https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories daily 0.75 2022-08-25 https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/sea-to-the-skyline monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/901bf5bf-b906-4d14-8235-0d029cf2b6ed/Chris_Berry_BH6A0268.jpg Stories - Sea to the Skyline - As Watershed Compliance Manager for the City of Santa Cruz, Chris juggles providing quality water for the City, while protecting the natural environment. It’s clear that Chris loves his work, and he takes us on a real adventure exploring a watersupply watershed that empties into the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. Whales, rare and endangered fish and frogs, beetles and even human bodies populate Chris’ somewhat spooky tale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/d8e92819-9f8b-4a49-9fae-3ba44a999113/Chris_B_Gray_whale_eye_3V2A0798.jpg Stories - Sea to the Skyline - Make it stand out Gray whale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/253e586f-42ed-4dac-8a20-d7159ba42c66/IMG_7854.JPG Stories - Sea to the Skyline - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Chris! https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/whales-amp-dolphins-amp-marine-protected-areas-oh-my monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/00675710-a20f-4159-a9be-e28f6ac49ac0/Don_K_KWs_Louise_LittleB_3V2A3959.jpg Stories - Whales & Dolphins & Marine Protected Areas, Oh My! - Make it stand out Killer whales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/309ef518-c80d-4cc8-a7b7-3866f3518615/Don_Kelly_BH6A0866h.jpg Stories - Whales & Dolphins & Marine Protected Areas, Oh My! - Don, Warden and Patrol Captain for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, takes his job seriously. He’s out there day after day ensuring that people comply with the regulations protecting our wildlife resources. So he’s seen it all! But once again, it’s those whales, in this case, orcas, that made his day. Don shares his whale tales, while also giving us a glimpse into a warden’s rounds enforcing the law and working with the public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/017d97f1-8b8d-4659-a770-ef923f7c120a/Don_K_KWs_close_pass_3V2A0480.jpg Stories - Whales & Dolphins & Marine Protected Areas, Oh My! - Make it stand out Killer whale close pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/aa32bbc8-4351-46d8-bf04-4aeee674dec5/IMG_8299.JPG Stories - Whales & Dolphins & Marine Protected Areas, Oh My! - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your stories with us Don! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/dc2a4514-442c-4c2d-8108-d280a8ca9887/Don_K_KWs_3V2A7107.jpg Stories - Whales & Dolphins & Marine Protected Areas, Oh My! - Make it stand out A pod of killer whales https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-abalone-divers-dilemma monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/b7efb224-4108-4ee7-8d22-ac6311f35f86/Tim_T_Otter_abalone_3V2A7130.jpg Stories - The Abalone Diver’s Dilemma - Make it stand out Sea otter with an abalone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/06f18d8c-7f94-4962-872c-efc6e2bb3e80/IMG_8322.JPG Stories - The Abalone Diver’s Dilemma - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Tim! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/94c8d1b7-f863-46ed-9024-6add9846774b/Tim_Thomas_BH6A0889.jpg Stories - The Abalone Diver’s Dilemma - Tim Thomas Author and Monterey area fisheries historian, Tim’s tale, like so many of those he shares in his books and with all who will listen, is something that happened to a friend of his, rather than his own adventure. It’s a story about how an abalone saved his good friend’s life. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-hypnotic-power-of-a-sunfish-eyeball monthly 0.5 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/77d134e5-8b3b-49e9-8395-0c1af4f967b7/Tierney_Mola_mola_velella_velella_BH6A9777crop2.jpg Stories - The Hypnotic Power of a Sunfish Eyeball - Make it stand out Ocean sunfish, Mola mola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/e990897a-5d1f-479a-8efc-fd798efea00f/Tierney_Thys_3V2A7724crop.jpg Stories - The Hypnotic Power of a Sunfish Eyeball - Only Tierney could get as excited about the eyeball of an ocean sunfish as most folks get upon seeing their first whale. She is a science media producer and communicator, but her specialty is the odd shaped fish known as the Mola mola. When a sea lion shows up next to her boat with a big, beautiful, but dead mola in its jaws, Tierney knows what she needs to do. Of course her spontaneity gets her in trouble, but sometimes the rewards are worth the price paid. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/magic-mola-on-metritium-mountain monthly 0.5 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/4e131828-4851-4c20-8bad-a6d8bb9746df/Brian_Mola_velella_2_3V2A0918.jpg Stories - Magic Mola on Metritium Mountain - Make it stand out Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/5b106a15-3045-4724-82ba-142c9c4dd135/Brian_Phan_3V2A6237h.jpg Stories - Magic Mola on Metritium Mountain - A whole other world exists for those willing to don a wetsuit and scuba gear and venture beneath the surface of the sea. Brian, a professional scuba diver and dive technician, who grew up afraid of the water, did just that and came face to face with one of the strangest fish in the sea, the Mola mola. At five feet in length, this particular ocean sunfish, with its enormous eyes, snub tail, and prehistoric head, made an ever-lasting impression on Brian and his friends who ventured into its watery world. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-sponge-that-might-have-been-us monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/225dc6ed-b8e0-403e-b32f-983db9b014c3/HMS+19Mar04.JPG Stories - The Sponge that Might Have Been Us - Make it stand out Sponge Oscarella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/13a7455f-d3c1-4334-a247-fa1decf25d69/Oscarella+rock+2007.JPG Stories - The Sponge that Might Have Been Us - Make it stand out Sponge Oscarella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658952500824-MD5X4SVBVEAJTV6J5NIQ/John_Pearse_BH6A2193.jpg Stories - The Sponge that Might Have Been Us - What do you do when you find your lab samples contaminated with a brown scuz? If you’re a biologist, like John, you hunt for an explanation. Sherlock Holmes would have been proud. John’s sleuthing took him to a Venezuelan student, a Brazilian researcher in France, a discovery in Vladivostok, Siberia and to the tidepools off Carmel, California. What he found was a species new to science right here at home, the most exciting find for any researcher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/9da666c1-5e4e-4f56-a322-e9cd8cb8efcc/2014Mar23.JPG Stories - The Sponge that Might Have Been Us - Make it stand out Sponge Oscarella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/8c309ab8-8fbe-4720-b749-ffaaf464e3bf/IMG_8725.JPG Stories - The Sponge that Might Have Been Us - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us John! https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-universe-below-the-surface-orcas-polychetes-amp-wolf-eels monthly 0.5 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1ab655b0-8cd5-4876-bd66-c26f5ab98dbf/Skylar_Fat_Fin_3V2A0056.jpg Stories - The Universe Below the Surface: Orcas, Polychetes & Wolf Eels - Make it stand out Killer whale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/0d22f24c-946d-43a7-8f47-8a5c12ec2a87/Skylar_Campbell_3V2A6243sm.jpg Stories - The Universe Below the Surface: Orcas, Polychetes & Wolf Eels - Skylar, a commercial fisherman, like many who spend a lot of time on the water, finds picking just one memorable encounter to be extremely difficult. So he takes us on a journey filled with orcas, octopuses, white sharks, wolf eels and more creatures than you can toss a net over. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/serendipity-and-rare-birds monthly 0.5 2022-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/9c5b7f6e-b107-4d51-8415-a0829262f8e2/Debi_S_Laysan_albatross_3V2A4485.jpg Stories - Serendipity and Rare Birds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/a-sweetheart-of-a-turtle monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/c9eb3c03-37af-46fe-9e97-ba14d8c570e2/Scott_Benson_BH6A0873h.jpg Stories - A Sweetheart of a Turtle - Who knew that loggerhead turtles had different personalities? Well, Scott, NOAA Marine Turtle Specialist, made that discovery. Here he shares his experience capturing a 1300 lb specimen with his second string crew. She surprised them all, and made some friends that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/a650cc7a-fa1a-4a7d-a2a0-519eb89885ca/Scott_B_Leatherback_turtle_3V2A4017sm.jpg Stories - A Sweetheart of a Turtle - Make it stand out Leatherback sea turtle https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/a-shark-named-elvis-amp-aptos-warm-nursery monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/aa0ac749-8466-4167-ac1b-9c592290e4e8/Sal_J_White_shark_BH6A9882.jpg Stories - A Shark Named Elvis & Aptos Warm Nursery - Make it stand out White shark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/8a88639f-c55f-4b22-9f1b-de65f4ba3b7e/Sal_Jorgensen_BH6A9047.jpg