ACS logo

American Cetacean Society
Monterey Bay Chapter



Find ACS Monterey Bay on FacebookThe 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.

Recent Soundings newsletters in pdf format are now available online. The Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS celebrated our twentieth anniversary in 2000. Celebration of this occasion included publication of a special anniversary issue of our newsletter, Soundings. Excerpts from the special issue of Soundings are included on this website.

Meetings, Events, Conferences and Exhibits:
whale watching trip fundraiser   July 27 - ACS barbecue - See pdf Flyer   New
whale watching trip fundraiser   June 29 -Whale watching trip fundraiser
August ACS meeting   June 27 - ACS Meeting   New
Previous meetings   Previous meetings

Publications:

Soundings - the ACSMB newsletter   Updated
Soundings archives are now available Soundings archives now available
Special 20th Anniversary Issue of Soundings

     

Don't miss our
June 27 meeting
featuring
Dancing on the
belly of the shark:
Whale tales from
long ago on
Monterey Bay
,
presented by
Tim Thomas

Humpback Whale, photo by Nancy Black
Please join us for the
summer
whale watching cruise
fundraiser


Saturday, June 29

Special Features:

Honoring Jud Vandevere What's Out There - Sometimes It May Be a Shock As Well As a Surprise: Mako Shark in Monterey Bay
Honoring Jud Vandevere Honoring Jud Vandevere on his 80th birthday
"Stampede" - or, Some Observations on the 2003 Gray Whale Southward Migration
Look and Listen for Humpback Whales
Watching Whales - Whale Spouts
Watching Whales - Art and Nature
Gray Whale Census Dec. '97 - Feb. '98
What to do about beached marine mammals
Hints for successful whale watching

|| Membership || Links to Related Web Sites || Glossary ||

Some exciting and informative external links:
American Cetacean Society National Headquarters
Monterey Bay Marine Mammal Sightings    (from Monterey Bay Whale Watch web site)


Membership Information

Benefits of membership in the Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS include:

  • Subscription to Soundings, the newsletter of the Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS
  • Subscriptions to publications from the national ACS organization
  • Discounts on whalewatching trips
To join the Monterey Bay Chapter of ACS, fill out and mail our Membership Form, or for additional information contact the Membership Chairman at
      Membership Chairman
      ACS Monterey Bay Chapter
      Post Office Box HE
      Pacific Grove, CA 93950
        

Post Script

orcaestra
Click on small image at left to see full-size
"Orcaestra" drawing by Milos Radakovich.



American Cetacean Society, Monterey Bay Chapter
PO Box HE
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
www.acsmb.org

ACS logo Humpback whale photo © Nancy Black, Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Orcaestra drawing © Milos Radakovich

Last updated June 8, 2013

Web site maintained by
Starr Sites
Starr Sites logo