or Out?
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April 3, 2015: Dr. David Caron, USC
Harmful Algal Blooms Along the California Coast: Their Ecosystem Impacts and Our Present Understanding
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February 6, 2015: David Helvarg, Executive Director of Blue Frontier
"The Golden Shore - California's Love Affair with the Sea"
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December 5, 2014: Dr. Shana Goffredi, Occidental College
The Universe Below: Explorations of Life in the Deep Sea
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October 3, 2104: Dr. Richard F. Ambrose, UCLA
Tides of change: Past trends in rocky intertidal communities and prospects for the future
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August 1, 2104: Dr. Shawna Dark, CSU Northridge
Unearthing The Historical Wetlands of Southern California
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May 9, 2014: Dr. Chris Lowe, CSU Long Beach
Return of the big marine predators to California waters: a sign things might be getting better
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Post Date: Friday, December 28, 2018
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