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    BEFORE YOU TAKE IT TO THE BEACH.... TAKE IT TO THE STREETS™ Volunteer for Marine Life Studies Take It To The Streets™ Community Cleanup in Monterey, California Monterey, California: Every Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm. Meet at 11 am at Randy's Fishing & Whale Watching Trips at Old Fisherma...
Peggy Stap presents film, Ocean Odyssey, to raise funds for the Jeremy Montes Tap Out Leukemia Foundation.   Jeremy Montes Jr. is a brave young man fighting for his life. Please join us for a wonderful evening to help support Jeremy. Click here for PDF of event.   Ocean Odyssey...
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA (September 2012) – In the spring of 2011, as part of the National Geographic Society’s Ocean Initiative and Education Programs, Marine Life Studies received a grant to create a field guide about ocean conservation and marine mammals for the central California coast. This was par...
  Please report injured, entangled, and ship-struck whale concerns to the 24/7 W.E.T. hot-line at (877) SOS-WHALE (767-9425) or hail the U.S. Coast Guard on VHF CH-16.   Read more about our Whale Entanglement Team (W.E.T.)    
View the new ocean users’ guide developed by Marine Life Studies, “Marine Mammals of Northern California”. In the spring of 2011, as part of National Geographic Society's Ocean Initiative and Education Programs, Marine Life Studies was awarded a grant to create a field guide about ocean conservat...
    Read all about Whiskie the Whale Spotter™ in the Monterey County Weekly, and her life as a Whale Spotting Dog.   "I am fascinated with whales and dolphins so I am very glad I chose Peggy Stap to be my owner as she works with these animals. When she came looking for a dog at a pet rescue c...
    Amanda's Whale Tales from the Field...Monterey Bay. Whales and dolphins can be seen in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary year-round. Click picture to read all about Amanda's exciting adventures.   Many species of whales, dolphins, porpoises and other marine mammals can be seen in...
    Peggy Stap taking identification photo of Orca. Researchers take picture of the dorsal fin and the saddle patch to identify individual animals. Photo © Martijn StiphoutPorpoising Orcas in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo © Peggy Stap

Protecting Leatherback Turtles from Balloons

September 29, 2008 by Peggy Stap

Leatherback turtles are endangered so each and every one of them is critical for the survival of the species. Leatherback turtles eat jellyfish. A balloon in the water can be mistaken for it's favorite food. Balloons, plastic bags, styrofoam, and trash floating in the water all can be mistaken as food and the turtles die when this trash blocks their intestines.

Link for more info on leatherback turtles, and a link for a children's activity called “Protecting Leatherback Turtles from Balloons” that shows them how a balloon can look like a jellyfish to a turtle.
 

You can make a difference. Please properly dispose of your garbage. Celebrate events without the use of balloon releases. 

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