Related Links – Monterey Bay Chapter, American Cetacean Society

Educational Institutions in the Monterey Bay Area

Other Web Sites in the Monterey Bay Area

Additional Web Sites

MARINE MAMMALS
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Selected References on Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
- The Marine Mammal Center
- Marine Mammal Protection Act (with full text)
- Marine Mammal Resource List
- MARMAM Marine Mammals Research and Conservation Discussion
- Mote Marine Laboratory
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources
- Protected Marine Species Research and Information
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
- Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
CETACEANS
- 1996 International Whaling Commission Meeting (Report from Cetacean Society International)
- American Cetacean Society National Headquarters
- Center for Whale Research
- Cetacean Behavior Laboratory
- Cetacean Bibliography
- Cetacean Society International
- Cetacean Videography
- International Center for Bioacoustics (Pavia, Italy)
- Intersea Foundation
- Ocean Alliance
- Oceania Project, Byron Bay, Australia
- Whale Center of New England
- Whale Conservation Institute (See Ocean Alliance)
- Whale Museum (Friday Harbor, WA)
- WhaleNet
- Whale-Watching-Web (Helsinki, Finland)
Beluga Whales
- Aerial surveys of Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet June 2001-June 2002 (NOAA, pdf file)
- ACS Beluga Whale Fact Sheet
- Beluga Whale Animal Byte from SeaWorld
- Cook Inlet Beluga Whales (from NMFS)
Blue Whales
- ACS Blue Whale Fact Sheet
- Blue whale photos by Mike Johnson
Bottlenose Dolphins
- ACS Bottlenose Dolphin Fact Sheet
- Bottlenose Dolphin Animal Byte from Sea World
- Bottlenose Dolphin Photoidentification Studies
- Cetacean Behavior Laboratory Publications about Bottlenose Dolphins
- Cetacean Releases — Echo and Misha
- Dolphin Chronicles by Carol J. Howard
Bowhead Whales
- ACS Bowhead Whale Fact Sheet
- Conservation Strategy for Bowhead Whales in the Eastern Canadian Arctic (pdf file)
Common Dolphins
- ACS Common Dolphin Fact Sheet
- Common Dolphin photograph from Cetacean Behavior Laboratory
- Common Dolphins in Monterey Bay
Dall’s Porpoises
- ACS Dall’s Porpoise Fact Sheet
- Description of Dall’s porpoise (in Animals of B.C.)
Dwarf Minke Whales — See Minke Whales
Gray Whales
- ACS Gray Whale Fact Sheet
- California Gray Whale Tutorial
- Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation Grey Whale Photoidentification
- Discovering Whales – the Gray Whale
- Gray Whale Census (2001-2002)
Humpback Whales
- ACS Humpback Whale Fact Sheet
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
- Humpback whale photos by Cynthia D’Vincent
- Humpback Whales (National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources)
Killer Whales
- ACS Killer Whale Fact Sheet
- Monterey Bay Whale Watch Photo Gallery – Wild Killer Whales in Monterey Bay
- National Geographic Feature: Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
- British Columbia Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program
- Puget Sound Resident Killer Whales Visited Monterey Bay on Jan 29, 2000!
Minke Whales
- ACS Minke Whale Fact Sheet
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web – The Minke Whale
- Minke Whale – Wikipedia
- If It Sounds Like Star Wars, It Must Be Minke Whales
Right Whales
- ACS Right Whale Fact Sheet
- Discovering Whales – the Right Whale
- The Northern Pacific Right Whale (by Jim Scarff)
Spinner Dolphins
- ACS Spinner Dolphin Fact Sheet
- Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
- Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins, with videos
PINNIPEDS
- Seal Conservation Society Pinniped Species Information Page
Elephant Seals
- Año Nuevo State Reserve and Northern Elephant Seal Behavior (with photo by Frank Balthis)
- Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo (including photos and recorded sounds)
- Northern Elephant Seal description (from the Marine Mammal Center)
- Elephant Seal Photo by Suzi Eszterhas
Harbor Seals
- Harbor Seal Animal Byte from Sea World
