
Events
ACS-OC hosts monthly featured speakers, where experts share their insights, passion, and work on all things cetaceans.
In-Person events take place in Orange Coast College's the Lewis Center (Where the Dennis Kelly Public Aquarium is) in room 201, from 7-9pm. Parking Fees are waived - Parking Lot E.
Due to the indoor nature of this event and for the safety of our members and instructors; regardless of vaccination status, masks will be required for all attendees, thank you for your cooperation.
Virtual-Events are noted with registration information.
Dr. Cristina Castro
Dr. Cristina Castro is an Ecuadorian researcher and principal investigator for Pacific Whale Foundation Ecuador, where she has been leading PWF’s field studies on humpback whales in Machalilla National Park since 2001.
Dr. Cristina Castro is an Ecuadorian researcher and principal investigator for Pacific Whale Foundation Ecuador. Dr. Castro has been leading PWF’s field studies on humpback whales in Machalilla National Park since 2001. Their Ecuador research started as a continuation of the population monitoring project that Dr. Castro implemented for her dissertation research and has expanded in scope to investigate emerging conservation threats to whales and dolphins, such as bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear.
Ecuador is a breeding and mating area for humpback whales that migrate yearly from the cold Southern Antarctic waters to Ecuador. The presence of the whales created new socio-economic opportunities through tourism for thousands of people along the Ecuadorian coast. PWF started researching whales in Puerto Lopez, the heart of Machalilla National Park, in 1997, when nobody knew anything about them. During all these years, they have linked their research projects with training and environmental education to develop tools for cetacean conservation in Ecuador.

Previous Speakers

Justin Viezbicke

Alisa Schulman-Janiger

Jessica Crance
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