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A facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks with support from Friends of CMA
essential for conservation of our local species. Learning how to culture moon jellies (Aurelia aurita) is how the Aquatic Nursery got its start. Adult moon jellies exist as male or female within a smack (term used to describe a group of jellies). During reproduction, male jellies release sperm strands into the water, which are caught by females to fertilize their eggs. Females transfer the embryos onto their oral arms where they are stored and develop into larvae called planulae. Nursery staff can extract planulae, which settle into tanks and metamorphose to scyphistoma, an anemone-like stage of life that is only a couple millimeters in size. As scyphistoma, jellies reproduce asexually by cloning themselves - yes, cloning! Another environmental cue causes individual scyphistoma to transform into a strobila, a life stage where segments of the body become Moon jelly freeephyra swimming ephyrae – larval jellies that resemble purple flowers in body shape. Ephyrae grow to adult
cared for in the Jelly Lab at CMA and shared with researchers and other aquariums.
The critically endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) live in the Nursery as part of a restoration collaborative effort led by researchers at UC Davis. Typically, cues from seasonal changes cause abalone to broadcast their eggs and sperm all at once. Successful Abalone larva fertilization is greatly dependent on precise timing and close-proximity of males and females. Sadly, overfishing and introduced diseases has reduced the white abalone population, which is now considered reproductively extinct in nature. This is where UC Davis and the research team come in. Using a research formulated solution of hydrogen peroxide, abalone can be induced to spawn. UC Davis coordinates this effort across many institutions so white
From the Director’s Corner
Reproduction in the Aquatic Nursery
Something that struck me when I started at CMA is everyone’s willingness to help out. The collaboration and collective will to make CMA all it can be is incredible across our staff. Our exhibits, programs, and administration groups all step up to cover the daily operations. In order to formalize our operations, we are going to create a new unit that specializes in the daily operations and overall facility management of CMA. I am excited to announce that our very own Chanthell Nelson has stepped up to a new role to Crislyn McKerron form this new unit and oversee facility operations including maintenance, purchasing, and filming amongst other functions. Chanthell has been with the Department of Rec and Parks for 25 years. She has worked in many different facility operation capacities at the Griffith Observatory, Travel Town, Maritime Museum, Paid Parking Operations, and the Zoo. Chanthell is an incredible asset to CMA.
by Dr. Andres carillo, aquatic nursery curator
By Crislyn McKerron, CMA Executive Director
By Jim DePompei, CMA Programs Director
Jim De Pompei
The Education Team is very excited to welcome Dr. Juli Passarelli into the role of Education Curator. Her new role at CMA brings her back to the team she started with as a part-timer, and will allow her to share her expertise through our many programs. I'm overjoyed to be working closely with her again and to have her as a part of our team!
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s popular Spring Program - the best classroom on the beach!
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abalone spawn on the same day and same time. If only one sex spawns at CMA a nearby collaborator might have the gametes from the opposite sex, which increases the likelihood of successful fertilization. With proper care, white abalone larvae will reach adulthood in just over five years. This past November, UC Davis successfully released hundreds of white abalone grown captively into California waters. Go team abalone! Using different chemical treatments, other animals in the nursery can also be induced to spawn. The gametes from these various other animals are currently being investigated by this year’s Young Scientists program at CMA.
The giant sea bass (Sterolepis gigas) is one of California’s largest fish, reaching a maximum size of 8 feet and Eggs over 550 pounds. Overfishing placed this fish on the endangered species list in 1996, however in recent years increasing numbers of giant sea bass have been spotted in California waters. These fish aggregate in large groups to spawn. The males compete for position nearby females and then signal females to release up to 60 million eggs while simultaneously releasing sperm to fertilize eggs in the water. These eggs will hatch into tiny larval fish less than 5 millimeters long. So how can a fish that produces millions of larvae per spawn be endangered? In the end, only one in 60 million larvae will giant sea bass survive to become a late larva reproductive adult. This past summer, the Nursery collaborated with a team led by CSU Northridge to culture giant sea bass from eggs. About 400 juvenile giant sea bass are planned for release in Los Angeles County waters. Hatching and raising this fish in the Nursery allowed CMA staff to study and improve culturing methods for this animal, which has facilitated research projects and population enhancement of this endangered species.