- Harbor Seal description from the Marine Mammal Center
- Harbor Seal species information and photo from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Pacific Harbor Seal Photo by Suzi Eszterhas
- Richmond Bridge Harbor Seal Survey
Harp Seals
- Harp Seal Factsheet (from the International Marine Mammal Association)
- Harp seals and Atlantic Cod: Notes for a presentation to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, House of Commons, Ottawa.
Hawaiian Monk Seals
- Hawaiian Monk Seal description from NMFS
- NOAA releases rare Hawaiian Monk Seal back to the wild following successful surgery to remove fish hook (July 2004)
Hooded Seals
- Hooded Seal Factsheet (from the International Marine Mammal Association)
- Hooded Seal (from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center)
- Satellite Tagging Observation Map, Track of Hooded Seal, “Jersey”
Northern Fur Seals
- Northern Fur Seal description (from the Marine Mammal Center)
- Northern Fur Seal Population Assessments at San Miguel Island, 2001
- Northern Fur Seal in “Jug Handle” position, photo by Nancy Black
California Sea Lions
- California Sea Lion (from the Marine Mammal Center)
- California Sea Lion Animal Byte from Sea World
- Federal Resource Agency Says Growing West Coast Seal, Sea Lion Populations Increasingly in Conflict with Humans, Salmon: NOAA Fisheries Responds to Congressional Request for Report (2/11/99)
OTHER MARINE MAMMALS
Manatees
- Manatee Animal Byte from Sea World
- Save the Manatee Club, with manatee photos
Sea Cows
- Steller’s Sea Cow
- Legged Sea Cow Fossil Found in Jamaica (October 2001)
Sea Otters
- Friends of the Sea Otter
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Research and Conservation Program
- Oregon Coast Aquarium sea otter exhibit
LEATHERBACK TURTLES
- Leatherback Turtle photo by Nancy Black
- Saving the Leatherback Turtle Expedition Briefing from Earthwatch (pdf file)
TUNA
- Tuna Research & Conservation Center
WHALE SHARKS
- Whale Shark Photo-identification Library
- Encarta Encyclopedia article on Whale Sharks
- Whale Shark article with photos, from Boattalk
OCEAN ACOUSTICS
- Interdisciplinary Center for Bioacoustics (Pavia, Italy)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON MONTEREY BAY
- Sanctuary Currents Research Symposium in Santa Cruz, March 2000.
- U.S. West Coast Waters Warming – Even without El Niño
ANIMAL SOCIAL COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION
- Long Marine Laboratory Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
- The effects of ocean noise pollution on marine life depend on what sounds they can hear.
- Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals (pdf file)
ACOUSTIC THERMOMETRY OF OCEAN CLIMATE (ATOC)
- Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) (University of California, Santa Cruz)
- Effects of the California ATOC Experiment on Marine Mammals
UPWELLING
- Ocean Upwelling — So cold, so rich with life (California Coast & Ocean)
- Wind, Upwelling and Oceanographic Seasons (Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary)
EFFECTS OF EL NIÑO IN MONTEREY BAY
- Humpback Whales, Dolphins, Sea Lions, and Sea Birds in Multi-Species Feeding Aggregations in Monterey Bay
THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND EL NINO
- Galapagos Disaster (New Scientist story, Jan. 25, 2001)
- Charles Darwin Research Station (Galapagos, including a report on El Niño)
- El Niño Resource Center (Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies Library)
SVALBARD
- Factbook information about Svalbard
- Information about Svalbard from Intelemart
- Map of the Arctic
WHALING IN MONTEREY
- Whaling Activities at Point Lobos
- Whaling from Biodiversity and Conservation: A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant
- Whaling from the California Gray Whale Tutorial
FISHERIES BYCATCH
- Monitoring Marine Mammal and Seabird Bycatch in the Monterey Area Set Gillnet Fishery by Karin A. Forney.
- Bycatch: Fish and Animals Caught and Wasted from Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Reducing Bycatch from NOAA Fisheries Office of Science & Technology