MEMBER MAGAZINE SPRING 2011

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Director’s Note
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Ocean Policy
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Saving Ocean Animals
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Open Sea
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Cooking for Solutions

M O N T E R E Y B A Y A Q U A R I U M

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Colorful tufted puffins are among the new animals coming to the Open Sea galleries.
Why do we love the sea?
It is because it has
some potent power
to make us think
things we like to think.
– Robert Henri
 Director’sNote

Julie Packard
Executive Director

Twenty-six years ago, our founders could not have envisioned

what a powerful voice we’d become for the oceans world-
wide. We owe our growth in large part to the tremendous
support we’ve received from our donors and members.

You’ve enabled us to use the best
available science as the basis for our
work to restore the oceans and pro-
tect the incredible animals that call
the ocean home.
Focusing on a few key species –
sea otters, great white sharks and
tunas – our team and collaborators
have contributed critical science to
ensure protection and recovery of
some of the world’s most iconic
top predators.
We’ve played a major role in
identifying the causes behind the
slow recovery of California’s sea
otters. We’ve documented diseases
that are killing females of prime
breeding age, and identified critical
phases in the rearing and weaning of
sea otter pups. We’ve just embarked
on an expansive collaborative study,
from Alaska to California, to investi-
gate the connections between what
happens on land and the health of
coastal waters where sea otters live.
At the same time, our pioneering
work caring for sick adult otters and
orphaned pups aims to get as many
animals as possible back to the wild.
Over the years, we’ve cared for more
than 500 sea otters and we remain
the only facility in California that’s
dedicated to this effort.
Our work on behalf of great white
sharks is revealing dramatic results.
Together with our colleagues, we’ve
tagged and tracked an unprecedented
number of adult and juvenile sharks
on the California coast. This research
has revealed that our central Califor-
nia adult sharks are part of a geneti-
cally unique population that migrates
between the Central Coast and
Hawaii, with a mysterious stopover
midway in between.
Our latest research, using a new
generation of tracking tags, will help
us learn more about where young
sharks travel in southern California
and Mexico. With shark populations
declining, I’m thrilled that our work is
shedding light on these remarkable
animals and the threats they face, so
we can inform actions to protect them.
Our tuna research is just as signifi-
cant in a world where growing global
demand for food threatens the future
of these amazing ocean travelers. Our
work with Stanford University, tagging
tunas and tracking their migrations,
has pinpointed the breeding and
feeding grounds of Atlantic bluefin,
documenting the places and seasons
where they most need protection.
As I reported earlier, this includes
the Gulf of Mexico, where tuna headed
to spawn just as the catastrophic oil
spill occurred.
Public awareness of what’s needed
to protect the oceans is growing, and
sharing our research with millions
of visitors through exhibits like our
new Open Sea galleries is making
a difference.
Your continued support is critical and
your gift to our Saving Ocean Animals
campaign is deeply appreciated.
Thank you again for your support
and your commitment to a future with
healthy oceans.