Juvenile giant sea bass
Creature Feature
Profile
By samantha garcia, aquatic nursery staff
By Crislyn McKerron, CMA Executive Director
California sheephead (Bodianus pulcher)
Although the birds and the bees season is right around the corner, mating season for the California sheephead (Bodianus pulcher) is still uncertain. For all they know mommy sheephead could become daddy sheephead by the time mating season begins. California sheephead have an interesting adaptation known as sequential hermaphroditism. This adaptation refers to ability to change sexes at a given point in an organism’s life. There are basically two different types of sequential hermaphroditism; protogyny and protandry. Protogyny refers to a female becoming a male and protandry is when a male becomes a female. California sheephead are a protogynous fish, meaning all California sheephead are born female but some may later become male. It is believed that environmental conditions trigger these changes although social cues are known to a play part in this transformation as well. If a dominant male goes missing or dies, another large female will then undergo physical changes and transform into a male! California sheephead also display sexual dimorphism, meaning that there is a difference in size and appearance from male to female. Female California sheephead are pink/orange in color with a white underside and white jaw. Males display black heads and tails, orange/red midsections and an iconic big white jaw. Males are also much larger in size and they develop a large bulging forehead (which is what gives them their name, as they resemble the head of a sheep). Regardless of the noticeable anatomical differences between male and female sheephead, the transition is quite rapid. The reproductive system of a fish is quite simple in comparison, so within a couple of weeks hormonal changes will transform the ovaries into fully functional testes. Mating season for the California sheephead is usually July through September. During these months male California sheephead will aggressively protect their spawning territory. Males will lead females in a circular pattern as they both spawn. During this courtship the female will spawn between 36,000 to 296,000 eggs! These eggs will later hatch and settle into female blue spotted, white-jawed orange fish. Within four years these fish will reach sexual maturity and will carry on these intricate reproductive behaviors.
Andres Carrillo, PhD
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA) hired Dr. Andres Carrillo as a Marine Aquarium Curator in 2018 after working in various capacities at CMA for the past 18 years. His pathway to CMA is one of an incredible stroke of luck. In 2000, Andres’ mother came across the CMA outreach van in San Diego while on her way to visit family. The aquarium’s name caught her attention as “Cabrillo” was so similar to their last name “Carrillo”. She also thought about Andres needing to complete 150 hours of career-related volunteer experience for the Troy Tech Program at Troy High School Andres and his family researched CMA at their local library (before the smartphone) and reached out to Mike Schaadt. Andres was instantly captivated by Mike’s enthusiasm and the jellyfish he was allowed to feed on his first visit Andres stayed at CMA while pursuing his degrees in biology at CSU Long Beach and CSU Fullerton. While at CMA, he worked on moon jelly reproduction, abalone spawning, plankton aquaculture and population studies and in-vitro fertilization demonstrations with the Grunion Program. Andres also conducted a research project on California Grunion development that ultimately resulted in a predoctoral fellowship which supported his research and pursuit of his PhD. Andres received his PhD in Fish Physiology from UC Irvine in 2018 and was hired by CMA to manage the Aquatic Nursery, administer the award-winning Young Scientist Program, and facilitate collaboration between educational facilities for research and education. Andres finds few things more exciting than rearing baby sea animals. Along with his team and professional associates, Andres has successfully reproduced critically endangered species including the white abalone and giant sea bass. Andres has a gift with working with students. He is particularly passionate about teaching students to measure carbon and research ocean acidification with the goal of inspiring future environmental stewards and community role models. Andres serves as a mentor to the students enrolled in our Young Scientist Program. This program not only grows young scientist, but also grows animals for our exhibits and other aquariums. Providing animals for exhibits lessens the environmental pressure of collecting animals from the wild and bolsters CMA’s conservation efforts. SPRING 2020
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Fish Reproductive Biology Lab
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By dr. kristy l. forsgren, california state university fullerton, department of biological science
