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American Cetacean Society
Monterey Bay Chapter



The American Cetacean Society engages in educational, conservational, and scientific pursuits for the purpose of expanding scientific knowledge of whales, dolphins, porpoises, and related creatures. Services offered by the Monterey Bay Chapter include monthly meetings open to the public, featuring presentations about whales, dolphins and related aspects of the marine environment.

Recent Soundings newsletters in pdf format are now available online. The Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS celebrated our twentieth anniversary in 2000. Celebration of this occasion included publication of a special anniversary issue of our newsletter, Soundings. Excerpts from the special issue of Soundings are included on this website.

Meetings, Events, Conferences and Exhibits:

Exhibit of whale photos by Bryant Austin Through May 18: Exhibit at La Mirada:
Into the Deep: Photos by Bryant Austin

Next ACS meeting May 29 meeting  New!
Previous meetings Previous meetings

Publications:

Soundings - the ACSMB newsletter
Soundings archives are now available Soundings archives now available
Special 20th Anniversary Issue of Soundings
     
Click to find out about next meeting

May 29 meeting:
Bryant Austin: An Artist
Working Intimately With
Whales To Save Them


Special Features:

Honoring Jud Vandevere What's Out There - Sometimes It May Be a Shock As Well As a Surprise: Mako Shark in Monterey Bay
Honoring Jud Vandevere Honoring Jud Vandevere on his 80th birthday
"Stampede" - or, Some Observations on the 2003 Gray Whale Southward Migration
Look and Listen for Humpback Whales
Watching Whales - Whale Spouts
Watching Whales - Art and Nature
Gray Whale Census Dec. '97 - Feb. '98
What to do about beached marine mammals
Hints for successful whale watching

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Some exciting and informative external links:
American Cetacean Society National Headquarters
Monterey Bay Marine Mammal Sightings    (from Monterey Bay Whale Watch web site)


Membership Information

Benefits of membership in the Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS include:

  • Subscription to Soundings, the newsletter of the Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS
  • Subscriptions to publications from the national ACS organization
  • Discounts on whalewatching trips
For additional information concerning membership, contact the Membership Chairman at
      Membership Chairman
      ACS Monterey Bay Chapter
      Post Office Box HE
      Pacific Grove, CA 93950

or obtain the Membership Form from the ACS National web site.

Post Script

orcaestra
Click on small image at left to see full-size
"Orcaestra" drawing by Milos Radakovich.



American Cetacean Society, Monterey Bay Chapter
PO Box HE
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
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