tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1468038 2012-02-23T15:33:25-08:00 A Monterey Bay Aquarium forum to inspire conservation of the oceans. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f1141728834016762de5d41970b 2012-02-23T15:33:25-08:00 2012-02-23T15:33:25-08:00

Want to stay connected to our animals, exhibits and conservation efforts? We've moved our blog to Tumblr. This blog will continue, but you'll find the latest updates on Tumblr. Thanks for your interest! Monterey Bay Aquarium<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/m2LmyEf1Vzs" height="1" width="1"/>

Geoff Drake http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2012/02/check-out-our-new-tumblr-blog.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f11417288340162fd31103c970d 2011-12-01T11:36:13-08:00 2011-12-01T11:38:01-08:00

By Chuck Saltsman, Senior Producer, Interpretive Media at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Photos ©Monterey Bay Aquarium, photographed by Tyson Rininger Ten yards in front of me, a 14-foot great white shark churns the water into a pink foam as it...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/9G81NQ-QVS4" height="1" width="1"/>

Geoff Drake http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/12/another-day-at-the-office-an-aquarium-employee-goes-on-a-mission-to-tag-white-sharks.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f1141728834015436e28d1f970c 2011-11-14T15:35:34-08:00 2011-11-14T15:56:44-08:00

Visitors to the Monterey Bay Aquarium often ask, "Where are the whales in the aquarium?" We let them know how lucky we are to be right here on Monterey Bay, a hotspot for over 13 species of cetaceans -- whales...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/cZ_pGQV_Ys4" height="1" width="1"/>

Alison Barratt http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/11/cetacean-circus.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f1141728834015392c3a72d970b 2011-11-02T15:20:19-07:00 2011-11-02T15:17:17-07:00

We're saddened to announce that the young great white shark we released on October 25 off the coast of southern California has died. This is a very difficult day for all of us at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and for...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/uCtBLgH57sE" height="1" width="1"/>

Ken Peterson http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/11/sad-news-death-of-a-great-white-shark.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f11417288340162fbea1f41970d 2011-10-25T14:08:10-07:00 2011-10-25T16:27:00-07:00

The sixth great white shark we've exhibited is back in the wild. The Monterey Bay Aquarium husbandry team released the shark about two miles offshore of the Goleta pier north of Santa Barbara, shortly after 1 p.m. today. According to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/f2Lo0VMx854" height="1" width="1"/>

Ken Peterson http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/10/great-white-update-a-successful-release.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f114172883401543662a741970c 2011-10-25T09:43:31-07:00 2011-10-25T10:09:26-07:00

The sixth great white shark ever exhibited at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is on his way back to the wild. The young male shark brought to Monterey on August 31 is being transported to ocean waters south of Point Conception...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/jg71flOyNE8" height="1" width="1"/>

Ken Peterson http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/10/great-white-back-to-the-wild.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f11417288340153923bd670970b 2011-10-12T08:55:49-07:00 2011-10-13T09:41:05-07:00

Every once in a while an issue comes along that unites everyone around a common goal. This year, that issue was the protection of sharks, and the goal was to end the shark fin trade here in California. We accomplished...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/-ARogCAyjc4" height="1" width="1"/>

Geoff Drake http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/10/how-the-california-shark-fin-bill-passed.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f1141728834015435438618970c 2011-09-09T14:43:55-07:00 2011-09-09T14:43:50-07:00

An insider’s look at moving an apex predator from the ocean to the aquarium I wake ten minutes before my alarm goes off -- and my body and mind instinctively know that I have an epic day in store. I...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/A6fQMlaacRg" height="1" width="1"/>

Angela Hains http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/09/operation-transport-white-shark-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f1141728834014e8b5d7ed2970d 2011-09-07T15:43:25-07:00 2011-09-07T15:42:45-07:00

Sharks &amp; shark conservation advocates worldwide are one step from a major victory after Tuesday's vote in the California state Senate to ban the trade in shark fins. But it's not a done deal until Gov. Jerry Brown signs AB...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/VEafczODbU8" height="1" width="1"/>

Ken Peterson http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/09/take-one-final-step-to-ban-shark-fin-trade.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f114172883401539127219b970b 2011-09-01T08:13:25-07:00 2011-09-01T08:13:36-07:00

For the sixth time since 2004, our husbandry team has successfully brought a juvenile great white shark from the wild to temporarily reside in the million-gallon Open Sea exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He was collected by our team...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaNotes/~4/LbEEIDv4IDk" height="1" width="1"/>

Geoff Drake http://montereybayaquarium.typepad.com/sea_notes/2011/09/white-shark-on-exhibit.html