Journey Through The Rainforest of the Ocean at The Aquarium

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Families are invited on a special journey through the Rainforest of the Ocean on Wednesday, February 5th, at The Aquarium of the Pacific. Expert, Paul Barber, will share his photos and research of the marine life found in Indonesia and the Coral Triangle.

Paul Barber

Dr. Barber is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he teaches marine science. Fifteen years ago, Barber began studying marine biodiversity in Indonesia, which is part of a greater region known as the Coral Triangle. The Coral Triangle is home to a marine environment so diverse that it rivals that of an Amazonian rainforest. Despite its biodiversity, Dr. Barber realized that this was one of the least-studied marine environments on the planet, as well as one of the most threatened.

One of Dr. Barber’s goals is to bring awareness to the diversity of marine life found in the Coral Triangle to the global community. The Coral Triangle exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific is made possible through a grant from the Alice C. Tyler Perpetual Trust and will be debuting on April 1, 2014.

When: Wednesday, February 5th

Time: 7pm to 8:30pm

Where: The Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802

Cost: $5 per person. Complimentary for members, seniors age 62 and up, teachers, and students with valid ID and advanced reservations.

Facts, photos and information provided on behalf of the Aquarium of the Pacific