Aquatic Academy 2015

Through its year-round Guest Speaker Series, the Long Beach, California-based Aquarium of the Pacific helps visitors to learn about the most current and pressing issues related to the ocean and environment. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. These hour-long video podcasts present the lectures in full, including the speakers’ slideshow presentations.

Aquatic Academy Spring 2019: Thriving in the Anthropocene, Session 4 - Marshall Toplansky and Jerry Schubel

In the fourth session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Marshall Toplansky, professor of management science at Chapman University, and Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel.

07-16
01:44:49

Aquatic Academy Spring 2019: Thriving in the Anthropocene, Session 3 - Luke Gardner and Kim Thompson

In the third session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Luke Gardner, California Sea Grant aquaculture specialist, and Kim Thompson, program manager, Seafood for the Future at the Aquarium.

07-16
01:18:40

Aquatic Academy Spring 2019: Thriving in the Anthropocene, Session 2 - Jerry Schubel and Peter Kareiva

In the second session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel and Peter Kareiva, Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA.

07-16
01:22:04

Aquatic Academy Spring 2019: Thriving in the Anthropocene, Session 1 - Jerry Schubel and Ted Nordhaus

In the first session of the Spring 2019 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel and Ted Nordhaus, President of the Breakthrough Institute.

07-16
51:34

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Eric Rignot

In the first session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Eric Rignot, a scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

12-05
40:37

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Josh Willis

The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the second session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy held on November 1, speakers included Josh Willis, project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

12-05
44:06

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Dr. Jennifer Smith

In the third session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Jennifer Smith from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

12-05
01:04:33

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Mark Helvey

The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the fourth session held November 15, speakers included Mark Helvey, retired assistant regional administrator for sustainable fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. His presentation was titled, "Albacore Tuna Off Alaska—You’ve Got to be Kidding!"

12-05
29:37

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Dr. Katherine RM Mackey

In the fourth session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Katherine RM Mackey, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, UC Irvine.

12-04
45:52

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Dr. Todd Martz

The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the third session held on November 8, speakers included Dr. Todd Martz from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His presentation covered ocean acidification.

12-04
50:44

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Dr. Margaret Leinen

The Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy course focused on the role the World Ocean plays in modulating Earth’s climate and how the World Ocean and its ecosystems are responding to climate change. Participants learned about the implications of those changes for the future. In the second session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy held on November 1, speakers included Dr. Margaret Leinen, Director Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

12-04
50:44

Aquatic Academy Fall 2017: The Ocean and Climate Change - Bill Patzert

In the first session of the Fall 2017 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Bill Patzert, a senior scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

12-04
54:13

Aquatic Academy 2015: Ocean Exploration - Session 4

In this fourth and final session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, David Lang, co-founder of Open ROV discussed the role of citizen science and open-source technology in ocean exploration. Attendees also screened a short film produced by the Aquarium.

04-09
01:03:04

Aquatic Academy 2015: Ocean Exploration - Session 3

In this third session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Jamie Austin, senior research scientist, University of Texas, and NOAA Ocean Explorer, and Dr. Amanda Demopoulos, oceanographer, research ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey.

04-09
01:39:46

Aquatic Academy 2015: Ocean Exploration - Session 2

In this second session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Jerry Schubel, Aquarium president and CEO, and Dr. Joshua Willis, project scientist and oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

03-20
01:29:58

Aquatic Academy 2015: Ocean Exploration - Session 1

In this first session of the Spring 2015 Aquatic Academy, speakers included Dr. Rick Spinrad, chief scientist at NOAA, and Lance Towers, director of Advanced Technology Programs at The Boeing Company.

03-20
01:32:14

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