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Gore Urges AGU Scientists to Speak Up

San Francisco Ocean Film Festival

Año Nuevo: Sex, Fights and a Raucous Roll

Wildlife Spotlight:
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

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Our Whale Watching trips on January 27 and March 10 are sold out. However, there is good news! We have added another trip on April 28. Come join us in the adventure!

 

The fourth annual San Francsco Ocean Film Festival is coming, January 20-21.  Come celebrate the Ocean and enjoy these inspiring films!

 

Mavericks: The Big Wave Surf Contest could happen any day now.  Help us to minimize the impact this year. For more information contact: jmohr@farallones.org

 

Kayak with the whales and dolphins in Baja. Blue Waters and Sea Trek have amazing week long expeditions from late February to mid April.

 

Gulf of the Farallones Research Course

April 21-22, 2007.

Board the 133ft oceanographic research vessel White Holly to learn methods of oceanographic research and marine wildlife observation. As one of 12 students in a 2-day overnight intensive scientific research course, you will learn why thousands of birds and marine mammals come to this area to feed and breed. Course Outline

 

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Gore Urges AGU Scientists to Speak Up on Global Warming

The Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) may seem like a yawner to the average non-scientist, but it was the hottest ticket in town this December. Approximately 15,000 students and earth scientists, including many of the world’s most important climate scientists, came together to share their ideas, findings, and research.

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San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, January 20-21, 2007

Join us at the fourth annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, January 20-21, 2007.

The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans and the marine environment. Among this year’s offerings:

SEAS OF CHANGE (USA)

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Año Nuevo: Sex, Fights, and a Raucous Roll

Every winter thousands of northern elephant seals haul their heavy bodies out of the frigid Pacific to join the dry land festivities of birthing and mating season. Hundreds of seals climb out onto the shores of the Farallon Islands, while others seek the secluded beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore. However, the best place in the Bay Area to view these massive elephant-trunk seals is at Año Nuevo State Reserve, 1.5 hours south of San Francisco.  

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Wildlife Spotlight: Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) 

Winter in the Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary is a dramatic time of year. Fierce storms surge past the islands, gray whales migrate through the waters, and thousands of birds visit the area to feed or prospect for nests.  One seabird that arrives every winter is the northern fulmar.

Northern fulmars travel down to Californian waters to feed on squid, jellies and small offshore fish, but also to avoid the atrocious winter weather in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. Often mistaken for gulls, fulmars are in fact relatives of the albatross and petrels.

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