Fishes comprise approximately half of all vertebrate species, occupying both fresh and saltwater habitats in temperatures ranging from 0-40 °C. Fish live from the surface waters of the ocean to the depths of the abyss. Fish have a variety of feeding modes and display a wide range of body forms that allow them to live in such diverse habitats. However, (in my opinion) it is fish reproduction that exhibits some of the most extraordinary variation among vertebrates. Not only is fish reproduction interesting, but a comprehensive understanding of fish reproductive anatomy and physiology is imperative in order to protect our fish populations from overharvesting and to better understand the impacts of pollution (e.g., microplastics, pesticides, etc.) on reproduction. Dr. Kristy Forsgren’s Fish Reproductive Biology Laboratory at California State University Fullerton (CSUF) seeks to understand the reproductive anatomy and physiology and diversity of fish reproduction, from egg (i.e., oocyte) and sperm development to courtship and mating. Our lab has conducted research on a variety of fishes including oarfish, sunfish, pipefish, and Pacific salmon. Currently, we are interested in marine fishes that display internal fertilization (i.e., surfperches – see below). Of the 27,300 fish species that have been described, only 500 are viviparous fishes (that’s only about 2-3% of all fishes) – viviparity means that sperm is inserted into the female’s reproductive tract in order to fertilize her eggs. Animals that exhibit internal fertilization have evolved a variety of anatomical structures, referred to as copulatory structures, that aid males in the transfer of sperm into the female reproductive tract. These structures are highly variable in form, derived from a variety of tissues, and often have different names depending on the taxonomic group in which they are found (e.g., intromittent organ, genital papilla, penis). In viviparous fishes, copulatory structures appear to have experienced strong sexual selection and are believed to be linked to male fertilization success. However, our understanding of copulatory structure diversity remains incomplete and the mechanism of copulation is not always clear. Increasing our knowledge of the reproductive structures of marine fishes will contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of vertebrate viviparity from both functional and evolutionary standpoints. Our lab is particularly interested in the surfperches (Embiotocidae), coastal marine fishes that are commonly found along the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to central Baja California and in the western Pacific Ocean in Japan. Surfperches are popular with beach anglers due to year-round fishing opportunities, and since specialized gear or techniques are not necessary, they are easy to catch. It is well-known among local anglers that the biggest and best catches occur 4
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Fish Reproductive Biology Lab students working a beach seine
just prior to the mating season when fish gather for courtship displays and when females give birth to their large, welldeveloped offspring. Our current projects include studying the structures involved in surfperch copulation (Evelyn Bond), egg and sperm development (Justin Stuart), sexual dimorphism of anal fin morphology (Madison Panzino), and determining if some surfperches are sexually mature, thus ready to mate at the time of/shortly after birth (Taylor Naquin). We conduct quarterly beach seines to perform our research. Our goal is to draw attention to the uniqueness of surfperch reproduction and provide regulatory agencies with reproductively-relevant data that can be used for managing the surfperch fishery. In collaboration with Dr. Kathy Dickson (CSUF) and her students (including CMA’s Dr. Andres Carrillo), we have described the California grunion urogenital papilla. You may have observed the unique reproductive behavior of grunion during one of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA) Meet The Grunion events. Grunion spawn at night during semilunar high tides in the spring and summer. Females burrow into the sand to deposit their eggs, and the males release sperm at the surface. The male urogenital papilla of the California grunion is unique in that grunion are not an internally fertilizing species (like the surfperches). We hypothesized that the urogenital papilla is used control the amount and/or direct sperm released during any given spawning event. This project was also the first to utilize a medical diagnostic tool, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to characterize the three-dimensional (3-D) structure of a
urogenital papilla in any fish species. Our project established to ability to study fish reproduction using nondestructive techniques in order to provide more accurate visualization of anatomical structures. CMA visitors can visit the new fish ecomorphology exhibit entitled, “All Guts and No Glory” in which Kristy Forsgren, Kathy Dickson, the University of California San Diego Digital Fish Library, and CMA utilized segmented MRIs and 3-D renderings of individual organs in the MRI data and X-rays to create an interactive computer-based exhibit (supported by the National Science Foundation). The exhibit allows visitors to visualize the internal anatomy of nine local fishes and to compare their different shapes and sizes to better understand morphological adaptations of fishes living in different habitats. The next time you visit, make sure to check out the MRI and X-ray of the pregnant surfperch!
Testis sperm development
Presented by Cabrillo Marine Aquarium with support from Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Dr. Andrew Leising, NOAA Southwest Fisheries
“Marine Heatwaves of the North East Pacific; Will ‘Blobs’ be the New Normal?” Friday, April 3, 2020 • 7 - 9PM
The marine heatwave (MHW)of 2014-2015, aka “The Blob”, was an extreme event of high sea surface temperatures. The current MHW is the 2nd largest in the past 38 years. The biological impacts, their causal dynamics, and linkage to climate change will be discussed.
