Underwater Parks Day
3720 Stephen M White Dr
San Pedro, CA 90731
USA
Underwater Parks Day
Join Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., for Underwater Parks Day! By attending this free event, you can learn about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Southern California that went into effect on January 1, 2012. These areas, like parks on land, will help protect underwater marine resources like fish and kelp forests for future generations to enjoy. Plans set forth by the Marine Life Protection Act of 1999 called for a network of MPAs along the California coast. These new Southern California MPAs help complete the network as they join other MPAs in Central and Northern California.
Speakers, presentations, interactive activities and handouts will be available so visitors can learn more about these new MPAs. Similar activities are being held the same day at partner marine science centers: Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Ocean Institute in Dana Point, Birch Aquarium at Scripps in La Jolla, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Sea Center, the SEA LIFE Carlsbad Aquarium and the California Science Center. Together with USC – Sea Grant we are all working together on Underwater Parks Day to help people learn more about our local MPAs.
The Aquarium is located at 3720 Stephen M. White Drive in San Pedro and is a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks with support from Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Public hours are Tuesday through Friday 12 noon to 5 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. For further information or to receive a calendar of events, call (310) 548-7562 or visit our website at www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org.