This iconic figure and environmental supporter encourages ocean protection through English and Spanish-language public service announcements and a new Spanish language Web site.

For more information, visit:

• Mira El Anuncio De Servicio Público Del Actor Edward James Olmos
• View the PSA Featuring Actor Edward James Olmos

 

 Edward James Olmos, the New Spokesperson for Thank You Ocean [3:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

ACID TEST, a film produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, was made to raise awareness about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet. NRDC’s Lisa Suatoni talks about the film.

For more information, visit:

• NRDC’s film “Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification”
• CINMS Sanctuary Advisory Council’s “Report: Ocean Acidification and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Cause, effect and response”
• Thank You Ocean’s Climate Change Web Page

 

 ACID TEST: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification [4:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In our need for more information about the health of marine ecosystems, ROV’s are becoming important new allies because they help scientists ’see’ beneath the surface of the ocean. Learn more from Dirk Rosen, founder and president of Marine Applied Research and Exploration, ROV developers.

For more information, visit:

• MARE - Marine Applied Research and Exploration

With so much trash and litter entering our ocean every year, the problem of preventing and reducing marine debris is an urgent challenge that we must meet to preserve the health of our ocean. On this report, we talk with Eben Schwartz with the California Coastal Commission and Jolyn Bibb with Whole Foods about California Coastal Cleanup Day which annually brings tens of thousands of volunteers to the state’s beaches and inland shorelines to remove the debris that has accumulated over the course of the year.

For more information, visit:

• California Coastal Cleanup
• Marine debris

The Marine Mammal Center recognizes human interdependence with marine mammals and their importance as sentinels of the ocean environment, the health of which is essential for all life. Learn more about this unique hospital for marine mammals that cares for diseased or injured animals and then returns them to the wild from Executive Director Jeff Boehm. (Photo courtesy of Marine Mammal Center)

For more information, visit:

• Marine Mammal Center
• Sanctuary Sam
• Take Thank You Ocean’s pledge

The mission of the Ocean Protection Council is to insure that California maintains healthy, resilient, and productive ocean and coastal ecosystems for the benefit of current and future generations. Learn more about the OPC from California Secretary for Natural Resources Mike Chrisman. (Photo courtesy of Valerie Termini/Ocean Protection Council)

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• Ocean Protection Council

 

 Monitoring Marine Protected Areas in the Channel Islands [4:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The objective of marine protected areas is to protect and enhance the fish and invertebrates that live there as well as the habitat they rely on. The question is: are those objectives being met? John Ugoretz, Resource Assessment Program Manager with the California Department of Fish and Game’s Marine Region, offers his perspective. (Photo courtesy of John Ugoretz)

For more information, visit:

• Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Marine Reserves
• State of California Department of Fish and Game, Channel Islands MPAs
• Five Year Report on Monitoring MPAs in Channel Islands

 

 Research at Cordell Bank [4:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jennifer Stock, Education and Outreach Coordinator with the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, describes how researchers study Cordell Bank in its natural habitat. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Renzullo/Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary)

For more information, visit:

• Research in Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
• Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN)
• Cordell Bank Research Mission

 

 Resolutions for the New Year [3:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The ocean takes care of us so let’s return the favor! Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary of Ocean and Coastal Policy for the Resources Agency of California, offers some great suggestions for our New Year’s resolutions. (Photo courtesy of Claire Fackler, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries)

For more information, visit:

• Things you can do to thank the ocean
• Montery Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Seafood Guide
• National Marine Fisheries Service Fishwatch website
• What you can do about nonpoint source pollution

 

 Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary [3:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is located west of Bodega Bay in Northern California. Cordell Bank is basically a large under water rock that sits on the sea floor and reaches to within 115 feet of the surface. It provides a rich habitat for marine mammals, seabirds, fishes and invertebrates. Jennifer Stock, who is the Education and Outreach Coordinator with the Sanctuary, is our guest. (Photo courtesy of Kip F. Evans)

For more information, visit:

• Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
• Cordell Bank Photo Gallery
• Research in Cordell Bank
• Map of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary