A new station within the climate solutions exhibit will launch at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center on September 17, 2024. In it, you will learn about iconic local species, the elephant seal, and how they are helping humans understand climate change. Climate change and its impact on the ocean is challenging to study. Many areas […]
Have you ever heard of the term pescatarian redwoods? That’s what Patrick Webster, an Underwater Photographer (and former Seymour Center teammate), calls kelp forests. Patrick’s breathtaking photography shares and connects us with what is under the ocean’s surface. Patrick generously allowed us to feature his photographs in our aquarium’s refreshed signage and labels, which we […]
At 5:30p on October 6th, we opened the doors for the Block Party on the Bluff and hundreds of you poured through. It reminded me of a (civil) Black Friday sale for the new Playstation console. Perhaps you came to celebrate our new exhibit about the science and solutions for the local impacts of climate […]
Seymour Center Director Shares New Vision
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“Do jellyfish have the answers to immortality?” “Do fish poop?” “What do you need to study to become a marine biologist?” I cherish the questions you pose on our Ask A Scientist board. Thank you for sharing your curiosity, exploring your deepest wonders, and seeking out ways to act for the sake of marine and […]
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The highlight of your budding marine scientist’s summer is here! Ocean Explorers campers experience the thrill of scientific discovery and tons of fun with new friends. Seymour Center summer camps provide youth, ages 7 to 14, an unforgettable week sure to inspire a lasting passion for ocean conservation. Ocean Explorers actively explore the fascinating world […]
“This is the best day ever!” cheered a student from Bradley Elementary School in Watsonville as the classroom wrapped up its tour of the marine mammal lab last week. Thanks to the inimitable Kevin Keedy’s herculean effort, for the first time in two years school kids are back in the Seymour Center for our ultra-popular […]
Wildfire runoff may impede steelhead sense of smell
Jessie Kendall-Bar attended Ocean Explorers summer camp at Seymour Center in 2005. Today, she’s a marine science Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Cruz. I invite you to read more about Jessie’s journey. Supporters like you made Jessie’s story possible. Your generosity in 2021 will launch new stories like Jessie’s. Jessie’s name frequently pops up around […]
https://ucscsciencenotes.com/feature/swimming-upstream/
https://lookout.co/santacruz/civic-life/story/2021-09-24/seymour-marine-discovery-center-will-reopen-in-october
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/09/frog-pond-project.html
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/07/seymour-center-director.html
It’s probably safe to say that most beachgoers fear a shark attack more than any other single hazard at the beach. And perhaps surprisingly, on average, there is less than one death each year from a shark bite in all coastal waters of the United States… less than one fatality every year! The probability of […]
These days the news coming from the ocean is usually anything but positive or encouraging, whether ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms and closed fishing seasons, ocean warming and coral reef bleaching, water quality decline, overfishing, loss of habitat, sea-level rise and shoreline erosion, there are a mind-numbing list of problems out there to be concerned […]
Almost any new project in Santa Cruz become controversial almost the day it is proposed. You are often either for it or against it, and desal is no exception. There is often not much middle ground. A former Santa Cruz City Council member once told me from his years on the council that what typically […]
We will never run out of water on Earth, but we are running low on fresh water, locally and globally. Each of the water agencies around Monterey Bay is looking at multiple alternatives for providing water to customers in this 2nd year of a major drought and beyond. The Santa Cruz citizen’s Water Supply Advisory […]
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