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This short children’s film examines how the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico can affect us and they experiment to see how oil affects sea animals. Sponsored by the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and the Monterey Institute for International Studies. Produced by students from the Olson Elementary School, […]

In this short children’s film, students take a field trip to the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve to learn all about plankton. Sponsored by the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and the Monterey Institute for International Studies. Produced by students from the After School Academy, JC Crumpton Elementary School […]

“Science of MPAs” is the second webinar in a series to showcase California’s new underwater parks, our network of marine protected areas. This webinar features University of California marine biologist, Mark Carr; Director of Reef Check California, Jan Freiwald; and Director of the California MPAs Program for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation, Rikki Dunsmore.

The rocky intertidal zone, also known as the splash zone, is one of the most dynamic habitats on the planet. The marine animals, seaweeds, and plants that live there are uniquely adapted to survive the changing tides and the extreme changes in temperature and other physical stress that comes with living between the land and […]

Videography: Amanda Van Diggelen, CDFW Environmental Scientist Music: “Reach for Success” by Scott Holmes Footage: CDFW and Marine Applied Research and Exploration