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DESCRIPTION:Pacific Environment is pleased to announce its Fall 2010 trip schedule for 
 Vessel Watch, an environmental whale watching program designed to educate 
 the public about ocean noise and its impacts on marine life in the Gulf of 
 the Farallones Natio na l Marine Sanctuary. \n\nThese one-day, educational 
 trips are specially designed to focus on whales and the underwater world of 
 sound they live in that is threatened by shipping traffic. Large vessels 
 are a major cause of whale deaths by ship strike, and are the largest 
 producer of low frequency ocean noise, flooding this sound-sensitive 
 underwater world with incessant noise that interferes with whales’ 
 ability to communicate, navigate, find food, detect prey, and hear at 
 all.\n\nParticipants will experience the wild beauty of the Farallones 
 Marine Sanctuary, listen to the sounds of whales using hydrophones, look 
 out for whales in shipping lanes, and learn how ocean noise pollution 
 impacts sanctuary marine life. Trips are guided by salmon-fisherman turned 
 conservationist Captain Joe aboard SF Whale Tours’ 65' catamaran (the 
 “Kitty Kat”), and include the expertise of an experienced naturalist 
 and an educational presentation by Pacific Environment's Marine Sanctuaries 
 Program Director Jackie Dragon.\n\nWho: Open to the public and anyone 
 interested in ocean conservation\n\nWhat:  Pacific Environment’s Vessel 
 Watch Project is a great way to learn about the ocean we are working to 
 protect.  Trips are one-day long educational journeys into the Gulf of the 
 Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Participants will see whales and 
 listen to the underwater world they live in, look out for ships, and learn 
 about the impacts of shipping traffic on our beautiful marine 
 life!\n\nWhen: September 26, October 10, October 24 (2010)\n\nWhere: Pier 
 39, Beach and Embarcadero Streets, San Francisco (8am -3pm)\n\nCost: $95.00 
 (includes 65’ Catamaran, naturalist, Pacific Environment’s Marine 
 Sanctuaries expert, and Captain Joe) and a suggested donation to help 
 support our conservation efforts.\n\nRegister: 
 www.pacificenvironment.org/vesselwatch or call 415-399-8850x 312\n\nAbout 
 Pacific Environment’s Marine Sanctuaries Program\nPacific Environment's 
 Marine Sanctuaries Program works to protect Bay Area whales and marine 
 wildlife from human-made ocean noise and other shipping impacts in our 
 marine sanctuaries off the coast of California. We advocate for simple and 
 practical solutions to reduce fatal ship strikes of marine mammals, air 
 pollution, ever-increasing ocean noise pollution, and climate change 
 emissions and resulting ocean acidification.\n\nAbout Pacific 
 Environment\nPacific Environment is a non-profit organization based in San 
 Francisco that protects the living environment of the Pacific Rim by 
 promoting grassroots activism, strengthening communities, and reforming 
 international policies. For nearly two decades, we have partnered with 
 local communities around the Pacific Rim to protect and preserve the 
 ecological treasures of this vital region.  Visit 
 www.pacificenvironment.org to learn more about our work.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/27/18654783.php
SUMMARY:Vessel Watch Trip
LOCATION:Boat leaves from Pier 39\nGoes to the National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of the 
 Farallones
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/27/18654783.php
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