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 Taking Action for the Oceans
Progress for the Oceans
by Michael Sutton
In a year dominated by grim
news from the Gulf of Mexico,
I’m delighted to share a num-
ber of positive developments
that offer hope for a future
with healthy oceans. The
Aquarium has played
an important role in
each of them.
Among all the states,
California leads the
way in protecting our
living oceans. There’s a growing
network of marine protected
areas along our coast, which
started here on the Central
Coast and will, by the end of
2011, encompass state waters
from the Oregon border
to Mexico.
Each day, there’s new scientific
evidence showing how effective
marine protected areas can be
in restoring and maintaining
ocean health. (You can read on
page 14 about how creating
protected areas in Monterey
Bay helped restore a
badly damaged ecosys-
tem to the abundance
we now enjoy.)
Perhaps surprisingly,
some unlikely man-
made structures — the oil
drilling platforms in the Santa
Barbara Channel — can also
create habitats that contribute
to healthy oceans. These
platforms shelter dozens of
threatened species and an
abundance of animals, from
Michael Sutton is vice president and director
of our Center for the Future of the Oceans.
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Curlfin turbot - Pleuronic
fishes to invertebrates. We
supported legislation, signed
into law by Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger in September
2010, that will allow rigs to
remain in place after drilling
operations are shut down and
the oil wells capped. Money the
oil companies save by not de-
molishing and removing
these artificial reefs — It’s the only flatfish
perhaps $500 million in whose dorsal fin
total — will be paid into begins on the blind
a fund to support (bottom) side.
ocean conservation
projects along
the California coast. It’s a true
win-win for the oceans.
Another big and public victory
for the oceans occurred not in
the halls of the Capitol but in
the aisles of the grocery store.
Whole Foods Market announced
a partnership with our Seafood
Watch program and the Blue
Ocean Institute to label all
wild-caught seafood in its
stores across North America
using our green, yellow and
red criteria for sustainable
fishing practices.
This means that
Whole Foods shoppers
will have all the infor-
mation they need to
vote with their dollars
for sustainable seafood
and healthy oceans. Whole
Foods Market also pledged to
remove the last red-list seafood The curlfin turbot
from its shelves by Earth Day lives in coastal
2013. It is the first national waters between
retailer to offer this level of Alaska and Baja,
transparency and make this California. Its flat
kind of commitment. posture is helpful
camouflage as it
roots around the
seafloor for prey,
including worms,
small invertebrates
and the occasional
market squid.
hthys decurrens
There’s a high, bony ridge
between the eyes with a
blunt spine at each end.
This fish is considered
right-eyed since both
eyes are on that side
of its body.
Mysteries of the Deep
Research notes from MBARI
What makes flat- by Kim Fulton–Bennett
fishes so interesting
are two distinctive The oceans are so vast that at
traits: they’re asym- times they seem completely im-
metrical, and have mune to the impacts of human
eyes only on one activities. Yet the more we study
side of their body. the oceans, the more we
Shortly after they’re discover that they are being
born with typical threatened in many ways by
vertical bodies they what we do. For this
tilt over and assume reason, ocean science
a flat posture. The has become more and
eye on the bottom more intertwined with
migrates over – the ocean conservation.
left eye in some
species, the right in MBARI researchers are
others (including often contacted by decision mak-
the curlfin turbot). ers who are trying to understand
what is happening to the world’s
oceans. Our experts are recog-
nized as sources of unbiased in-
formation, based on their years
of observations and analysis.
MBARI marine chemist Peter
Brewer has been studying the
effects of increasing carbon
dioxide in the ocean for over
three decades. Only in the last
five or 10 years has this issue
come to the attention of deci-
sion makers. Today, both Peter
and MBARI marine biolo-
gist Jim Barry are called
upon to write reports
and testify in Washing-
ton about ocean acidifi-
cation and its effects on
marine animals.
Jim is also involved with the
Center for Ocean Solutions,
an ocean conservation and
research collaboration among
the Aquarium, MBARI and
Stanford University.
Francisco Chavez, an oceanogra-
pher at MBARI, has been investi-
gating long-term biological and
Kim Fulton-Bennett is a communications associate for
the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
chemical cycles in the ocean.
Understanding how these natu-
ral cycles work can allow better
decisions to be made about fish-
eries management, coral reef
protection and other ocean
conservation efforts.
We can’t tell which undersea
areas most need protection
without knowing what
animals live there.
MBARI research has
helped groups such as
the Global Census of Ma-
rine Life on Seamounts
(CenSeam) determine
what animals are present on
underwater mountains around
the world. We’re also using
underwater robots and software
to help identify animal commu-
nities on the seafloor. Such
information is essential for
designing and monitoring
marine protected areas.
MBARI researchers are also
trying to understand why some
microscopic marine algae
can become over-abundant,
poisoning marine animals —
and sometimes humans.
Although scientific
research may seem
removed from conser-
vation efforts, every-
thing in the ocean is
connected. Increasingly,
research conducted for purely
scientific purposes is identifying
new ways in which human activi-
ties are changing the oceans.
Research can also suggest
better ways for us to protect
the oceans. Through its unique
blend of science and engineer-
ing, MBARI will continue to be
an important contributor to
this process.
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 Exhibiting five young great white sharks over the past six years has given us a perfect
opportunity to teach visitors about the importance of this iconic species.
Saving Ocean Animals: Research Update
Our work to protect ocean animals like sea
otters, white sharks and tunas is urgently
needed. These animals are visitor favorites,
but their wild counterparts are in serious
trouble. Our research and conservation
programs are critical to their future.
Sea Otters
Stranded sea otters teach us a lot about
disease, parasites and other threats affect-
ing the wild population. These lessons
help us refine our veterinary treatment
protocols and build our expertise in the
handling of these animals in the event of
a catastrophic event, such as an oil spill.
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Our staff is now involved in a new multi-
year study to follow a group of resident sea
otters off the coast of Big Sur. This region is
considered to be a relatively pristine envi-
ronment, with very little impact on its
waters from industry, agriculture or human
populations. This group can be compared
with other study groups in Monterey Bay
(as well as Washington state, Alaska and
Russia), to help scientists understand how
much the land-sea connection is a factor
in sea otter health.
Our exhibit sea otters play an active role in our researc
orphaned pups in our care. Seven pups have been born
White Sharks
In 2011, we hope to bring another juvenile
white shark to Monterey when our
Open Sea exhibit opens; meanwhile
our collaborative field research has
contributed valuable data about white
shark migrations that could help protect
them in the wild.
This year, working with our colleagues,
we successfully implanted five juveniles
with acoustic transmitters that will alert
monitoring stations along the southern
California coast whenever they pass by.
Understanding how these young animals
use the coastal ocean will help us advocate
for future protections.
h program as surrogate mothers and companions for
in the wild to females raised here before their release.
Tunas
We’re one of the few aquariums in the
world where you can come face-to-face
with a tuna. These remarkable fish were
once abundant throughout the world’s
oceans. Now, as the second-most popular
seafood, they face serious overfishing pres-
sure. Through our collaboration with Stan-
ford University, we’ve learned about tuna
physiology, their amazing migrations across
ocean basins, the location of critical breed-
ing grounds (including the Gulf of Mexico)
and much more that will eventually lead
to better management of tuna fisheries
in domestic and international waters.
The Aquarium is one of a few places in the world where you can see live tunas, thanks to our
partnership with Stanford University and the research team led by Dr. Barbara Block.
Despite the best efforts of scientists, the our Seafood Watch guidelines is a simple
call to protect these animals from overfish- and effective way you can help tunas and
ing and wasteful fishing practices that kill many other endangered ocean animals.
juvenile tuna has mostly gone unheeded. Learn more in our latest Research and
In fact, our Seafood Watch program just Conservation Report, available on our
listed all canned tuna as something to website at www.montereybayaquarium.org
avoid — unless you know the tuna was /cr/report/. You may also call 800-840-4880
caught by troll or pole-and-line. Following to request a printed copy.
Please join us.
Your gift today to our Saving Ocean Animals campaign will provide critical support for our
mission to inspire conservation of the oceans, including our important field work, education
and outreach programs. With your help, we can ensure a future with healthy oceans.
Please contact our Development department at 800-840-4880 and make your gift today.
Thank you.
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 Pacific sea nettle
Starting this summer, our new Open Sea
galleries will put you face-to-face with
sandbar sharks, black sea nettles, tufted
puffins and young sea turtles; and reaquaint
you with old favorites, like the world’s
largest jellies gallery and our million-gallon
exhibit filled with tunas, sardines, ocean
sunfish, mahi mahi and – occasionally –
a young great white shark.
Fascinating animals and compelling
conservation stories will be revealed
in our new galleries.
The sandbar shark is easily identified
by its distinctively large dorsal fin. This
unusual characteristic unfortunately
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Green sea turtle
makes it prized for shark fin soup. It’s also
sought by sport fishermen, and harvested
commercially for its meat, skin and liver in
the North Atlantic and the South China Sea.
As with most sharks, the sandbar shark’s
slow growth rate, relatively long gestation
period and small litter size make it vulnera-
ble to exploitation. Currently, it’s listed by
the World Conservation Union as near-
threatened throughout its range with the
exception of the northwest Atlantic, where
it’s at lower risk.
The black sea nettle is a giant jelly that
you may have seen in our Jellies: Living
Art special exhibition. Its unusual dark-
purplish bell can reach over three feet
in diameter; its lacy oral arms can reach
Tufted puffin
nearly 20 feet in length and its stinging
tentacles extend 25 feet or more.
Much about its behavior, distribution
and life cycle remain a puzzle. It probably
lives in deeper, calmer waters but has
appeared in large blooms off Southern
California, most recently in 2010. While
jelly blooms are common worldwide, some
might be caused by warming sea tempera-
tures and increased nutrients from
agriculture runoff.
We’re excited to introduce tufted and
horned puffins for the first time ever at
the Aquarium. Early sailors dubbed them
“sea parrots” because of their stout bodies,
short wings and the bright orange or
Sandbar shark
red webbed feet set far back under their
bodies. During breeding season, tufted
puffins boast a bunch of blonde feathers
sweeping back from their eyes like over-
grown eyebrows, while horned puffins
sport a large colorful bill.
These diving birds spend most of their
lives on the open sea, visiting land in sum-
mer only to breed. This makes them highly
vulnerable to the deadly effects of oil pol-
lution and marine debris. While the
Alaskan population is relatively healthy,
puffins in the southern end of their range
(northern California, Washington and Ore-
gon) are in decline due to entanglement
in fishing gear, dwindling prey, habitat
destruction and increased predation.
Ocean sunfish Dolphinfish
Sea turtles are among our visitors’ Our Open Sea galleries will suggest
favorite animals, and the Open Sea galleries simple ways to help protect the magnifi-
will feature juvenile sea turtles in a new cent migrators that populate the open
exhibit of their own, in addition to the two ocean so they’re around for generations
adults returning to the million-gallon to come.
exhibit. We’ll have juvenile green sea
turtles at first, with young loggerheads
eventually joining them.
Sea turtles ride currents across the
open ocean as they travel between feeding
and nesting grounds. They can encounter
many dangers along the way: fishing gear
set for other species, floating oil and
plastic trash.
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 Cooking for Solutions Gala

