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Birch Aquarium - Museum Scripps Institution
2300 Expedition Way
La Jolla, California
Phone: 619 534 FISH --
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Statement of Purpose:
To provide ocean science education, to interpret Scripps research, and to
promote ocean conservation.
Highlights & Collections:
Aquarium displays, demonstration tide pool, ocean science
museum, public activities.
34 aquarium tanks depicting marine life along the Pacific
Coastline from Canada to the tip of Baja and a tropical seas
gallery.
Exhibits & Special Events:
Aquarium displays, demonstration tide pool, ocean science museum, public activities.
1998
- Shark Discovery Days: Aug
- Whalefest '98: Jan-Mar
- Santa's Science: Dec 26-31
- Reaching Home: 10/1/98-1/4/99
1999
- Shark Discovery Days
- Whalefest '99
- Santa's Science
Hours:
9:00am-5:00pm Daily
Closed for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
Admission & Directions:
- Adult (18-59): $7.50
- Senior (60 and over): $6.50
- Youth (3-17): $4.00
- under 3 are free
I-5 to La Jolla Drive, West 1 mile to Expedition Way.
Images.
The Stephen Birch Aquarium Museum.
Overlooking picturesque La Jolla, California and the campus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD.
Kelp Forest Exhibit.
The aquarium's showcase exhibitfeatures a 55,000 gallon tank with locally collected sea plants and animals.
Scripps Hall of Oceanography.
Hands-on exhibits are the central attractions in the museum wing, where visitors learn about Scripps research.
Outdoor tide-pool Plaza.
A realistic tide-pool exhibit offers close-up looks at local marine life, backed by scenic views of the coast.
Key Personnel:
Ned A. Smith, Executive Director
- Ruth G. Shelly, Managing Director
- Diane Baxter, Curator of Education
- Robert Burhans, Aquarium Curator
- Wendelin Montciel, Exhibits Curator
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