Information about Gray Whales
http://www.whaletimes.org/whagray.htm
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The American Cetacean Society protects whales, dolphins, porpoises, and their habitats through public education, research grants, and conservation actions.
http://www.acsonline.org/
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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.
http://www.tmmc.org/
A Whale of a Story: How the Center Saved a Humpback Whale
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/learning/comm/whalerescue.asp
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Seaflow is an educational nonprofit organization building an international movement dedicated to protecting whales, dolphins and all marine life from active sonars and other lethal ocean noise pollution.
http://www.seaflow.org/
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Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/cetaceans/index.cfm?searchen=google
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The National Resource Defense Countil (NRDC) is a leader in the fight against sound pollution that endangers whales and other marine species.
Most whales and many other marine species depend on sound as they hunt for food, avoid predators, find mates, and maintain their awareness in the darkness of the sea. But over the past century, the acoustic landscape of the ocean has been transformed by human activity: Intensely loud military sonar, oil-and-gas surveys, and the ever-increasing traffic of commercial ships. This noise can have impacts on marine life ranging from long-term behavioral change to hearing loss to death. This November 2005 second edition of NRDC's groundbreaking 1999 report on ocean noise has been completely rewritten to reflect the rapid growth of the scientific record. It reviews the science, surveys the leading contributors to the problem, and suggests what might be done to reduce the impacts of noise on the sea -- before the proliferation of noise sources makes the problem unmanageable.
http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/default.asp
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The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival presents two days of superb ocean film programs, with filmmakers, explorers, adventurers, and voyagers. The 2006 Festival kicks off with an Opening Reception on Friday evening, January 13 — join friends and supporters of the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival for an evening of conversation with the men and women who made this year's films.
January 13-15, 2006 • Cowell Theater, Fort Mason • San Francisco
http://www.oceanfilmfest.org
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"A heart-warming and timely read, Dancing on Water speaks to the magic and wisdom of some of our planet's most beloved creatures — the dolphins and whales." — by Karin Kinsey, published by Dolphin Press
http://www.dolphinpress.com/DancingOnWater/
