SAN JOSE, CALIF.— Marine Biology students from Silver Creek High School took a field trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium on April 25, 2024.
Students from Mr. Avila's class are preparing to take off to Monterey.
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Students getting on the bus
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Students arrived in Monterey.
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Students visited the Monterey Educational Center.
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Marine Biology Students enter the Aquarium.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium is known for its specialized attention to the marine ecosystems of Monterey Bay. According to their website, the aquarium was the first to introduce a living kelp forest, develop large-scale exhibits for various types of jellyfish, and were able to release young great white sharks back into the wild, and showcase many fishes outside of Japan. They are major advocates for Ocean Conservation.
Students split up into groups before they enter the Aquarium, group number three visits the "Into The Deep" Exhibit first.
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The "Into the Deep" exhibit is one of the newer editions of the aquarium. They feature many organisms that are usually inaccessible to people because of how deep they live in the ocean.
Lobed-Comb Jelly found in "Into the Deep" Exhibit.
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Bloody-Belly Comb Jelly found in "Into The Deep" Exhibit.
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Mauve Stinger found in "Into The Deep" Exhibit.
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Purple-Lipped Jelly found in "Into The Deep" Exhibit.
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Japanese Spider Crab found in "Into The Deep" Exhibit.
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The "Open Sea" Exhibit is the largest compared to the aquarium's other exhibits. The tank is home to many animals that are long-distance swimmers.
"Open Sea" tank
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Pacific Bonito found in the "Open Sea" exhibit.
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Purple-striped jellyfish were found in the "Open Sea" exhibit.
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Moon Jellyfish were found in the "Open Sea" exhibit.
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Pacific Sea Nettle were found in the "Open Sea" exhibit.
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Giant Isopod Touch Zone in "Into The Deep" Exhibit
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Warty Sea Cucumber found in the "Open Sea" exhibit.
Photo Credit: Kyle Pagaragan
Group three took a photo on a balcony outside the "Open Sea" exhibit.
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The "Ocean's Edge" holds the Kelp Forest, Touch Pools, Splash Zones, and much more. The Kelp Forest grows on average four or five inches a day, as is the brightest ecosystem in the aquarium.
Kelp Forest is found in the "Ocean's Edge" exhibit.
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Kelp Bass found in Kelp Forest
Photo Credit: Michele Nguyen
Banggai Cardinal Fish found near the splash zone.
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Ochre Star found in Rocky Shore habitat.
Photo Credit: Ella Avila
Purple Sea Urchin found in Touch Zone.
Photo Credit: Ken Vuong
Giant Kelp found in the Touch Zone.
Photo Credit: Kayla Cuen
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