Program areas at Marine Life Studies
Whale entanglement team- respond to and rescue whales entangled in Marine debris and fishing gear, continual wale disentanglement traning - in house and noaa training, proactive measures to remove Marine debris and derelict fishing rear, and share data collected from disentanglement responses to noaa disentanglement network, disseminate data collected frmom entanglement responses to other scientists and research organizations to the general public through ocean educational programs, and educational outreach at public venues such as whalefest monterey, presentations to organizations/clubs, etc.
Ocean literacy educational programs - includes cetacean, ocean and Marine debris education programs for schools, boys & girls clubs, and other organizations/clubs such as girl scouts, etc., take it to the streets conservation community cleanup, and educational outreach at public venues such as whalefest monterey, presentations to organizations/clubs, etc.
Research scientist program conduct research on Marine mammals, teach research techniques to students and adults, prepare scientific papers, and is a training platform for the whale disentanglement team. Disseminate data collected from research activities to scientists, other research organizations, to the general public through ocean literacy educational programs, and educational outreach at public venues such as whalefest monterey, presentations to organizations/clubs, etc.