ACS Monterey Bay Program for January 2003

Thursday, January 30 7 p.m. Refreshments, 7:30 p.m. Program Lecture Hall, Monterey Boatworks, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove (across from the American Tin Cannery Outlet Stores)

This new video, made for National Geographic and recently shown on MSNBC, was created over three seasons by filmmakers Paul and Grace Niska Atkins, together with Anne Marie Hammers. It was filmed with the guidance of well-known local orca authorities Nancy Black and Richard Ternullo. After the video, questions and discussion will be led by Richard Ternullo and Alan Baldridge.

Among several areas of the world where killer whales occur and can be studied, Monterey Bay is in the forefront of advancing our knowledge of many aspects of this spectacular predator. Our local orca population is made up predominantly of "transients" which range from SE Alaska to southern California and feed mostly on marine mammals with the occasional seabird or other prey. In addition to prey capture the video shows tissue sampling for pollutants and unique footage of the only recorded local occurrence of the Southern resident pods from Puget Sound.

Note that some video footage may be graphic in its depiction.

Please join us for an unusual opportunity to see these magnificent and powerful animals of our local waters.

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