Cooking fo
Friday, May 20
7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Member Fee: $120; General Public Fee: $150
Enjoy our 10th culinary celebration, with
gourmet dishes prepared by our celebrity
chefs and 70 outstanding regional restau-
rants; organic and sustainable wines from
60 premium West Coast wineries; our popu-
lar sushi lounge and Coastal Living area;
and book signings. Includes souvenir wine-
glass and take-home recipes.
Our 10th Cooking for Solutions celebration will be
extraordinary new experiences, all featuring susta
Member Exclusive: Premium Access
Lounge and Gala Package
Friday, May 20
7 to 11 p.m.
Member Fee: $200 (Includes admission to
Cooking for Solutions Gala)
Enjoy everything the Cooking for Solutions
Gala has to offer – and more! You’ll enter be-
fore the Gala begins, and relax with cham-
pagne and hors d’oeuvres. Throughout the
evening you’ll have access to our member-
only lounge, with specialty foods, live music
and premium wines. Enjoy coffee and
desserts before you head home.
Rick Moonen: Chef of the Year Alton Brown Guy Fieri
Member Exclusive: Amuse-Bouche with
Rick Moonen and Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Friday, May 20

6 to 7:30 p.m.
Member Fee: $225 (Includes admission
to Cooking for Solutions Gala);
$300 (includes admission to Cooking
for Solutions Gala and Premium
Access Lounge)
Join us before the Gala for a member-only
private program with Chef of the Year Rick
Moonen and Lynne Rossetto Kasper of
public radio’s The Splendid Table.
Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations
Saturday, May 21
8 to 11:30 a.m.
Member Fee: $60; General Public Fee: $75
Join celebrity chefs Michael Cimarusti,
William Dissen and Virginia Willis for a
morning of cooking demonstrations at the
Aquarium. Includes continental breakfast.
Food & Wine Adventures
Saturday, May 21
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Member Fee: $175; General Public Fee: $225
Take part in one of five group events led by
John Ash, Peter Pahk, Seth Caswell,
Ed Kenney, Cindy Pawlcyn, Rick Moonen,
Eric Warnstedt or Bun Lai for a fascinating
culinary exploration.
W
e’ll honor acclaimed chef and
sustainable seafood advocate
Rick Moonen as our Chef of
the Year, and welcome an
impressive lineup of other
great talents, including:
• Our new culinary partner,
Cindy Pawlcyn, creator of Mustards
Grill in Napa Valley and a host of
celebrated farm-to-table restaurants.
• Food Network star Alton Brown, of
Iron Chef America and Good Eats, a
staunch supporter of Seafood Watch.
• Guy Fieri, the chef and host of four
popular Food Network shows including
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and an
enthusiastic advocate for
sustainable seafood.
• P. Allen Smith, whose national TV
shows and books encourage home gar-
dening – and cooking sustainably using
home-grown produce.
• Nathan Lyon, chef and co-host of
Growing a Greener World on PBS,
known for innovative cuisine featuring
fresh, local ingredients.
They’ll be joined by extraordinary chefs
from across the country for events de-
voted to the finest in sustainable and or-
ganic food and drink.
This year, we’ll feature new weekend ac-
tivities, including Coastal Living Pavilion
Presentations with top culinary figures
from national television programs, a
Salon Series, a Sustainable Sunday
breakfast with a Gulf Coast flavor, and
new public programs.
At every event, you’ll enjoy great food
and wine, created with a commitment to
preserving and enhancing the health of
the sea and the land. You’ll have many
opportunities to meet chefs and culinary
leaders who share your commitment to
the health of our planet.
This year they include:
• Seth Caswell (emmer&rye, Seattle, WA)
• Chris Cosentino (Incanto, San Francisco)
• William Dissen
(The Market Place, Asheville, NC)
• Carla Hall
(Alchemy by Carla Hall, Washington, DC)

