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Our First Blog!
The Ocean Adventure Updates
 We have our very first blog!
This is where you can find out:
• What's New?
• Where in the World are We?
• What's Happening with The Ocean Adventure?
• Cool Ocean Facts & Information.
• A Photo Gallery
Summer 2011 Expeditions
as Guest Marine Biologists onboard MV Orion II
Date: July 15, 2011 • Location: Sea of Okhotsk, Tyuleniy Island, Russia
Wayne has made a new friend! A baby Northern Fur Seal!
June 3-10 - US Pacific Coast: Marine Mammal Sightings: Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, California Sea Lions, California Gray Whales, and Northern Right Whale Dolphins (Our first time to ever see these beautiful finless dolphins!)
June 10-July 4 - Alaska's Inside Passage, Aleutian Islands, Russian Kamchatka, Sakhalin Island and Kuril Islands: Marine Mammal Sightings: Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, California Sea Lions, Humpback Whales, Fin Whales, Sperm Whales, Orcas (Killer Whales), Sea Otters, Spotted Seals, Harbor Seals, Steller Sea Lions and Northern Fur Seals.
July 4-July 18 - Russian Kamchatka, Sakhalin Island and Kuril Islands: Marine Mammal Sightings: Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, Sperm Whales, Orcas (Killer Whales), Sea Otters, Spotted Seals, Steller Sea Lions and Northern Fur Seals.
June 18-July 29 - Japan's West Coast and Inland Sea: Marine Mammal Sightings: Harbor Porpoises and Bottlenose Dolphins.
Our Newest School Assembly Program!
The Belize Whale Shark Expedition
Imagine coming face-to-face with a shark the size of a school bus! Out newest program is now an exciting HD video presentation from our 2009 whale shark expedition! Join us along the Belize barrier reef to search for and dive with the largest shark in the world -- the whale shark! On our expedition you will also have encounters with manatees, dolphins, eagle rays, and bull sharks! After the expedition come face-to-face with our 25-foot long inflatable female whale shark and her baby, thanks in part to funding from Project Aware!
Karen is holding a one-of-a-kind set of whale shark jaws! These are a museum-quality cast of actual whale shark jaws. In the close-up photo you can see the thousands of minature teeth that line the jaws!
Our 2009 Interactive, Internet Expedition
The Belize Whale Shark Expedition
Imagine coming face-to-face with a shark the size of a school bus! Join our most exciting Internet expedition, yet, as we journey to Belize to search for and dive with the largest shark in the world -- the whale shark! Join us on the the expedition with our daily expedition journal and photos. Join us on breaks from diving as we visit the Belize rainforest, meet the people who live there and come face-to-face with some of the wild and wonderful animals of the rainforest.
(PS - Don't worry if you missed our expedition, it's archived online so you can catch up on what happened.)
NEW! EXPEDITION PODCASTING!
This expediton marks our first ever expedtion Podcast.
You can watch our Podcast on your computer or cell phone!
(PS - Our podcast is also archived online and it's also available on iTunes!)
Aqua Lung® State-of-the-Art Diving Equipment!
 Aqua Lung:
Our long-time partner and favorite diving equipment manufacturer, Aqua Lung, has supplied us with their next generation, high-tech, state-of-the-art diving equiment. Look for this exciting equipment in our newest school and library program, The Belize Whale Shark Expedition!
New Additions to
Our Library Programs
 Special Library Programs:
We have now modified our school assembly programs exclusively for children's library patrons. These programs have less emphasis on learning and more on reading and having fun! We are also adding some programs just for libraries.
 Weird and Creepy Sea Creatures
That Go Bump in the Night:
OUR NEWEST LIBRARY PROGRAM! Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? Join us as we explore a Caribbean coral reef on a dark and mysterious night. Find out what strange and spooky animals we meet at night!
Upcoming Expeditions / Onboard Marine Biologists
 Wayne and Karen have been onboard marine biologists and expedition leaders for world-wide, small ship expedition cruises for over 14 years. During each itinerary Wayne and Karen present evening lectures and lead daytime island landings, nature walks, snorkeling and kayaking that examines incredible sea life and other natural wonders.
Orion Cruises: Wayne and Karen are onboard naturalists and expedition leaders for Australian-based Orion Expedition Cruises. onboard Orion II exploring the North and South Pacific Ocean.
Summer 2012/2013 - Wayne will be an onboard naturalist and expedition leader onboard for cruises in the cold waters of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, and Sea of Japan and includes the countries Korea, Japan and Russia, including the remote and mysterious Russian Kuril Islands.
Winter 2012/2013 - Wayne and Karen will be onboard naturalists and expedition leaders onboard for cruises in the warm, tropical waters of South Pacific Ocean and includes the countries Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Borneo and Singapore.
Wayne and Karen Brown's Photography
 Look for Wayne and Karen Brown's underwater photography featured in the exhibit identification displays. (Note: If you are visiting the aquarium especially look for Wayne's photo of Karen, dressed in pink, swimming through a California giant kelp forest.)
Look for Wayne and Karen's photography
in these books:
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National Audubon Society First Field Guide to Fishes
by C. Lavett Smith
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes
by C. Lavett Smith
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
by Peter Allen
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest
by Peter Allen
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida
by Peter Allen
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Eyes on Nature:
Exploring the Sea
Kids Books, Inc.
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Holy Bible
Living Water Edition
Tyndale House Publishers
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