Discovery Lecture Series
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium proudly presents the Discovery Lecture Series on select Fridays from 7pm to 9pm at the Aquarium in the John M. Olguin Auditorium.
2020 Lectures - Check back soon for more details!
February 7: Biodiversity in Our Ocean — A Natural History Museum Vision
Dr. Regina Wetzer and Dean Pentcheff, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Researchers at the Natural History Museum are using the local coastline as a testbed for important new technologies — building new ways to view our ocean while learning more about our marine neighborhood.
April 3: Marine Heatwaves of the North East Pacific: will “Blobs” be the new normal?
Dr. Andrew Leising, NOAA Southwest Fisheries
The marine heatwave (MHW) of 2014-2015, aka “The Blob” was an extreme event of high sea surface temperatures. The current MHW is the 2nd largest in the past 38 years. The biological impacts, their causal dynamics, and linkage to climate change will be discussed.
June 5
Dr. David Cummings
Point Loma Nazarene University
August 7
Dr. Nicole Bonuso
CSU Fullerton
October 2
Dr. Nina Bednarsek
SCCWRP
December 4
Dr. Jayson Smith
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Lecture Archives 2014 - 2019
December 6: Sea Star Wasting: Does environmental stress lead to an autoimmune response? Dr. Brian Livingston, California State University, Long Beach
October 4, Dr. Chuck Kopczak, California Science Center Sex
and Kelp and Science Ed – Confessions of a Kelp Addict
To watch a video of the lecture click hereAugust 2, Dr. Jason Keller, Chapman UniversityExploring "Blue Carbon" in California Salt Marshes To watch a video of the lecture click hereJune 7, 2019: Dr. Barbara Taylor, Southwest Fisheries Science CenterAn urgent message from Mexico’s vaquita porpoise: protect me, protect life (yours included) To watch a video of the lecture click here April 5, 2019: Shelly Moore, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)There is a great future in plastics: So what’s the big (and little) deal? To watch a video of the lecture click hereFebruary 1, 2019: Dr. John Dorsey, Loyola Marymount University
Teaming with Nature in Managing Urban Runoff: More Bang for the Buck!
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December 7, 2018: Dr. Ian Fenty, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Warming oceans, melting ice, and rising seas
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, 2014: 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, 2014: 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: Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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