Peggy Stap, Marine Life Studies Founder and Director of Research & Education, joins the impressive list of speakers and presenters at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival in Monterey, California, August 24-29, 2010. During the BLUE Ocean Film Festival, Peggy Stap will provide several free Marine Life Studies Educational Programs for children and adults.
Debbie Kinder, CEO and Executive Director of the BLUE Ocean Film Festival, remarks, "We’re very excited for BLUE this year and are so honored by Marine Life Studies' support. We are thrilled that Peggy Stap is a part of our incredible event!"
Marine Life Studies is a nonprofit organization specializing in research, education and conservation, and is dedicated to teaching and inspiring the public to protect marine wildlife and the environment. Marine Life Studies provides wonderful opportunities for children to learn about the ocean, the environment and the blue whales, humpback whales, killer whales, dolphins and other marine wildlife in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary through classroom study, hands-on activities, and boat research trips.
Peggy Stap explains, "Children become excited and respond with unbridled enthusiasm! Their self-esteem builds, too, as they learn the value of becoming active stewards of the animals and environment entrusted to us all. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to present our programs at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival in Monterey. The Marine Life Studies mission is in perfect alignment with the BLUE mission."
BLUE Ocean Film Festival Welcomes Peggy Stap and Marine Life Studies Educational Programs
The BLUE Ocean Film Festival schedule of Marine Life Studies Educational Adventures includes: Who's Who in Monterey Bay – Learn how scientists use the unique markings on flukes and dorsal fins to identify individual animals the same way they use human fingerprints to identify people; The Squid Eaters in Monterey Bay – Learn all about the whales and dolphins who love to eat squid in Monterey Bay and see dramatic photos of squid eaters and the scars left behind by the giant squid; Help Save the Oceans from Marine Debris – Learn the facts and the simple things you can do in your everyday life to help eliminate marine debris, and Whale and Marine Wildlife Adventure – Learn about the secret lives of marine mammals, how and what they eat and how they sleep and stay warm.
Also included in the Marine Life Studies Educational Adventures schedule is a Whale and Marine Wildlife Watch on Monterey Bay. Peggy Stap will be the guide on two exciting whale watches where guests may see blue whales, humpback whales, killer whales, Risso's dolphins, otters and more.
Peggy Stap has been Volunteering, Researching and Teaching the Public about Marine Wildlife since 1998
Peggy has worked with radio and television producers, news reporters and authors, and her work has been featured in many productions including: PBS Nature “The Fellowship of Whales”; Television News Report by anchor, Cheryl Jennings, ABC7/KGO TV, San Francisco; National Geographic, “What Are They Doing Down There?” by Douglas H. Chadwick.
She was Co-Investigator for the Hawaii Whale Research Foundation (HWRF) under a NOAA Fisheries Endangered Species Research Permit. She coordinated data reporting for HWRF’s role in the SPLASH program, the most comprehensive study ever attempted of the endangered North Pacific humpback whale population. She was a Research Assistant for Oceanic Society Whale & Dolphin Research Projects in Monterey and Bahamas. She has worked with the Cascadia Research Collective (Olympia, Washington); and she has studied marine mammal identification at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory (Seattle, Washington).
She is also an avid wildlife photographer and her work has been featured in many publications including National Geographic, the book, Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific, calendars and many other magazines.
In 2006, Peggy Stap founded Marine Life Studies, an organization specializing in research, education and conservation, and dedicated to teaching and inspiring children to protect marine wildlife through education and real-life experiences on the water. In June 2009 Marine Life Studies became a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Marine Life Studies recently developed new educational programs for children and adults including Marine Life Studies Junior Research Scientist Program™ classes to be included in the Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District Fall Camp 2010, and Marine Life Studies Education Outreach Program which provides educational programs and opportunities to underserved children free of charge through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County.
"The next generation holds the keys to a better understanding of the importance of our planet’s ocean ecology, and that through education and experience, children could learn the value of becoming stewards of the oceans, animals and the environment entrusted to us all." -Peggy Stap
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