ACS Chapters

There are seven regional chapters of the American Cetacean Society. Chapters conduct a variety of programs which are tailored to local interests. Chapter activities usually include monthly meetings or Speaker Series events (also open to the public and Free of Charge). Often the speakers are marine scientists who have been recipients of assistance from the local ACS chapter research grant program. Other chapter activities include whale census programs and naturalist training programs. If you are living in a place without an ACS chapter nearby and would like to explore starting a new chapter, it could be easier than you think...  More  

American Cetacean Society Channel Islands chapter www.acschannelislands.org P.O. Box 3924 Santa Barbara, CA 93130	In 2003, ACS/CI was created to serve the Santa Barbara and Ventura area; a locale exceptionally well suited toward the interests of whale enthusiasts. Future goals include arranging whale watching excursions to the Santa Barbara Channel to observe the world's largest population of the great blue whales, and educational programs focused on the Channel Islands, also known as the American Galapagos.  More
American Cetacean Society Los Angeles chapter www.acs-la.org P.O. Box 1208 San Pedro, CA 90731-1208	Participate in the longest-running gray whale census and behavior project in the world and in the 32-year 'Whalewatch' naturalist and lecturer training program (co-sponsored by ACS/LA and the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro).  More
American Cetacean Society Monterey Bay chapter www.starrsites.com/acsmb P.O. Box H.E. Pacific Grove, CA 93950	See the gray whale migration in January; promote research, explore topics that relate to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, one of the world's most geologically diverse and complex seafloors and continental margins; also home to incredible biological diversity.  More
American Cetacean Society Orange County chapter www.ACSonline.org/orangecounty 5901 Warner Ave, #162 Huntington Beach, CA                     92649-4659	The members of ACS/OC have monthly meetings at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Center, sponsor a yearly all day whale watching trip around Catalina Island, so people have an opportunity to see the whales migrating without interaction with boats along the shore and sponsors, quarterly, a Day of the Dolphin, where we observe the behaviors and count Coastal Bottle-nosed Dolphin. This Chapter also trains docents to visit Orange County Schools and accompany them on Whale Watch trips and participates with many local environmental aware groups.  More
American Cetacean Society Puget Sound chapter www.acspugetsound.org P.O. Box 17136 Seattle, WA 98107	Follow the issues surrounding the Southern Resident Killer Whales and the Makah's attempts to resume hunting gray whales. Join the environmental campaign to promote 'whale-friendly' lawns to protect Puget Sound's waters for all marine life. Work on the Vashon Hydrophone Project; detect orcas in the dark!  More
American Cetacean Society San Diego chapter http://www.acssd.org/	A new chapter is forming in San Diego. If you are already an ACS member and you'd like to be affiliated with this chapter, contact the national office. If you are a new member, select affiliation with the San Diego chapter when you join.
American Cetacean Society San Francisco chapter www.acs-sfbay.org P.O. Box 784 Pacifica, CA 94044	The ACS San Francisco chapter is in transition and is seeking new board members. Past projects have included participation in the 'Funtastic Whales' education program, which, in partnership with Skyline College (as of 2003), offers marine mammal education free of charge to limited school groups and as open forums in local libraries and community meeting areas. Two ACS/SF programs started in 2003 are an anti-pollution campaign, 'Make a Splash - Pick up Trash!', and a gray whale census.  More