Save the Vaquita Month (and last year’s Year of the Vaquita 2017) are a collaborative effort of Oregon Coast Aquarium and WhaleTimes, Inc. with technical assistance courtesy of Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries.
- Join TEAM VAQUITA and help us save vaquita, sea turtles, sharks, and other ocean animals. DEMAND sustainable, traceable seafood.
- Meet Dr. Barbara Taylor, part of our Year of the Vaquita Team!
WhaleTimes Programs:
March 2018: Save the Vaquita Month
Helps us save vaquita by raising awareness of the critically endangered vaquita and totoaba, remind everyone to only eat sustainably caught seafood, and celebrate all the ways people are helping to save the vaquita and totoaba.
- WhaleTimes Save the Vaquita Flyer
- What is Sustainable Seafood? Fact Sheet
- Vaquita Fact Sheet
- Save the Vaquita K-5th grade Fact Sheets and Activities
- Year of the Vaquita 7-12th grade Curriculum (Link takes you to Oregon Coast Aquarium)
- More information about the status of the vaquita and conservation efforts available on the SWFSC/NOAA website https://swfsc.noaa.gov/MMTD-vaquita.
2017 programs
Spring 2017: Celebration of Conservation: Gray Whales, Elephant Seals, and Vaquita
Kids, teachers, and schools become Science Team members for three important research projects. Join WhaleTimes for another exciting Virtual Research Mission with gray whale expert Dr. Dave Weller, vaquita expert Dr. Barbara Taylor, and Dr. Daniel Costa, the Costa Lab Team, and Dr. Patrick W. Robinson UC Año Nuevo Island Reserve Director will share on-going research with the magnificent elephant seal.
Summer 2017: Celebration of Conservation: Gray Whales, Elephant Seals, and Vaquita
Summer camp kids from museums, science centers, zoos, and aquariums become Science Team members for three important research projects. Join WhaleTimes for another exciting Virtual Research Mission with gray whale expert Dr. Dave Weller, vaquita expert Dr. Barbara Taylor, and Dr. Daniel Costa, the Costa Lab Team, and Dr. Patrick W. Robinson UC Año Nuevo Island Reserve Director will share on-going research with the magnificent elephant seal. This program specifically designed for summer camps.
Fall 2017: Celebration of Conservation: Gray Whales, Elephant Seals, and Vaquita
Kids, teachers, and schools become Science Team members for three important research projects. Join WhaleTimes for another exciting Virtual Research Mission with gray whale expert Dr. Dave Weller, vaquita expert Dr. Barbara Taylor, and Dr. Daniel Costa, the Costa Lab Team, and Dr. Patrick W. Robinson UC Año Nuevo Island Reserve Director will share on-going research with the magnificent elephant seal.
Special thanks to Chase’s Calendar of Events for helping us help the vaquita!
savethevaquita [at] this website.
