Business Profile: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, CA, Grunion

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is public aquarium which engages visitors in education, recreation and research to promote knowledge, appreciation and conservation of the marine life and habitats of Southern California. It is uniquely suited to its leadership role in marine science education, aquaculture research and community recreation. The historic Frank Gehry-designed aquarium displays the largest collection of Southern California marine life in the world.

Since it's inception in 1935, CMA has provided visitors with both a natural and interactive approach to learning about the marine environment of Southern California. Visit the aquatic nursery to learn about garibaldi, grunion and black sea nettles.

Location

3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA 90731

Website

http://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org

Telephone

(310) 548-7562

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There's still time to sign up K-2 graders for SEA Club! Class starts next week.

SEA Club - Science Education Afternoons Grades K-2
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Wednesday, February 15th - Wednesday, March 7th 3:30pm - 5:30pm, On four consecutive Wednesday afternoons join CMA Educators for a series of hands-on after-school marine science adventures. Observe animal behavior; examine rocky shore animals during a hike along the tidepools; explore the wonders of...

Farewell to the Pacific Voyagers
CMA staff drove to San Diego to say farewell to the Pacific Voyagers as they set sail. These are pictures taken during the Vaka Hine Moana farewell. Thanks to the generosity of the Port of Los Angeles, we were able to give each crew member something to take home... a little something to remember us by.

CMA in the news...

Tumor found on white croaker fish mystifies Cabrillo Marine scientists - Press-Telegram
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A recent fishing excursion in the Los Angeles Harbor landed a strange find - a white croaker with a quarter-size tumor on its head.

Here's some great photos of CMA's Whale Fiesta on Sunday taken by Scott Varley w...

Here's some great photos of CMA's Whale Fiesta on Sunday taken by Scott Varley with the Daily Breeze.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium's Whale Fiesta | Torrance Daily Breeze
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Celebrating the annual migration of the gray whale, the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium held their annual Whale Fiesta Sunday. The event featured many educational and fun activities for families such as a contest to build sea creatures out of duct tape, arts and crafts, music and many hands on displays.

Read all about the ocean's top predator: killer whales. It's a great way to prep...

Read all about the ocean's top predator: killer whales. It's a great way to prepare for Whale Fiesta this Sunday, we'll be building a life-size killer whale out of sand.

Killer whale
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The killer whale is a type of marine mammal that is found both offshore and in coastal waters. Killer whales are the most cosmopolitan of all whales as they occur in all the worlds' oceans. The body is stout but streamlined with a striking black and white color pattern. Some killer whales feed excl...

CMA research staff and student researchers bring a piece of ocean magic to light...

CMA research staff and student researchers bring a piece of ocean magic to light in the Aquatic Nursery revealing a mini-galaxy contained within a crystal jelly.

In a Galaxy (not so) Far, Far Away
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On a quick glance, this photo could pass for a shot of outer space, but it�s actually an extreme close-up of a mini-galaxy contained within a crystal jelly (Aequorea victoria) raised in the Aquatic Nursery. "What you see in the photo is the translucent bell rimmed by the green bioluminescent dots wh...