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rSolutions
held May 20-22, 2011 – with exceptional chefs and
inable gourmet cuisine from land and sea.
P. Allen Smith Nathan Lyon
• Ed Kenney (town, Honolulu, HI)
• Bun Lai (Miya’s Sushi, New Haven, CT)
• Anthony Lamas (Seviche, Louisville, KY)
• Peter Pahk
(Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA)
• Lee Richardson (Ashley’s, Little Rock, AK)
• Casey Thompson
(Brownstone, Fort Worth, TX)
• Bryan Voltaggio (VOLT, Frederick, MD)
• Eric Warnstedt
(Hen of the Wood, Waterbury, VT)
• Virginia Willis
(cookbook author, Atlanta, GA)
They’ll be joined by Founding Chef
and past award recipient John Ash (cook-
book author/culinary educator, Santa
Rosa); and special guests Alton Brown,
Guy Fieri, Lynne Rossetto Kasper (author
and host of public radio’s The Splendid
Table), Nathan Lyon, P. Allen Smith,
Regina Charboneau (Inn at Twin Oaks,
Natchez, MS), Michael Cimarusti (Provi-
dence, Los Angeles), Jesse Ziff Cool
(Flea Street Café, Menlo Park), Brandon
Hill (Bamboo Sushi, Portland, OR),
Cindy Pawlcyn
Sam Choy (Sam Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch
& Crab, Honolulu, HI), Charles Phan
(The Slanted Door, San Francisco)
and Cindy Pawlcyn.
Popular events sell out quickly. Register
early to be part of this year’s Cooking for
Solutions celebration.
Exclusive for Members
• Amuse-Bouche with Rick Moonen
and Lynne Rossetto Kasper
• Premium Access Lounge
• Sustainable Seafood Challenge
Tickets go on sale to members only on
January 4. In some cases, package prices
are available when you purchase tickets for
multiple events. A portion of the fees for
some events is tax-deductible.
Tickets, chef bios and additional details are
available online at cookingforsolutions.org;
or by calling 866-963-9645 (831-647-6886
on the Monterey Peninsula).
NEW: Coastal Living Pavilion Presentations
Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day
Member Fee: $60 (per presentation)
General Public Fee: $75 (per presentation)
Join us for a day of special presentations
and cooking demonstrations from four na-
tional television personalities: The Food Net-
work’s Alton Brown and Guy Fieri; P. Allen
Smith, host of several syndicated gardening
programs; and PBS’s Nathan Lyon.
NEW: Salon Series
Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22
1 to 3:30 p.m.
Member Fee: $15 per presentation
General Public Fee: $45 per presentation
(includes Aquarium admission)
In four one-hour programs, sustainability
leaders Maria Rodale (Rodale Inc.), Myra
Goodman (Earthbound Farm); Kristine Kidd
(cookbook author, former Bon Appétit mag-
azine food editor); Brandon Hill (chef, Bam-
boo Sushi); and Jeff Rogers (chef, Aquarium
restaurant) will share stories and cooking
secrets in an intimate setting.
Member Exclusive: Sustainable
Seafood Challenge
Saturday, May 21
5 to 7 p.m.
Member Fee: $150
Watch four of our celebrated chefs race the
clock to create tasty (and sustainable)
seafood dishes while Chris Cosentino and
Lynne Rossetto Kasper offer lively commen-
tary. This year’s challenge features Top Chef
superstars Bryan Voltaggio, Casey Thompson
and Carla Hall, along with Anthony Lamas.
Guest judges include Sam Choy, Virginia
Willis and John Ash. You’ll enjoy wine and
abundant hors d’oeuvres.
NEW: Savor the Gulf Coast – Sustainably
Sunday, May 22
8 to 10 a.m.
Member Fee: $60; General Public Fee: $75
(includes Aquarium admission)
Start with a champagne/mimosa reception,
then enjoy a seasonal, sustainable breakfast
Southern-style. Lee Richardson, Virginia
Willis and Regina Charboneau will share
their love for the Gulf region and its food as
you sample an abundant breakfast buffet
featuring live music with a Cajun flair.
Special thanks to our lead sponsors:
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 If age brings wisdom, then our
recently acquired California spiny
lobster might just be a sage. Weigh-
ing approximately 7.5 pounds, this
venerable crustacean is estimated
to be between 50 and 75 years
old. You’ll find the lobster in the
Enchanted Kelp Forest area of
Splash Zone.

California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus C-O turbot Pleuronichthys coenosus

Tune in to the Aquarium’s YouTube

channel and watch videos of Kit the
rescued sea otter pup as she learns Two juvenile C-O turbots — a species
important skills at “Otter U.” You’ll
see her grow from a fuzzy, bottle-
fed pup to a sophisticated juvenile,
Inside of Pacific flatfish — are doing their
best sand dollar impersonations in
our Sandy Seafloor exhibit. These
conquering challenging prey items
like live crabs. You’ll feel like a
proud parent as you watch Kit
learn, grow and earn high marks
Stories diminutive youngsters will grow up
among the magenta sand dollars
before moving to other exhibits
with larger fishes.
at “Otter U.”

Our members make great volunteers —

last fall we welcomed 60 new volun-
teers, and three-quarters of them are
Aquarium members! Share your love
for the oceans with the world by join-
ing our large (1,000-plus) family of
volunteers. Visit www.monterey
bayaquarium.org/volunteer or call
Volunteer Resources at 831-648-4867.

Southern sea otter Enhydra lutris nereis Join our volunteer family.

Don’t let a surprise octopus feed-

ing or a chance encounter with a
penguin pass you by. During your
next visit, sign up to receive text
alerts about exciting, unadvertised
events happening throughout the
day. You can get details on the
daily visitor map or from staff
and volunteers when you arrive.

Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini

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Green sea turtles
Chelonia mydas

Sea turtles have fascinated

humans for centuries. We’re
familiar with a hatchling’s mad
dash from the beach to the surf
(and hopefully out to the open
sea) as well as when the adults
return to shore to breed and lay
eggs. In between, their lives re-
main a mystery.

Sea turtles return in abundance

in our new Open Sea galleries.
Welcome back the large adults in
the million-gallon exhibit, and
say hello to a flock of young sea
turtles in a brand-new exhibit.

