The Monterey Bay Aquarium is probably one of the most well known aquariums in the US, and is a must see stop for many visiting the area. If it happens to be the case that you can’t check it out yourself, or you already went last week,  you now can watch some of their most Read More

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It’s Friday and we have a slew of fun, interesting and unusual posts for our Friday Smorgasbord. In this week’s edition we have underwater art, a library that won’t be getting ‘Tanked,’ an interesting take on staycations and we’ll be finding NEEMO. First off we love it when kids opt for the crayons and paper Read More

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It’s no secret that we love the Lytro light field camera, and we are not the only ones to think that the bleeding edge light field camera is perfect for aquariums. This sequence of shots taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium features a plethora of interesting aquatic light field subjects including leafy seadragons, canonball jellyfish, Read More

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium recently opened its transformed “Open Sea Gallery” giving visitors some of the old familiar favorites along with new exhibits and perspectives and this great video showcases the exhibit exquisitely. On Vimeo, producer Yasmin Mawaz-Khan shared a great video The Open Sea Gallery showcasing the amazing renovation. The million gallon aquarium is still the focal point but new additions Read More

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We’ve all seen photos and illustrations of the prodigious maws of deep sea fish bearing their intimidating chompers but seeing all this dentition in moving images is something else. This recent video from Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows a variety of deep sea fish bearing their toothy weapons. With teeth like those it is Read More

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium has introduced a great white shark to their Open Sea exhibit for the sixth time. The Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, has a very good history of captive husbandry at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and it was the first public aquarium to successfully do so. The newest small great white shark Read More

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The California Academy of Sciences, located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and home to the world famous Steinhart Aquarium, hosts a unique event every Thursday night. The NightLife series is an over 21 event, opening the doors for a few hours of food, drink, music and mingling, while being able to enjoy the great Read More

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Well just when you star thinking that Plasma Arc lighting is still years away from anything but prototype use, we stumble upon this awesome macroalgae tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium which is already using Luxim’s latest and greatest. We had a look at the lighting behind this tank before we saw the front but Read More

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has been churning out a lot of eye popping videos lately. Hot on the heels of the unbelievable barreleye fish, this video footage from the Davidson Seamount includes many rarely seen deep water corals, sponges, anemones, fish and invertebrates. The Davidson Seamount is located about 75 miles off the Read More

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When writing this article I really had no clue that Great White Sharks can be less than 45 feet.  You see, the Monterey bay Aquarium just acquired a 4 foot Great White Shark. Which if you’ve seen Jaws, that’s just a baby! She is just 55 pounds and comes in just over 4 feet. The Read More

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