Tag Archives: Sound Conversations

Sound Conversations with Ken Balcomb III: May 2 at the Seattle Aquarium

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Anna McAllister, Copywriter

Ken Balcomb has been researching our local orca populations since 1976 and, as he says, he’s been “hooked ever since.” Back when he started, they numbered 70. Now, he says, there are 83 or 84. A promising increase but Ken more »

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Sound Conversations with Ginger Armbrust, Ph.D.: April 11 at the Seattle Aquarium

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Anna McAllister, Copywriter

With the Sound full of amazing creatures like orca whales, harbor seals and giant Pacific octopuses, why should we care about little old plankton? Because, says Dr. Ginger Armbrust, the health of plankton in the ocean ultimately determines the health more »

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Sound Conversations with Elliott Norse, Ph.D.: March 7 at the Seattle Aquarium

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Anna McAllister, Copywriter

“If the ocean was our retirement portfolio, we’d be worried,” says Dr. Elliott Norse. A global thinker and author who’s devoted his career to conserving life in our seas and forests, he worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the more »

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What Can Sea Otters Tell Us About the Ocean?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Pam Lamon, Web and Social Media Coordinator

James L. Bodkin leads the sea otter and coastal marine ecosystems project for the USGS Alaska Science Center. He has spent more than 30 years studying sea otters from California to Russia and has published more than 160 papers resulting more »

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