Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue Whale model in the aquarium's great hall. This life size model of a Blue Whale is 88 feet long and represents the average size of a female Blue Whale
Date opened	1998
Location	Long Beach, California, USA
# of Animals	12,500
# of Species	1,000
Accreditations/ Memberships	AZA
Website

Blue Cavern Habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific. The three acrylic panels holding the water in are nine inches thick. The exhibit is over 30 feet deep and represents a real diving location just off the shoreline of Santa Catalina Island, California.

The Aquarium of the Pacific is located in the city of Long Beach, California at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. The aquarium features a collection of over 12,500 animals representing almost 1,000 different species. The facility focuses on the Pacific Ocean in three major permanent galleries, Southern California and Baja, Northern Pacific and Tropical Pacific. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2848 × 2136 pixel, file size: 1. ... Binomial name Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Blue Whale range The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (formerly the American Zoo and Aquarium Association), or AZA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 125 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo by: Michael Liu, source: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 125 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo by: Michael Liu, source: http://www. ... Structure of methyl methacrylate, the monomer that makes up PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate) is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate. ... Santa Catalina Island, location relative to the coast of Southern California Santa Catalina Island, often called simply Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. ... Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ...

The aquarium was designed as a joint venture of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassanbaum and Esherick, Homsey, Dodge and Davis. Construction began in 1995 and the 156,735 square foot (14,560 m³) aquarium opened in 1998. Since the aquarium is built on a site created through land reclamation in an area prone to earthquakes the facility is built on top of 1,800 cement pilings which each extend 85 feet into the ground and are surrounded by gravel. The facility filters about 900,000 gallons (3.4 million liters) of salt water per hour, the capacity of all the exhibits totals about 1,100,000 gallons (4.2 million liters). 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Look up Pile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gravel being unloaded from a barge Gravel is rock that is of a certain grain size range. ...

The aquarium is a non-profit institution whose mission is, “To instill a sense of wonder, respect and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its inhabitants and ecosystems.” The facility and the debt incurred to build it are actually owned by the City of Long Beach. The non-profit institution has an agreement with the City to operate the facility through 2060. The aquarium is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited facility. A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... An ecosystem, a contraction of ecological and system, refers to the collection of biotic and abiotic components and processes that comprise and govern the behavior of some defined subset of the biosphere. ... Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (formerly the American Zoo and Aquarium Association), or AZA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. ...

About 1.3 million people visit the aquarium each year; over 190,000 of those are school age children. The aquarium has a volunteer staff of about 725 people who work in all departments, including education, administration, husbandry and scuba diving staff. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In a draw in a mountainous region, a shepherd guides a flock of about 20 sheep amidst scrub and olive trees. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ...

The aquarium also pays for and helps staff the science department for downtown Long Beach’s Cesar Chavez Elementary School. In the spring of 2006 the aquarium staff provided 24 science lessons to the classes at the school. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

The aquarium is one of only two facilities in the world to successfully breed Weedy Sea Dragons in captivity. Binomial name Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacepède, 1804) Phyllopteryx taeniolatus range. ...

External links

• Aquarium of the Pacific website