ATHLEISURE LIST | BIRCH AQUARIUM

We caught up with Beth Chee Marketing Director of Birch Aquarium Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Birch Aquarium is not only a place to see aquatic life and ocean views, but it shares the excitement of cutting-edge, world-class scientific discovery.

The Hall of Fishes features more than 60 habitats where guests can get up close to amazing ocean creatures including Leopard Sharks, eels, jellies, a Giant Pacific Octopus, and our rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Don’t miss the two-story Giant Kelp Forest, or the sea babies in our nursery — from Garibaldi to baby sharks and seahorse.

Their newest exhibit is a 600-gallon cylindrical Moon Jelly experience in the Hall of Fishes and is unique in how it curves out into the walkway, where even the littlest guest can go face-to-face with these stunning creatures.

Jellies are not the strongest swimmers and are technically a type of plankton, which means they go with the flow, rather than against it! They rely on ocean currents in order to swim around, which is where the cylindrical shape comes from — It's specifically designed with these planktonic drifters in mind! The round shape of the experience, along with the water flow, creates a current that helps the jellies drift!

Guests can also enjoy additional exhibits such as Seadragons & Seahorses, where they learn about these charismatic creatures and get a peek into the work that the Husbandry Team is doing to ensure their survival and the MPA Touch Pools on Tide Pool Plaza, where guests can get hands-on with tidepool creatures including juvenile sharks, sea anemones, sea cucumbers, and other local species — all while learning about the areas' local Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

In the fall, the Moon Jellies will be replaced by iridescent ctenophore jellies, in a celebration of living light.

The safety of their staff, guests and volunteers are a high priority. They are continuing to require masks indoors and out. They are currently limited to a capacity of 50 percent and require advanced reservations for a specific date and time, to minimize crowding.

There is currently no re-entry, but you are able to stay in the aquarium as long as you would like. There are two designated eating areas, where masks may be removed, and you are welcome to bring your own food, or to purchase from Splash Café by the French Gourmet. If you can't make it in person, there are a number of virtual activities including the Kelp Cam and Seadragon Cam to name a few.

BIRCH AQUARIUM

2300 Expedition Way

La Jolla, CA 92037

aquarium.ucsd.edu

IG @BirchAquarium

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ATHLEISURE MAG | #66 JUN 2021

In this month’s issue, our cover shoot is with World Champion Skateboard professional and member of Team USA who will debut this event at the Olympics in Tokyo next month, Heimana Reynolds. We talk about how he fell in love with the sport, training as well as participating in a number of events around the world and taking it to the global stage.  We talk with Don Brooks aka Don-A-Matrix, celebrity fitness trainer to the Kardashians, Fergie, Travis Barker and more. We talk about his work with the NFL led him to creating his own fitness method, working with his clients and how we can add various routines into our workouts. We also catch up with celebrity fitness trainer and sports nutritionist, Harley Pasternak who shares workouts we can do when we may not have equipment, go to bites and the importance of hydration. EDM artist RIOT TEN talks about his upcoming album dropping next month, his tour and his creative process. We had an in-depth conversation about the efficacy of vaccines on organ transplant and immunocompromised patients with world renowned organ transplant surgeon, Dr. Dorry Segev MD, PhD (a Major K. and Thomas Pozefsjy Professor of Surgery and Epidemiology and Associate Vice Chair of Surgery at John Hopkins University. He is the founder and director of the Epidemiology Research Group in Organ Transportation). We find out more about one of our favorite golf tournaments, THE NORTHERN TRUST which returns to Jersey City at the Liberty National Golf Club Aug 16 -22nd. Executive Director of the PGA TOUR, Julie Tyson talks about how she came to the golf industry, what is involved in creating this event as well as how important it is to the season as well as the communities that it is played in.

This month, Team USA Diving’s, Steele Johnson shares his favorite songs in 9PLAYLIST. Celebrity Hairstylist and Founder of Beachwaver Sarah Potempa shares her favorites and why in our 9LIST STORI3S. EDM and Dim Mak artist, RIOT TEN shares his 9DRIP with us. Journalist, broadcaster and podcaster Catt Sadler shares her favorites and why in our 9LIST ROUTIN3S. In addition, country music star, Tyler Rich shares his 9LIST ROUTIN3S that he enjoys in the morning, afternoon and evening. Our 9PLAYLIST 9MIX 9ACOUSTIC performance is by Ultra Record’s OMI. 

Our monthly feature, The Art of the Snack focuses on Concord Hill in Brooklyn. This month’s Athleisure List comes from Birch Aquarium and Crystal Springs Resort. As always, we have our monthly roundups of some of our favorite finds.

Read the Jun Issue #66 of Athleisure Mag.