Aquarium Today

31 Pages·2013·5.44 MB·English

by  Chris Carr

Short Facility Update
Aquarium of the Pacific
Chris Carr – Life Support Manager
Aquarium Today
• 501(c)(3) non-profit
• Opened in June, 1998
• Five acres in Long Beach, CA
• Represents three regions of the Pacific (Northern, Southern
California / Baja, and Tropical)
• 4th highest-attended aquarium in USA
• 1.5 million annual attendance
• 19 Major Habitats and 32 Focus Tanks
Day to Day LSS Operation
• 1 Manager

• 1 Lead Technician

• 7 Full time LSS techs

• 10 Hour shifts

• 4 Sets of rounds every
24 hours
Build new exhibits with no increase in
water or energy consumption??
• Environmental analysis

• Identified “base line” resource usage

• Analyzed existing water, natural gas, and electricity energy
consumption

• Based on results of study, the Aquarium developed the following
sustainability goals:

• Goal 1 – Minimize use resources—Zero increase in energy and
water consumption
• Goal 2 – LEED Gold certified standard for new additions
Otter System Expansion 2009
• Objective was to add fish to otter system while improving
water quality and the overall look of the exhibit.
• Project included removing the otter water recovery
system and adding system components to the main otter
system.
• LSS design by MWH. Built in-house by AOP LSS team.
Out With The Old
Fun with PVC
Otters Pit of Doom!!
Sea Otter Exhibit - Before
Sea Otter Exhibit - After