Tag Archives: conservation

Video can be an effective avenue for reaching diverse audiences, so a number of video products have been created to provide a virtual experience of the wonders of California’s marine protected areas from afar. Full resolution versions of the videos posted below are available, please contact us if you are interested in receiving copies. A […]

Hope Spots are special ocean places that are cause for hope in a time when the ocean faces many threats. In this video Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and ocean explorer, discusses how California’s growing network of marine protected areas are a cause for hope. Keywords: Sylvia Earle, marine biologist, ocean explorer, California,marine protected area,MPA,ocean,ocean protection,hope […]

CMSF created waterproof ocean recreation guides to acquaint visitors to the coast, its animal inhabitants and the local protected areas. These guides are excellent for use in ocean recreation businesses, by interpreters and educators, and more! These guides contain local information, fun facts and pictures of species you’re likely to see on the water, maps, […]

If you haven’t been to a tide pool lately, the central California coast boasts some of the finest anywhere on earth. Tide pools are important to hundreds of plants and animals, especially young organisms. Learn about nudibranches, sea stars, shore birds and some of the historical characters that first studied these rocky pools.

Professional photographer Bryant Austin shares his unique skill of capturing and producing life size photographs of whales and shares his view on the importance of marine protected areas to these animals. Photographer Kip Evans hosts.