Marine Mammal Trainer/Biologist Mikayla and I decided to interview Irene Gilgoff from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. She is one of the most experienced employees there‚ being there for about fifteen years‚ marine animals are her life. The main parts of Irene’s job include working with the mammal’s hands on and taking care of them throughout the day. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center can be reached at (949) 494-3050 and is located at 20612 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach‚ California. Also
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Halloween Fest WHAT: Dress up in costume and join your fellow neighbors for a ton of fun Halloween festivities this Saturday afternoon at Halloween fest. You and your kids will have a scary fun time as you load up on candy early by visiting local vendors and booths for the trunk-or-treat event. Show off your artistic skills at the pumpkin decorating party where your little ones will get to decorate their own mini pumpkins to take home. There will also be a Halloween surprise egg hunt‚ a costume
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recreation or to obtain ornamental fish or fish oil. Fishing activities resulting in fish not used for consumption are called industrial fisheries. Fisheries are usually designated to certain ecoregions like the salmon fishery in Alaska‚ the Eastern Pacific tuna fishery or the Lofoten island cod fishery. Due to the relative abundance of fish on the continental shelf‚ fisheries are usually marine and not freshwater. Although a world total of 86 million tons of
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Crayfish – also called crawfish‚ crawdads‚ freshwater lobsters‚ or mudbugs – are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters‚ to which they are related; taxonomically‚ they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom. They are mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running‚ and which have shelter against predators. Most crayfish cannot tolerate polluted
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Crystal jellyfish The Crystal jelly fish is a very unique marine animal. Known as the crystal jellyfish its scientific name is well known to be the Aquarium Victoria. The Aquaria Victoria is a saucer shaped Hydromedusa with a well developed velum‚ its size ranges within five to twelve centimeters in diameter. It has eighty or more narrow unbranched radial canals witch can extend to the margin of the bell. All tentacles extend from the margin of the bell‚ making the slender gonads run along most
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coral are less successful at reproducing sexually. Water is neutral and the oceans are slightly more basic‚ becoming more acidic. The corals of the Persian/Arabian Gulf are adapted to temperature fluctuations better than anywhere in the Indo-Pacific. The Gulf displays the highest summer water temperature and is an extreme marine environment for any reef area. The shallow‚ small sea can be considered a good analogue to future conditions for the world’s oceans with the effect of global warming
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http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy? id=SWI1216H-0-8956&type=ART&artno=0000346465&key=&shfilter=U Barringer‚ F. (2012‚ October 9). Opposition as aquarium seeks import of whales. The New York Times. Retrieved on February 22‚ 2013‚ from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/science/earth/strong-opposition-to-aquariums-plan-to-import-beluga-whales.html Eilperin‚ J whales. SIRS Issues Researchers. Retrieved February 23‚ 2013‚ from sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SWI1216H
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coast of California and the North Pacific region‚ mainly at the depth of 3330ft. Their biome is marine; from open oceans to high water marks and into estuaries. Bibliography * Bebaychna Rai. "Barreleye Fish." Barreleye Fish. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012.
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who evidences a high degree of social complexity in the wild.” (Noonan) Their behavior and relationships with other whales within the family‚ known as a pod‚ creates an immense bond between the animals. Whales that were documented inhabiting the Pacific Northwest‚ remain in their natal group for most‚ if not all‚ of their life. (Robeck) When in captivity‚
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of Hawaii‚ the exquisite monument sits right on the beach surrounded by beautiful golden colored sand. Miles of sandy beach can be seen coiling around the island as gigantic waves come crashing down on to shore. The most breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean is the back-drop for this paradise. Although‚ tucked away on this Hawaiian island‚ this luxurious resort is a guaranteed stop for Santa Claus on his busiest day of the year. As you enter the lobby‚ there is a huge fountain with a
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