ACS Monterey Bay Live Speaker Series
Dr. Ari S. Friedlaender presents
“Risso’s Dolphin Foraging Ecology in Monterey Bay”
Thursday, September 24 • 7pm
Join the American Cetacean Society Monterey Bay Chapter for our next in-person meeting featuring Dr. Ari S. Friedlaender.
Dr. Friedlaender is a Professor in the Ocean Sciences Department and Institute for Marine Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. His research focuses on developing new tools and technologies to understand the impacts of climate change and other human disturbances on marine mammals.
For his ACS presentation, “Risso’s Dolphin Foraging Ecology in Monterey Bay,” Dr. Friedlaender will share new insights into how Risso’s dolphins forage in Monterey Bay. His research uses video-recording tags and continuous acoustic and video-recording surveys of prey to better understand the relationship between these dolphins and their environment.
Event Details
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Hopkins Marine Station
120 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA
Doors open: 6:30pm
Presentation: 7pm
Free and open to the public.
Learn more about the American Cetacean Society
www.acsonline.org
About Us
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.