Fee: Free, but reservations required (Please RSVP to https://april2020discoverylecture.eventbrite.com
Upcoming 2020 Lecture Dates:
• June 5: Dr. David Cummings, Point Loma
Nazarene University • August 7: Dr. Nicole Bonuso, CSU Fullerton • October 2: Dr. Nina Bednarsek, SCCWRP • December 4: Dr. Jayson Smith, California State Polytechnic, Pomono See website for more information and/or call 310-548-7562. www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium hosts a members-only reception before each lecture. To join, call 310-548-7593.
Through a donation to the Friends of CMA
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Thank You Friends SUPPORTERS October 1 - December 31, 2019†Corporate Circle
Thank you to our generous donors of $5,000 or more
Ambassadors ($10,000+)
Marine Education & Outreach
California Sulphur Company Port of Los Angeles SA Recycling
Leaders ($5,000-$9,999)
Al Larson Boat Shop Chevron Corporation Jeffrey P. Neu Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Valero Wilmington Refinery
Sponsors ($2,500 - $4,999)
Charles Z. Fedak & Company Los Angeles Rod & Reel Club Foundation Marathon Petroleum Southern California Gas Company Surf Management, Inc. Torrance Refining Company Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Contributors ($1,500 - $2,499)
Catalina Express Pacific Harbor Line SKECHERS Foundation
Community Sponsors Sea Star Supporter ($500) Catalina Classic Paddleboard Association
2019 Sustainable Seafood Dinner Gold Sponsors ($5,000)
Cabrillo Way Marina/Westrec Marinas Grand Annex Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe Buscaino Marathon Petroleum
Wine Sponsor
Allen Farquer
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Holiday Book Giveaway Phillips 66
Exhibits
Pete and Pamela Major
Spring Outdoor Program The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
Earth Day
Ben Bailey
Franz Dihrich Sonia and Fitzgerald Jacobs Larry and Leedelle Kasper Jose Madrigal John H. Bohacik and Joyce McBain Barbara McNamara Jean Powell Cheryl Stroud In Memory of Cindy Borgman Mika Christine Borgman In Memory of Martin G. Ruby Neal Ruby
In Memory of Jack Rudder Edmond and Irene Russ In Honor of Larry Fukuhara’s Retirement Greg Sasaki
Port of Los Angeles
Annual Appeal
Port of Los Angeles
William Lavoie
Whale Fiesta
Autumn Sea Fair
Port of Los Angeles
Donors of $500 $1,000
The Dubois Family Charitable Fund
Partners in Marine Education $20,000
James and Nancy Welsh
$2,000 - $4,999
Therese and Mario Molina April and Gary Ford
$1,000 - $1,999
NRG Energy, L.P. Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Port of Los Angeles
Bronze Sponsors ($2,500)
Bruce & Corrine Monroe Trust Valero Wilmington Refinery The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Southern California Gas Company Martha Bernadett
In Memory of Arthur Laffey
David and Madhu Berman Robert and Diana Cahill Peter and Elizabeth Haaker Brandon and Jessica Hosang Pete and Pamela Major Kurt Oetiker Steve and Sue Soldoff
In Memory of
In Memory of Patty Brady Amy Senk Randy and Sylvia Murdick
In Memory of Tom Castle Danielle Castle
In Memory of Claude K.
