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A collaboratively developed bilingual Marine Protected Area Coloring Book featuring species likely to benefit from MPAs, MPA science, and augmented reality coloring pages with interactive experiences. Content updated 2021. To view and download individual pages of the coloring book instead of the full booklet shown on the left, visit this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11XLRgHgkmrE0s3nnbdri2xr_wq87mIyz?usp=sharing

Sound travels faster and farther in water than in air. Over evolutionary time, many marine organisms have come to rely on sound production, transmission, and reception for key aspects of their lives. These important behaviors are threatened by an increasing cacophony in the marine environment as human-produced sounds have become louder and more prevalent. Duarte et […]

Within the cacophony of the ocean “soundscape,” there is singing and chattering of marine mammals, the steady thrum of propellers from transiting container ships, and even the pitter patter of rain on the ocean’s surface. SanctSound scientists record and listen to sounds year-round in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary using a network of hydrophones or underwater microphones. […]

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This video was collected during the fall of 2016 as part of ongoing monitoring of the central coast Marine Protected Area network. Surveys were conducted on contract to CDFW by Marine Applied Research and Exploration using their remotely operated vehicle (ROV Beagle). Videography: Tammy Heitzenrater Music: Transcend at audionautix.com Footage: CDFW and Marine Applied Research […]