Lecture date: March 19, 2019. Sam Muka discusses how public aquariums have supported marine conservation research and communicated research outcomes to the general public.
Lecture date: November 13, 2018. Nichols discusses innovations in aquaculture and shares photographs and recipes demonstrating why seafood should be at the center of our diets.
Lecture date: November 6, 2018. William Cooper has studied the butterflies of Iguazú Falls, Argentina, for several years. In this lecture he shares his photos and recounts his experiences visiting the falls.
Lecture date: November 1, 2018. Mike Mitchell discusses his work to turn a problem fish into an economic boon in Mexico.
Lecture date: October 16, 2018. Dr. Greg Rau discusses the unprecedented nature and magnitude of the stresses the ocean now faces, some new approaches to avoiding or lessening the impacts, and the need for policies that support the emergence, evaluation, and development of new marine and planetary management strategies.
Lecture date: October 11, 2018. Anne Cohen discusses the science and the scientists, the triumphs and the trials, behind the mission to uncover the world’s most resilient reefs.
Lecture date: October 4, 2018. Panelists discuss a new educational video series called Ocean to Table: Stories of Food, Farming, and Conservation. The Aquarium-led production brings together seafood farmers, scientists, and chefs from around the country to share their stories and favorite recipes.
Lecture date: October 2, 2018. Dr. Ester Quintana discusses the right whale population and their complex relationship with humans.
Lecture date: September 20, 2018. Dr. Randi Rotjan discusses scientific researching being conducted at the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), which is owned and operated by the Republic of Kiribati.
Lecture date: September 19, 2018. Aquarium staff members Rob Mortensen and Katherine Finch discuss conservation field work being conducted on Pacific Islands including the Northern Marianas.
Lecture date: September 13, 2018. Andrew Policano discusses the future of the public university system and issues surrounding education, including funding, tenure, and distance learning.
Lecture date: August 30, 2018. Dr. Sandy Trautwein discusses the Aquarium's twenty years of work and achievements in the areas of animal husbandry and conservation. Dr. Trautwein is the Aquarium's vice president of husbandry.
Lecture date: August 23, 2018. Dr. James Danoff-Burg discusses how genuinely engaging communities can help address poaching.
Lecture date: August 16, 2018. Dr. Drew Lohrer discusses the 2017 Science Under the Ice expedition to explore how climate change is affecting marine biodiversity along the Antarctic coastline.
Lecture date: August 14, 2018. Gregory Barord discusses monitoring nautilus populations and studying nautiluses and the deep-sea ecosystem as a whole.
Lecture date: August 7, 2018. John Fraser discusses the roles zoos and aquariums can play in advancing a conservation ethos and how public trust offers opportunities for increased conservation action.
Lecture date: July 31, 2018. Mike Bartick shares photos and stories from his experiences exploring the ocean at night, including images of gelatinous sea jellies, sea snails, squid, and paper nautiluses—some of the ocean’s ancient animals.
Lecture date: July 26, 2018. Tapan Pathak discusses the potentially devastating impacts of climate change on California’s $50 billion agriculture industry.
Lecture date: July 10, 2018. Tyler Phelps, an Aquarium of the Pacific VolunTEEN alumnus, shares his current research as a graduate student with the California Academy of Sciences.
Lecture date: June 28, 2018. Science writer Holly Jean Buck discusses the possibilities of climate engineering approaches to limiting or reversing climate impacts, and what they could mean for human communities and our oceans.