Harrison Arlene Harrison
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$2,500+ $1,000
New Neighbors Club of Palos Verdes Peninsula
$500+
Esther and Dan Imbagliazzo John Kopczynski Mary Jane Schwebel Kristina Chern and Jessica Tsai Patricia Wright
$250 - 499
Patricia Baird and Joseph Herron Jack Alden and Stephanie Le Blond Arthur McAllister John and Wendy Meek Don and Karen Okamoto Heidi Ziegler
$100 - 249
J. Bernard and Donna Blake Philip Browning William Dixon Marylyn Ginsburg-Klaus Jack and Cindy Kenton Elisa and Anne Lamont Susanne and Alan Miller Thomas O'Conor Mary Renaker Alfred and Barbara Sattler Mike and Celeste Schaadt Marjorie Stockett Bruce and Anne Timmer Jonathan Williams
Other
Gerald and Louise Borke Brecher Jen and Cale Bunker
Webster and Lori Burns Alfred and Eileen Cain Marsha Carry Jean-Louis and Suzie Delezenne Elizabeth and Franc Denis Dan DePompei Wayne and Tracey Dodds Neil Dodge Jane Funkhouser Larry D. and Delia Gasco Ph.D. Albert Gasser Jeanne Grant Jaime T. Hernandez and Mary L. Dowell Richard and Ila Lauter Eli and Miriam Lebental Rodney R. Majesky Rosemarie McCollom Ryotaro Nakamura Theodore and Ann Nye Patricia Paulson Graham Robertson Glenda Owens and Joseph Ryan Antonio Santana Antonia Schuman The Trafton Family S. L. Wilson
Critter Care Swell Shark
Asya Sorokurs
Renewing FRIENDS Patron
Robert and Theresa Hall John Kopczynski Denis and Linda Kurt Doug and Sue Upshaw
Benefactor
Peter Castro Alison and Robert Edwards Barbara and T.L. Garrett Arlene Harrison David McKenna Elizabeth and William Nash Jim and Jane Seaburn June Weiss
Sponsor
Caroline Brady Allen Farquer Karen Greenberg and David Henseler Ralph Mitchell and Kandi Gusha Patricia Lange Mary and Steven Lenker Simone and Dan Majka Bobbie and Judy McIntyre V. W. Tozer and Jenny Meekrobthong Pete and Cecilia Mokler Raminta Jautokas and Kurt K. Sato John and Christine Vidovich Kenneth Warner Floyd Gilles and Barbara Zaias
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Stephanie Alexander James and Nelly Bertolina Hank and Suzanne Borenstein Bill and Penny Brush Judy and Roger Carlson Karla Morales and Roberto Ceja Eva Cicoria Hoby and Mitzi Cress Karen Cressy Ann Dalkey Nancy L. Davis Bill Leach and Rosalie Del Rosario Lisa Dennen-Monks Arlene Dickey Amal Ekbal Sau and Dolores Garcia Irene M. Graff and Debra M. Hamano Michelle Harritt * Henry Jurgens and Laura Hines-Jurgens Robert and Marilyn Katherman Judith and John Kordich Ryan and Victoria Kramer Elisa and Anne Lamont Eli and Miriam Lebental Michael L. Lisk Mike and Karen Masinter Elizabeth and Mark Meyerhoff Jeff Miller Lance Nagano Martha Vaca Perez* William Wagner
New Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Karla Osuna and Ulises Acosta Anna Alvarez Fiona Kong and Lanrent Ambard Patrick and Amelia Bacher Cindy Barth Dr. Nina Bednarsek Dr. Nicole Bonuso Tamara Boyd Martin Groen and Heather Boyd Shannon Hernandez and Stan Bradford Stan Bradford McKenzie Brown Paul Brown Jeff Browning Jen and Cale Bunker Edmund Magee and Valliedee Cantley Tiffany Carmona Sandip Soni and Sheryl Caspellan Lucy Castillo Christy Cavuto Cim Division, Los Angles Harbor Dept Nocolerena Cole Sharon Conkling Ami and Jamisson Costa Yessica Cruz Dr. David Cummings Catherine and Richard Dever Frank Dority Carmen Flores Petra Flores Kellie Flowers Erica Garcia Debra Germany Jennifer Glenn
Karen Goodfellow Jen Grasso Jonathan Kazmar and Lisa Hamlin Erika Hansen Michelle Harritt Rita Hendrawan Mireya Mendoza and Juan Hernandez Anthony Hildebrand Jonathan Hildebrand Tri Hoang Sherry Huang Virginia Jackson Kelvin Javien Steve and Chen-Chun Jo Cynthia Jurzykowski Henry Kobin Jennifer and John Koviak Jo Ann Krupin Jack Lau Catalina Lee Dr. Andrew Leising Barbara Lemons Melissa Lemus Liwei Chen and Yong Li Juan Luvaiano Janet K. MacLeod Joanna Magendzo Joshua and Victor Maldonado Jeffery Mattison Analicia Pastor and Robert Memyk Michelle & Gary Miley Joann Misa Nancy Morales Jennifer Nakao Sydne and Geroge Newberry Erin O'brien Samantha Osterman Martha Perez J.A. Popovec Rosanna Privitera Delia Ramirez Ortiz Luis and Jose Ramos Ramos Eric Rodriguez Angela Roskelley Ellen and Patrick Ryan Frank Salas Christine and Aimee Schmitz William Sheridan William and Holly Sims Dr. Jayson Smith Zachariah Steeber Reuben Sterling Shellye Suttles Kathleen and Dwayne Switter Sr. Daine Trammell Cindy Trujillo Ernesto and Natalie Valle Cliff Van Wagner Christy Varni Michelle Vasquez Ana and Frank Vega Laneisha Walker James and Monica Weston Dean Pentcheff and Dr. Regina Wetzer Dee Whitehurst Lori Golembiowski and Jenna Williams Daylene Asevedo and Joshua Yanez Kristin Zuchero
