Soundings -- the Newsletter of ACS Monterey Bay
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One of the benefits of membership in the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is the subscription to Soundings, the newsletter of our chapter. This newsletter contains articles about various topics related to marine mammals, both in the Monterey Bay region and world-wide. Non-members can also subscribe to Soundings.


Archives of recent Soundings, in pdf format:

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Note: Sightings archived below are from the Monterey Bay Whale Watch website, where recent sightings and archived sightings back to October 1997 are available.  
   
March 2008  
  Calendar  
      Notable Books  
      Human Shadows on the Seas by Andrew C. Revkin  
      Beaked Whales Actually Hear Through Their Throats  
  Dolphin Dies Near Sonar Site  
  Sightings for February 2008  
   
February 2008  
  Report on Jan. 19 whalewatching fundraiser  
  Calendar  
      Judge rejects Navy request for sonar training exemption  
      Scientists track down the whale's walking ancestor  
      Until All the Fish are Gone  
  Greenpeace Online, Breaking News: Activists Confront Whalers  
  Sightings for January 2008  
   
January 2008  
  Baleen Whales Able To Swallow Busload of Water  
  Whalewatching Fundraiser January 19  
      Gray Whales a Fraction of Historic Levels, Genetic Research Shows  
      Japanese Whalers Hunt Humpbacks for First Time in Decades  
      Ancient Whale Fall Found from Año Nuevo Island  
  Sightings for November and December 2007  
   
November 2007  
  Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Bills to Protect California's Ocean Resources  
  U.S. Dept of Interior Ignores Marine Mammal Population Decreases  
      Sanctuary Symposium, April 5, 2008  
      Here Today: Will They Be Here Tomorrow? Vaquita, Baiji, Pink River Dolphin (Boto), Grey River Dolphin  
      WHALING IN MICRONESIA  
      Bottlenose Dolphin - CLASSIC RESCUE BY DOLPHINS  
      SOLOMON ISLANDS EXPORT LIVE DOLPHINS  
      Risso's Dolphin - DOLPHIN STRANDINGS ARE A BIG PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE  
      Just TWO Common Dolphins?  
  Sightings for October 2007  
   
October 2007  
  Welcome to Tony Lorenz, Soundings Editor Again  
  Book Review by Alan Baldridge: Whales, Dolphins, and Other Marine Mammals of the World By Hadoram Shirihai, illustrated by Brett Jarretta  
      Whales Get Blown Off: Federal Court Says Navy Can Do Sonar Testing  
      The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary re: Cetaceans in That Area  
      Danger in the Channel Islands - Santa Barbara Channel: Ships vs. Whales  
      Warming May Be Hurting Gray Whales' Recovery  
      Gray Whale Shot, Killed in Rogue Tribal Hunt  
      Possible New Rules in Permits for Scientists and Photographers, Section 104 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act  
      Cat Litter Killing Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises  
  Sightings for September 2007  
   
September 2007  
  Some Characteristics of a Leatherback Turtle's Appearance  
  Cruise Discovers Concentration of Blue Whales Off British Columbia  
      An Offshore Early Warning System: Cassin's Auklets  
      Krill in Monterey Bay: Much, Little or Variable  
      Calendar  
  Sightings for August 2007  
   
August 2007  
      Calendar  
  Annual Blue Whale Watch August 18  
  Whales and Dolphins Seen on Our Summer Whale Watches: Risso's Dolphin, Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, Dall's Porpoise, Harbor Porpoise, Common Dolphin, Blue Whale, Killer Whale, Minke Whale, Baird's Beaked Whale, Humpback Whale, Sperm Whale.  
  Sightings for July 2007  
   
July 2007  
      Calendar  
  Annual Blue Whale Watch August 18  
  Report of meeting of the International Whaling Commission  
  Cetacean Miscellany: Aged Bowhead, Belugas, Sushi Company, Sonar, More Sonar  
  Sightings for June 2007  
   
June 2007  
      So, where are the blue whales?  
  Whales assumed to have returned to ocean  
  Karl Kenyon and His Classic Book, The Sea Otter in the Eastern Pacific Ocean  
  ACS Monterey Bay Supports Research Projects for 2007  
  Sea Otter Census Data and Analysis  by Steve Shimek of The Otter Project  
  Sightings for May 2007  
   
May 2007  
      Global Warming and Starving Sea Life: Some Days the News Just Isn't Very Good!  from Science Direct  
  Congress Moves on Energy and Pollution at Sea: Some Days the News Improves with the Right E-mail  from National Resources Defense Council's Legislative Watch  
  Gray Whale Calves' Diving Ability: Surface Intervals and Dive Duration  by Bridget Watts  
  ACS Monterey Bay Members Interact with Children at the School Near San Ignacio Lagoon  by Carol Maehr  
  The Great Turtle Race  
  Sightings for April 2007  
     
April 2007  
      Calendar  
  New Board Members  
  Orcas Touring  
  Vivid Writings For A Good Cause  
  The Death Star Returns to the Land of the Rising Sun: No More Whales Will Die This Season.  
  Conservation Action  
  TOPP: Tagging of Pacific Pelagics  
  Finding the Singer By His Song: Humpbacks in Nicaragua, Feb. 2007  by Esta Lee Albright  
  Sightings for March 2007  
     
March 2007  
      Calendar  
  Obituary: John E. Heyning, 50; Marine Biologist Known in Southland as 'Whale Man'  
  "Our" Humpbacks in Nicaragua  
  Book Review: Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems  
  Would Your Old Research Equipment Like a New Home?  
  Sightings for February 2007  
     

A selection of interesting articles from earlier Soundings:

January 2006  
      What's Out There - Sometimes It May Be a Shock As Well As a Surprise  by Esta Lee Albright  
     
September 2005  
  ACS Sees the "BLUE" of Blue Whales  by Esta Lee Albright  
     
March 2003  
      "Stampede" - or, Some Observations on This Year's Gray Whale Southward Migration  by Esta Lee Albright  
     
April 2002  
  Look and Listen for Humpback Whales  by Esta Lee Albright  
     
January 2001  
  The International ACS Conference in Monterey a Great Success  
  Orca Odyssey  
  Rare visitor: Short-finned pilot whale  
     
June 2000  
      Special 20th anniversary supplement  
     
April 1999  
  Watching Whales: Art and Nature  by Esta Lee Albright  
     
November 1998  
  Watching Whales: Whale Spouts  by Esta Lee Albright  
     

 
For additional information concerning ACS membership or Soundings subscriptions, contact the Membership Chairman at

      Membership Chairman
      ACS Monterey Bay Chapter
      Post Office Box HE
      Pacific Grove, CA 93950

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