Tag: "Monterey Bay Aquarium"
Nothing "Fishy" About Sustainable Seafood
Learn about what we can do to take care of our oceans, both for the fish and ourselves.
Post on Nov 09, 2012 by Sharol Nelson-Embry from QUEST Northern California
The State of California's Sea Otters
Southern sea otters are local icons, gracing a plethora of souvenirs, murals and postcards throughout central and northern California. With a face like that, it’s easy to see why. But sea otters themselves are not so plentiful. In honor of Sea Otter Awareness Week at the end of September, take a closer look at what’s behind that furry façade.
Post on Sep 17, 2012 by Helen Taylor from QUEST Northern California
Plan an Ocean-Friendly Staycation
In the spirit of World Oceans Day last week, I decided to research vacation ideas that offer a chance to actually help out the ocean. The goal was to seek out personal ocean interactions that support conservation efforts either directly or at least financially. String a few of these Bay Area activities together, and you've got yourself an ocean-friendly staycation.
Post on Jun 15, 2012 by Helen Taylor from QUEST Northern California
Eating Green
Journalists from around the country learn about sustainable foods at a Monterey Bay Aquarium event.
Post on May 24, 2011 by Andrea Kissack
Vote On Our Photo Caption Contest with The Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Vote on your favorite caption for our Monterey Bay Aquarium photo caption contest!
Post on Jan 06, 2011 by Jenny Oh
Enter Our Photo Caption Contest with The Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Enter our photo caption contest and you may win (2) tickets to the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Post on Dec 16, 2010 by Jenny Oh
Teaching Climate Change
The California Academy of Sciences and the Monterey Bay Aquarium have a big advantage that some educational institutions in other parts of the country do not: most of their local visitors believe that climate change is real.
Post on Nov 19, 2010 by Quest Radio
Should Animals Adapt, or Should We Change Our Behavior?
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a fun new video about climate change, called Change for the Ocean, to go with their exhibit Hot Pink Flamingos. Narrated by John Cleese and produced by Free Range Studios, the animated video is cute, funny, and pretty effective at conveying the fact that people can change their ways much faster than sea life can adapt to climate change.
Post on Oct 04, 2010 by Jennifer Skene
A Submarine Grand Canyon Offshore Central California
Not unlike on land, features of the undersea landscape – such as Monterey submarine canyon – have a significant influence on the quantities and diversity of animals.
Post on Sep 16, 2010 by Brian Romans
Back to School for Sardines
It’s back to school—for students, and for Pacific sardines. Pacific sardines, Sardinops sagax, were once wildly abundant along the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. From the 1920s to through the 1940s, they supported the largest fishery in the United States—millions were caught in and around Monterey Bay. (In fact, the Monterey Bay Aquarium was once a sardine canning factory.) Though the Pacific sardine population crashed in the mid-1940s, it’s on the rise again.
Post on Sep 13, 2010 by Jennifer Skene
Producer's Notes: Amazing Jellies
What are the longest animals in the world? Hint: you’ve most likely never heard of them. They glow in the dark and have many stomachs, mouths and tentacles – sometimes hundreds.
Post on May 25, 2010 by Gabriela Quirós
New original science video series from QUEST: Science on the SPOT
QUEST is pleased to announce a new original science video series, Science on the SPOT. Science on the SPOT goes behind the scenes at local San Francisco Bay Area labs, follows breaking discoveries, and gets you special access to obscure science locations and collections.
Post on Apr 07, 2010 by Craig Rosa
My Favorite Beneath-the-Sea Firework
The giant red octopus residing at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is a formidable presence.
Post on Aug 19, 2009 by Cat
Producer's Notes: Seahorse Sleuths
This planet may have seemed endlessly bountiful 2000 years ago, but today we can no longer afford to take the survival of non-human species for granted.
Post on May 19, 2009 by Joan Johnson