News from Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium By Caroline Brady, FCMA Executive Director
Next time you come to the Aquarium, you might notice some changes at the entrance booth, where Friends is taking on a larger role. The goal is to free up Aquarium staff so they can spend more time with visitors, showing them specimens or highlighting certain exhibits. We are excited about the opportunity to provide more hands-on experiences—something Cabrillo Marine Aquarium has been known for since its start in 1935. We’re also excited about the opportunity to bring in more donations –and more memberships! As you know, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is free, with a donation suggested but NEVER required. We want everyone to feel welcome regardless of the ability to pay. The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium share a commitment to keep entrance into the Aquarium free. At the same time, we think people will be eager to give more if they’re asked and if we make it easier for them by providing change and credit card swipers. Also, we think visitors will gladly give if they know their money helps to pay for part-time employees and for programs such as Whale Fiesta, Earth Day and Autumn Sea Fair; the Young Scientists program; grunion runs; recognition for our amazing volunteers; Ocean Outreach van visits; Spring Outdoor
Classroom; field trip scholarships; community science, conservation and education. We’re suggesting a donation of $7 per adult and $3 per child, which we think is quite reasonable. Where else can you entertain a family of four for $20? We also hope to encourage more visitors to become members. Why join a place you can get into for free? Certainly, we hope our members feel good about CMA’s efforts to save endangered species and inspire the next generation of scientists. But on top of that, members also get benefits that far outweigh the costs! For example, did you know that an FCMA membership gets you a discount at more than 150 zoos and aquariums all over the world (including 50% off at the LA Zoo)? Plus, you get invited to cool members-only events like the Birds & Bees Under the Seas Valentine’s dinner and a special grunion run. You get in an hour early (and for free) to Sea Scare. We host a reception before each Discovery Lecture, giving you an opportunity to meet the speakers. You get discounts on the Grand Grunion Gala, Sustainable Seafood events and all excursions; a 15% discount on all gift shop purchases; early access and discounts on all classes and programs; the quarterly Tidelines newsletter and calendar and parking perks! We hope you love your membership and get others to join. We welcome your feedback and thank you for your support.
WE’LL SEE YOU AT THE GRAND GRUNION GALA May 2, 2020 MAY 18, 2019
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CITY OF LOS ANGELES Mayor Eric Garcetti Councilman Joe Buscaino, 15th District DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sylvia Patsaouras President Lynn Alvarez Vice President Nicole Chase Commissioner Joseph Halper Commissioner
RECREATION AND PARKS ADMINISTRATION Michael A. Shull General Manager Anthony-Paul Diaz, Esq. Executive Officer & Chief of Staff Vicki Israel Assistant General Manager - Partnership & Revenue Branch Sophia Piña-Cortez Assistant General Manager - Special Operations Branch Ramon Barajas Assistant General Manager - Planning, Construction & Maintenance
FCMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ralph Appy, Ph.D. Chair Charles V. Ferraro Treasurer Raminta Jautokas Secretary Caroline Brady Executive Director, Ex Officio Brandon Hosang Denis Kurt Dave McKenna Faviola Ochoa Brissa Sotelo
EDITORIAL BOARD Caroline Brady Executive Director, FCMA Jim De Pompei Gary Florin Photographer Irene Kurata Sharon Moore Crislyn McKerron, Executive Director, CMA Julianne Kalman Passarelli, Ph.D. Martha Vaca Perez
Save THE DATE Grand Grunion Gala 5pm Saturday, May 2, 2020
Don't miss the best beach party GRAND GRUNION In Los Angeles–the Grand Grunion Gala on May 2, 2020 at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! We’ll kick off the evening with craft cocktails and a silent auction at 5pm, followed by a gourmet dinner and live auction in the courtyard. Then join us for dancing! For more information, visit grandgruniongala.org or call 310-548-7593. SATURDAY MAY 2, 2020
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