Shark Cove
This is the number of Chondrichthyes species in the Shark Cove touch tank.
What are 4 species of chondrichthyes? Swell shark, horn shark, round ray, and thornback ray.
This species is the only animal we use a 1-finger touch with.
What is the sea urchins?
This tool is only to be used by trained staff and volunteers.
What is the Eckman grab?
This species of whale is hanging in the Sea Center lobby.
What are gray whales?
This is how much advanced notice you should give when calling out of a shift.
What is 48 hours?
When a shark is sticking it's head out of the water and bobbing around, this is an example of a ______
What is a stress response? If you notice a shark doing this, redirect guests to another individual
Predators of the purple sea urchin
What are sea otters, sheephead, sunflower stars, and horn sharks?
The knots on the secchi disk are ___ far apart.
What is 1 foot?
This species of local pinniped has ear flaps and can rotate their back flippers.
What are sea lions?
If you need to step away from your station, you need to do this first.
Small pores behind the eyes of the animal that open into the mouth, acting as a secondary support system that some species use to help pump water over the gills.
What are spiracles?
This species of abalone was farmed at the Cultured Abalone and can be found in the deep touch tank
What are red abalone?
This is the maximum number of crabs to be kept in the crab tank at any one time.
What is 6 crabs?
The technique used by odontocetes to find prey
What is echolocation?
The location of the nearest public restroom guests can use.
What is outside, on the end of the building?
The male external reproductive organ on sharks, rays, and skates.
What are claspers?
This pore allows water to enter echinoderms to power their hydrovascular system
What is the madreporite?
The maximum amount of time an octopus should be kept on the wet deck.
What is 10 minutes?
This law prohibits the harassment, hunting, or collection of marine mammals and their remains.
What is the marine mammal protection act?
This fish is the California state marine fish.
What is the garibaldi?
The horn shark and the swell shark are both egg-laying species. The word for this is...
What is oviparous?
The name of the fighting tentacles on sea anemones
These species are fed brine shrimp at the Sea Center
What are filter feeders? This includes jellies, anemones, and gorgonians.
When is the best time to see humpback whales in Santa Barbara?
What is April through November?
The only 2 species within the Sea Center that are not local to the Santa Barbara Channel.
What is the polar bear and brine shrimp?