mcgives.com Monterey County GIVES! 2024 103 SAVE ENTANGLED HELP MARINE LIFE STUDIES Marine Life Studies’ Whale Entanglement Team (WET)® and their Whale Rescue Research Vessel play a vital role in whale disentanglement off the California coast. As the primary response team, they were the perfect partner for The Nature Conservancy’s project to develop Scout, a new telemetry buoy for whale entanglement response. Scout incorporates major advances in hardware and software, improving response times and success rates for teams like WET®. Protect What You Love. Help Us, Help Them. DONATE: MONTEREYCOUNTYGIVES.COM/MLS Challenge Gifts Totaling $30,571 Pamela and Edward Taft • Al Leverette • Board of Directors • Sealion Whisperer Huge Fan of Marine Life Studies • Squid • Anonymous Supporters Donations in Honor and Memory of: Captain Tif Thomas, Martha, Bob & Don Guyse, Doug Ross, Bob & Joanne Adams, John & Johnny West, and Barbara Frank IN MONTEREY BAY WHALES Marine Life Studies assisted in the testing phase, with their vessel, for Scout deployment, tracking, and retrieval. They provided valuable feedback on the device’s design and usability, leading the on-water testing at a national disentanglement training for upper-level responders. Their outreach, education, and entanglement programs are essential to marine conservation. -Matt Merrifield Chief Technology Officer, The Nature Conservancy of California PROTECTING YOUR ACCESS TO LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD Your Donation: Ensures healthy and sustainable local seafood in our markets, restaurants, and food banks Supports our local economy, small seafood businesses, and industry workers Increases equitable seafood consumption in our community, and more montereycountygives.com/fisheries YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
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