Get a Look at the Migrating Gray Whale:
Ocean Institute’s Marine Mammal Exploration Cruises
Dana Point, CALIF., December 1, 2010 – Gray whale
migration season is beginning off Southern California’s coastline, and the
Ocean Institute staff is pleased to introduce visitors to these gentle giants.
The Institute offers
weekend Marine Mammal Exploration Cruises to provide participants with a
ship-board view of whales, dolphins, sunfish, sea lions, and other creatures of
the sea. Institute marine
biologists lead the cruises onboard the Sea
Explorer, which makes use of state-of-the-art equipment such as an acoustic
array, plankton nets, video microscopes and a sediment sampler.
Trips last 2 ½
hours; upcoming trips include:
10:00am
– 12:30pm- February 27,
March 5, 6, 12, 13
1:00pm
to 3:30pm December
5, 12, January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27,
1:30pm
– 4:00pm March
5, 6, 12, 13, March 19, 20, 26, 27
The cost of the
Marine Mammal Exploration Cruises is $35 adults, $22 for children, ages 4-12
(for Institute members, $22 adults, $19 children). Cost includes admission to the Ocean Education Center. For more information, visit www.ocean-institute.org or call (949)
496-2274.
Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute is a
non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation through education,
setting the standard for educational excellence and serving as a leading resource
for universities, museums, teachers and all others seeking to increase their knowledge of the ocean. The Ocean Institute is open to the general public on
weekends, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cost: $6.50 adults, $4.50
children (ages 4-12), Ocean Institute members free. Unique maritime and ocean-themed items are available in the
Chambers Gallery everyday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Institute address: 24200 Dana
Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point. Website: www.ocean-institute.org. Phone: (949) 496-2274.
2008 Business of the Year –
The Dana Point Chamber of Commerce has selected the Ocean Institute as Dana
Point’s “Business of the Year.” The award recognizes the positive contribution the Ocean Institute has
made to the Dana Point community.
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