The Death and Life of Monterey Bay
by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka
by Stephen R. Palumbi
The Death and Life of Mon-
terey Bay: A Story of Revival
was born from a simple ques-
tion: Why is Monterey Bay so
stunningly beautiful? And
how did it just miss the down-
ward spiral that has plagued
coastal areas elsewhere? A
bit of exploration showed the
answer: Monterey Bay didn’t
escape harm; it recovered
from it.
Eighty years ago, Monterey
Bay suffered from many ills.
Huge canneries spewed inten-
sive pollution into the air and
water. Overfishing had
stripped away many impor-
tant species. Even the kelp
forest was damaged. But a se-
ries of stubborn and passion-
ate people began to fight
back for the bay, and helped
return it to health. Aided by
the return and recovery of
the sea otter, and the cleanup
of the air and water, the bay
has been returning to a state
of ecological health that it
hasn’t seen for two centuries.
Carolyn Sotka and I began
this project years ago as a
way to document the science
done in the marine life refuge
in front of Hopkins Marine
Station, next door to the
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Special Feature
the Hopkins shore is now
in better ecological health
than at any time in the last
200 years.
Once an ocean ecosystem
begins to show signs of re-
newed health, the response of
the local towns is usually to
start eating the ecosystem
again. But in Monterey a dif-
ferent idea was proposed and
put in place by four friends
who thought it would be an
excellent idea to use the
renewed life of the bay to Member Night
amaze, entertain and
Aquarium. Much to our sur- Speaker:
educate people.
prise, the real story was in
From this idea, the Mon- Stephen R. Palumbi
how the refuge was created
terey Bay Aquarium was
by feisty Pacific Grove Mayor Dr. Palumbi will
born. It became a stunning
Julia Platt, how the riotous be our guest at
example of a different way to
life of Ed Ricketts figured into Member Night on
use the ocean — one that
the literature of John Stein- Saturday, April 30.
had very beneficial economic
beck, and how Julia’s marine
consequences and very bene-
life refuge helped restore Dr. Stephen Palumbi is
ficial ecological effects, too.
the bay. the director of Stanford
The story of the recovery
One important player kept University’s Hopkins
of Monterey Bay is one of
popping into the story: the Marine Station,
stubborn insistence and fore-
sea otter. a Pew Fellow in
sight. It shows the value of in-
Extirpated in the early Marine Conservation
dividuals following their
1800s, the sea otter made a and founding member
passions and how that can
comeback into Monterey Bay, of the band
make a positive difference.
settling first at the site of the Sustainable Sole.
Other shores besides Mon-
Hopkins Marine Life Refuge
terey have been in trouble;
that Julia established in The Death and Life
many are still in trouble. And
the 1930s. Otters loved the of Monterey Bay is
they can all benefit from the
abundant abalone the refuge available in our
example of the revival of the
offered, and their presence Gift & Bookstore.
place we call home.
helped restore the kelp forest.
Fish and seals and sea birds
returned in succession, and
the kelp forest habitat near

