Whalefest Monterey 2014

10/14/2021

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Join Marine Life Studies on

Saturday, January 25th and 26th, 2014 from 10 am to 5 pm during Whalefest

at Old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California

Whalefest Monterey 2014

Inspire - Educate - Explore - Empower & Protect Our Beautiful Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Stop by Marine Life Studies Booth..... There will be fun, interactive educational activities for adults and kids. Free giveaways!

Book a whale watch so you can experience the amazing wildlife the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has to offer. See links to whale watch companies below.

Plus stop by the Museum of Monterey as you can still purchase tickets to win photographs by many local photographers including Peggy Stap. Drawing will be held at 3:45 pm on Sunday, January 26th. Do not need to be present to win. Funds raised with drawing support Whalefest and the Museum of Monterey. Stop by to look at the beautiful photographs depicting marine life of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, purchase tickets for drawing and have a glass of wine being served both Saturday and Sunday at the Museum of Monterey starting at noon.

Marine Life Studies Activities include:

Marine Life Studies Activities include:

Try your hand at being a whale researcher, identifying individual whales and dolphins.
See and touch baleen from a blue whale, hold the bone from a gray whale, and see the big eyes of the tiny krill that many whales and dolphins feed on in Monterey Bay.
Have your picture taken with the "Bag Monster".
Live musical performances including Barbara Joy and A Children's Chorus - La Mesa Tech Center Chorus Club - Salvation Army on Saturday, January 25th and Peggy Stap of Marine Life Studies with Whiskie the Whale Spotter™ at 1:30 PM at the Wharf Theatre.
Mock Whale Disentanglement Demonstration.
Marine Life Studies hosting documentaries and lectures at Museum of Monterey and the Wharf Theater.

Symposium and Documentary Films include world renowned scientists:

Dr. Steve Palumbi , Director of Hopkins Marine Station
Dr. Carol Reeb, Research Scientist at Hopkins Marine Station
Mr. William Douros, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA
Dr. Michael Vincent McGinnis of Monterey Institute of International Studies

Schedule for the Symposium and Documentary Films - Download
Click here to view schedule online

Take it to the Streets™ Community Cleanup on Sunday, January 26th
Marine Life Studies will set you up with all the gear for Take It To The Streets™ including gloves, bucket, grabber, data sheet to record trash picked up, and our cool safety vest. Make a difference picking up trash along the bike path, downtown, and local neighborhoods. Meet at Marine Life Studies booth at 11 AM Sunday, January 26th.

Be part of the solution when it comes to stopping pollution withTake It To The Streets™

Stop trash from entering the ocean! Stop by our tent to learn more about Take It To the Streets™ and Marine Life Studies.

The sea turtles, whales, dolphins and other marine wildlife of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary thank you for participation in this program, made possible in part by Patagonia Outlet - Santa Cruz.

Randy's Fishing and Whale Watching Trips of Monterey Bay - mention Whalefest and receive $5.00 off per person for whale watching. Click here to go to website and make your reservation today.

Chris' Fishing and Whale Watching - Click here to go to website and make your reservation.

Princess Monterey Whale Watching - Click here to go to website and make your reservation.