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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

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Personnel

All personnel involved with Marine Life Studies serve as volunteers; we have no paid employees. To this end, all donations are applied directly to the fulfillment of our research, education and conservation mission. 90% of all donations go directly to our research, education and conservation projects.

Joey Jones Fund

Marine Life Studies
proudly announces the
"Joey Jones Scholarship
and Educational Fund"

 

Created to inspire the next generation
- Educational programs for schools & children at
the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County
- Award scholarships to high school students

Educating the next generation
is key to the future of the ocean
and marine mammals

Make a difference by donating today!
All donations are tax deductible.

Learn more about Joey Jones.
 

Our Wish List

  • Donation of a new vehicle for the Whale Entanglement Team. Read about this need.
  • Research Boat Maintenance and Fuel
  • "Green" Research Boat: 28 to 30 foot ACB (aluminum chambered boat) with a cutty cabin. Diesel engine that will use biodiesel as its main power source and charge a bank of batteries to run electric motors as back up power source. With Furuno Radar, GPS, Plotter HD downloadable, and Inverter.
  • Marantz Digital Recorder for Hydrophone with 2 NiMH batteries, NiMH battery charger and CF cards for Marantz 12 GB
  • Nikon D7000 Digital Camera
  • Rangefinder Waterproof Binoculars
  • Go Pro Underwater Video Camera with screen and Telescopic pole
  • External Hard Drives compatible to Macintosh Computer - SeaGate
  • Winmate Rugged PC Tablet (for boat)
  • iMac Desktop Computer with 27" screen, 3.1 Hz Quad Core, 2 TB Serial ATA Drive + 256 GB Solid State Drive, 16 GB of Ram, AMD Radeon HD6970 graphics card with 2 GB VRAM, Time Capsale HD 3TB MacBook Pro 15” with 6 GB Ram
  • I Pad2 Tablet
  • Android Tablet
  • AV Projector with HD video capablility

  

For full list please contact us

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We are educating and inspiring a new generation of environmental stewards. We also share our research and scientific data with scientists and students who are committed to gaining a better understanding of the oceans, marine mammals and their environment.

We invite you to be a part of this exciting work!