Memorial Gifts
Memorial gifts provide a legacy of support in
the name of the person whose memory you
wish to honor. Gifts from September 1, 2009
through August 31, 2010 were made by the
donors listed in italics:
In memory of Mary W. Badel
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grenko
In memory of William and Ruby Banks
Digital Schools
In memory of Arthur Benoit
Jim and Mildred McBrian
John and Lorraine Nardone
Ms. Vicki Warner
In memory of Robert Caravalho
Ms. Laura Gwosden
In memory of Evan M. Chung-Cepress
Dr. Jimmy Chung and
Ms. Martha Cepress
Grandma and Grandpa
In memory of Ted Cronyn
Atria Darien
Ms. Susan Porter Beffel
Edward and Roberta Clarke
Ms. Eleanor Knox
Betty Ann Morris
Dr. and Mrs. Alan W. Zeller
In memory of Gail Carlin Cwalina
Phyllis Kaplan and Michael Ballinjall
In memory of Alexander Delu Jr.
Mr. Frank Grenko
In memory of Gray Dutton
Bonnie Friedman and Gerald Miller
In memory of Correy Fedor
Mrs. Tasneem Watts
In memory of Darwin R. Ferrin
Ms. Iva Zander
In memory of Vera Fry
Ms. Yukiko Yamasaki
In memory of Kenneth Fuiks
Ms. Katherine Cogswell
Dartmouth Heights Association
Ms. Jeanne A. Driessen
Ms. Sybil Hodges
Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Jay
In memory of Marnie Gilchrist
Ms. Jennifer Gilchrist
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Ms. Janet M. Morris
In memory of Homer E. Hayward
Roderick and Suzanne Dewar
Mr. and Mrs. Clark P. Giles
In memory of Joe Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cornell
Neil and Hazel Lehman
In memory of Walter J. Katnich
Mr. Frank Grenko
In memory of Marilynn Keller
Ms. Helen Teske
In memory of Linda Lou Kersey-Ayers
Recruitment Center’s Analytical
Hiring Division
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Carla Conyers
Ms. Helen Koster
thanks
In memory of Sgt. Roger Lee
Capt. and Mrs. Ernerst Bizzozero
Ms. Vicki Schutzler
In memory of Po-Ping Lin
Mrs. Dorothy Chang
Fay and Edie Chong
Frank Chu and Emily Chu
James and Ruth Churng
Lillian Dehne
Vivienne Douglas and William Doulgas
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ewell, Jr.
Laverne and Harold Hamilton
Mrs. Jane Huang
Esther and Michael Ippolito
Dieter and Ethel Kopal
Ann Lemmon
Peter and Helen Lim
Mr. Geoff Lin-Cereghino and
Ms. Joan Lin-Cereghino
Tomes and David Ling
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Liston
Hailen Mak
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert G. Parish
John and Amy Shen
Hao Sun and Elena Yuhsin Hsieh
Mr. Martyn I. Sun
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Mr. John A. Williams
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Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wong Mr. Bruce Eby Ms. Sherry Goldwasser Mr. Erik Kreeger
Vivian and Roland Yang
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Mr. Christian MacKnight
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Brad and Marijane Datson
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brandt
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Kimberly Merry Richard and Linda Fagerstrom
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Bob and Elma Osborn Mrs. Janet Hughes
Donna Osborn-Levinthal and In honor of Brad, Cheryl, David and In honor of Richard H. Rosenbaum III
Mark Osborn-Levinthal Sarah Bloom In honor of Kara Hultin and Matt Millstein Ms. Jennifer Rosenbaum
Katrina and David Frye Ben and Kim Clark
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Brenda and James Riese In honor of Josh Bloom and Family In honor of Jane Hunt Jill Underwood
Katrina and David Frye Miss Rebecca Rundle
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Roger, Mayda and Melissa Redfield In honor of Elisabeth Boeck In honor of Jill and Phil Jones Richie Ryan
PEO Sisterhood Chapter NE Mr. and Mrs. James T. Chamness, Jr.
In memory of Earl Myers In honor of Austin Sanville
Mary and Ron Bradford In honor of Frank Bottero In honor of Margie and Bill Krend Mr. Chad Newill
Andrew and Cecilia Hoyt Andrew Krend
In memory of Berta Peck Bruce Tow In honor of Elizabeth (Betsy) Skinner
Maureen Pottish In honor of Michelle Brannin Dan Tow Ms. Denise Paolucci
Sara Brannin-Mooser
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Ms. Sandi Perkey In honor of our 43rd wedding anniversary Angella Kriens Cory Snavely
Mr. and Mrs. Jay F. Burbank Katrina and David Frye
In memory of Paul Phelps Sr. In honor of Phil and Shirley Ladd
Ms. Victoria Wild In honor of Chris and Carol Burkett Mr. Marc Mantelli In honor of Emma Solomon's birthday
Amanda Downey Mrs. Helen Bell
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Diane and Larry Phillips In honor of Hagan and Lynn Butterworth Ms. Lisa Mercier
Mr. Michael Butterworth In honor of Roman Stadtler
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Anonymous In honor of Aaron Chioino Mr. Erick Lawson
Dr. Ellyn Bush and Dr. Tom Davis Ms. Suzanna Sterling In honor of Susan Stempson
Mike Denison In honor of Debby and Ralph Loveless Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith
In honor of Paul Clarkson Ms. Dianne Link
In memory of Judy Reese Dr. Terry Pitts and Mrs. Sandy Pitts In honor of Brittany and Aaron Svoboda
Carol and Allen Pitts In honor of Tina Mazzei Wendy Apple
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Ms. Margaret Epperly In honor of Catherine McDonald Mr. Ivan Taylor
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Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rossing In honor of Nadine McPhail Mr. Chris Taylor
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Mrs. Martha Slayman In honor of Judy McQuary Douglas Jann
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Susan and Les Hansen In honor of Bob Miners' father 7th birthday
In honor of Peter Duffy's birthday Mrs. Lani Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Auches
