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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:
Summer whale watching trip August 4   August 4 - Whale Watching Trip   New
ACS meeting   May 31 - ACS 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

     
gray whale encounter in Baja California
Please join us for the
May 31 ACS Meeting

Presentation by
Jerry Loomis &
Dana Jones

A Journey to Southern Baja
Hunt for blue whales on the summer whale watch trip

Sign up for the August 4
Whale Watch Trip
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
To join the Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS, fill out and mail our Membership Form, or for additional information contact the Membership Chairman at
      Membership Chairman
      ACS Monterey Bay Chapter
      Post Office Box HE
      Pacific Grove, CA 93950
        

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
www.acsmb.org

ACS logo Gray Whale encounter photo © Jack Starr
Blue Whale Flukes photo © Tom Kieckhefer
Orcaestra drawing © Milos Radakovich

Last updated May 7, 2012

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