{"id":14292,"date":"2020-03-24T17:15:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T00:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000008871"},"modified":"2020-03-24T17:16:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T00:16:33","slug":"aquarium-of-the-pacifics-expenses-piling-up-during-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/aquarium-of-the-pacifics-expenses-piling-up-during-closure","title":{"rendered":"Aquarium of the Pacific&#8217;s expenses piling up during closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside the Aquarium of the Pacific during a public closure\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DYIVj0APNSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These days there isn\u2019t a corner of this planet that isn\u2019t facing hard times, and in Long Beach, you can add the woes of the Aquarium of the Pacific to places grappling with the financial difficulties that come with the nationwide and worldwide closures occurring in an effort to stem the rush and spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes $2 million a month to operate the aquarium,\u201d says its president and CEO Jerry Schubel. A payroll of $700,000 every two weeks is the No. 1 cost, he says. And, because 75% of the aquarium\u2019s funding comes from ticket sales and visitors\u2019 purchases, Schubel says, \u201cYeah, we\u2019re sweating it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other costs mostly involve feeding the facility\u2019s 12,000 animals\u2014more than eight times more than the LA Zoo, and, while they\u2019re not as voracious as lions and tigers and bears, they eat like lords, says Schubel. \u201cEverything they eat is restaurant-grade seafood,\u201d he says. \u201cThey eat better than I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Energy, eating and cooling is another big expense. \u201cAll the animals require different temperature ranges and we\u2019re constantly renewing the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, how long can the aquarium hold on? It\u2019s the same answer for everyone suffering financially and otherwise these days: \u201cIt depends on how long we\u2019re closed,\u201d said Schubel. \u201cThat\u2019s really the key. We\u2019ll try to work with the city to see what kind of financial help we can get without being too big of a burden, because the city has got its own problems, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s just as reticent to seek contributions from the aquarium\u2019s charter members or friends of the facility right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve decided not to ask for money during this time,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause I don\u2019t know anybody who isn\u2019t having their own problems right now. But I expect we\u2019ll weather this, if we can get back to business soon. 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