In memory of Ken Stephens Mr. and Mrs. James Brady Cathrin Barsch and Neil Solomon
Ms. Colleen Palmer Ms. Judy Murphy In honor of Leila Minowada's birthday Miss Alisa Chankhunthod
Mrs. Wendy Bond Ms. Jennifer Hall
In memory of Jack Stromsheim In honor of Jesse Duncan Elizabeth Huelsenbeck Pam Hansen
Whitney Ballestrazze Douglas Jann Mrs. Susan Rockwood Mr. Nicholas Lockert
Ms. Diane Sharp Meghan and Max MacDonald
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Kenny and Christine Warde Ms. Rebecca Gomes Mr. Patrick Munnerlyn
In honor of Allan Moltmaker Mrs. Cristina Palmer
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Larry and Kitty DeBusk Ms. Preeta Nayak Clark Railo
In honor of Joel Mueller Morgan Silcox
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Mrs. Dolores Hagey Peter Stover Mrs. Sharon Timoner
In honor of Paul and Judith Myers Mr. and Mrs. Brian Underwood
In memory of Carol Michiko Watanabe In honor of Hannah Epstein Mary and Ron Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Whitehead
Mr. Maynard Robinson Mr. David I. Epstein Mr. Jon A. Wilcox and Ms. Tania L. Wilcox
Mrs. Stefanie Scoppettone In honor of Anneke Neal Mrs. Christine Zafiropoulo
In honor of Ava Ferguson Elaine Tinberg
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Mr. Richard Lyman In honor of Warren Newfield Whitney Ballestrazze
Mr. and Mrs. George Thacher In honor of Lynne Formigli Ms. Peggy Newfield
Mr. Richard Yuen Livio and Ronda Mazzei In honor of Barbara Wilkes
In honor of John and Marilyn Nickel Margaret Kennedy
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Ms. Aida Zaragoza Ms. Bonnie M. Gustafson and Sam Bucy
Mr. Lloyd M. Gustafson In honor of Bunny O'Meara Conner Daniels
Cathy Keeble Dane Fraser
In honor of Beth Gallagher Kiefer Lorenzen
Adam and Carol Gallagher In honor of Nancy and John O'Neal Aspen McHugh
Tribute Gifts Mr. August Kristoferson Bryan Mikulski
Tribute gifts provide meaningful ways to ex- In honor of Lisa Gardner's birthday Kegan Morris
tend congratulations to others while con- Jan Gardner-Warnix In honor of Susan Orr Dylan Sandau
tributing key support to the Aquarium. Gifts Wendy Munger and Leonard Gumport Sam Severson
can be made to mark special occasions like In honor of Marina Gardner Parker Stevens
birthdays, anniversaries or weddings. Gifts Mrs. Mary Gardner In honor of Hiro and Marilyn Ouchi’s Tom and Christy Wolgamot
from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 50th wedding anniversary
2010 were made by the donors listed in italics: In honor of Elliot Guerra Blackmer Gary and Terri Shundo In honor of Hank Wright's birthday
Dr. Norma Davies Mr. Ward Wright
In honor of Carol Abbott In honor of Julie Packard
Douglas Jann In honor of Angela Hains Anonymous In honor of Sheila Zerwer
Mr. Ken H. Peterson Dr. Julie Kaufman
In honor of Thomas Alderete In honor of the Paterson Family
Your granddaughters In honor of Dinorah Hall Mr. Alan M. Paterson
Douglas Jann
In honor of Alison Barratt In honor of Theresa Patterson
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Hugh Van Valkenburgh Honors the Aquarium With $1 Million Bequest
C
harter member Hugh Van Valkenburgh
cared deeply about the survival of
our planet. A family member said,
“He lived frugally and asked that at
his death we pass his savings on to the
Aquarium to further its work in maintaining
healthy and beautiful oceans.”
Mr. Van Valkenburgh was an engineer
and worked in the space program for
Lockheed for many years. After retiring,
he and his wife, Helen, moved from Palo
Alto to the Monterey area. According to his
family, Mr. Van Valkenburgh was intrigued
with the mechanical and scientific processes
at the Aquarium and was especially
interested in our research efforts.
supervising editor: Ken Peterson
art director: Jim Ales
vice president, development: Mary Mullen
senior designer: Debra Naeve
designer: Ken Beckwith
editor: Karen Jeffries
writers: Angela Hains, Jenny Slafkosky
photo researcher: Gail Skidmore
printing: Blanchette Press
Printed on recycled paper
Cert no. SW-COC-002068
vol. 27 no. 1 spring 2011
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Hugh and Helen Van Valkenburgh
credits:
Charlene Boarts (9 center), Rick Browne / Monterey
Bay Aquarium (8 center), Ann Caudle illustrations
(4-5, 12 top right), Greg Dombowsky (12 bottom center),
David Doubilet (2, 13), Ron Gile (8 right), Dan Griffin
(14 right), Mark Leet (12 bottom right), MBARI (5 top),
Randy Morse / Animals Animals / Earth Scenes
(9 right), Tom O’Neal (3), Ed Rotberg (6-7), Kevin
Schafer / Seapics.com (cover), Charles Seaborn
(4 bottom), Brian J. Skerry / National Geographic
Stock (7), James D. Watt / Seapics.com (9 left), Steven
K. Webster / Monterey Bay Aquarium (1 top 4, 5
bottom), Randy Wilder / Monterey Bay Aquarium (1 top
2, 3, 4 top, 6, 8 left; 12 left top and bottom), David
Wrobel / Monterey Bay Aquarium (1 top 1, 5), Photos
for Cooking for Solutions (10-11) courtesy of the chefs.
Calendar:
Ed Rotberg (cover), Charlene Boarts, Dan Griffin,
Debra Naeve / Monterey Bay Aquarium,
Randy Tunnell / Monterey Bay Aquarium,
Randy Wilder / Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Donors like Hugh and Helen Van Valken-
burgh enable us to continue developing
new exhibits, and furthering our educa-
tion, research and outreach programs in
perpetuity, ensuring that their passion for
the oceans will continue for generations.
We’re deeply grateful for their commitment.
For further information about bequests or
other estate planning questions, please
contact Linda Jaffe at ljaffe@mbayaq.org
or 831-648-4877. If you have named the
Aquarium as a beneficiary, please let us
know so we may thank you and welcome
you to our Jane Steel Ocean Legacy Circle.
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