Stories - A Shark Named Elvis & Aptos Warm Nursery - Pt 1: We confess. This story kind of snuck in here. Taking place off the Farallon Islands, it actually occurred in the Farallon National Marine Sanctuary, next door to the Monterey National Marine Sanctuary. But, well, since sharks travel far and wide, including Monterey Bay, and it’s such a cool story, we decided to let it stay. Sal, shark specialist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, shares his story about running into an old friend, a shark friend that is. How cool is that? Pt 2: White sharks used to be rare in Monterey Bay, but when the warm water Blob arrived, things changed. Sal takes us to the white sharks’ nursery with explanations of why they have taken up residence now in our bay. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/just-basking-with-sharks monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/820ef9e2-548f-4bda-9805-3c117fd158c5/IMG_0520.jpg Stories - Just Basking with Sharks - Randy’s an old timer on Monterey Bay. Past owner of Randy’s Fishing Trips, he’s seen a lot. But it was his experience coming upon a basking shark that has stuck with him all these years. What do you do with such a beast? Well, in the old days it was worth no small change. You’ll have to read Randy’s story to find out what they did with that plankton-eating shark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/be034992-be62-4aa3-bf19-cfa6d7fa2774/IMG_0517.jpg Stories - Just Basking with Sharks - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Randy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/617a0f22-8958-4e2a-abfe-ffdf5826113a/IMG_0904.jpg Stories - Just Basking with Sharks - Make it stand out Basking shark https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/when-the-sea-sparkles monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/caf00e21-33c3-4861-9c3b-c51beb9c0a54/Meg_Kayaking_BH6A0221.jpg Stories - When the Sea Sparkles - Make it stand out Kayaking at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/4e146944-c0a3-4502-84c9-63035f5b487d/Meg_Kikkeri.png Stories - When the Sea Sparkles - Meg, a student of biology, geo-science and climate science, knows how to show her friends a good time. But when Meg said, “Let’s go kayaking at midnight,” and didn’t tell them why, they all thought she was nuts. Meg’s effervescent personality overcame their reservations, and the bioluminescent adventure that followed was magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/f86e5f81-29fe-4bab-bcaa-140f6a2e4c93/Meg_Bioluminescence_photo+8.jpg Stories - When the Sea Sparkles - Make it stand out Bioluminescence reacting to a swimmer https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/magical-lights monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/92b1745a-561c-4ffb-9724-3bef6053b212/John_Mayer_BH6A1884.jpg Stories - Magical Lights - John, owner of Discovery Whale Watch and J&M Sport Fishing, has been hanging out on boats since he was a teen. Clearly he’s had many adventures out on the Bay, but the mystical, magical lights that caught him by surprise one night long ago, still rise to the top in his realm of memorable encounters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/c7757ee8-2ded-46e9-a883-fd7587017974/img_7083.jpg Stories - Magical Lights - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us John! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/de534c55-a8f3-4fd5-b1b1-b6d91abd0c2c/John_M_Bioluminescence_photo+4.jpg Stories - Magical Lights - Make it stand out Bioluminescence in the wake of a boat https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/sitting-on-the-bottom-of-the-bay monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/200d02aa-ed2e-4801-8091-79aec02a0493/Brandy_Sea_anemone_3V2A7291.jpg Stories - Sitting on the Bottom of the Bay - Make it stand out Sea anemone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/e4e6fef2-040c-49db-9445-eba0a0b4d98c/Brandy_Gale_BH6A0859.jpg Stories - Sitting on the Bottom of the Bay Brandy, a synesthetic artist, had been terrified of the water from early childhood when a bad in-water experience left its mark. But many, many years later, Monterey Bay changed all that. Brandy shares the lengths she went to to overcome her fears, how she learned to scuba dive and then received a welcome-back gift from a playful harbor seal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/90fe2f9d-49a0-4505-ad93-5894804f27c9/IMG_8077.JPG Stories - Sitting on the Bottom of the Bay - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Brandy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/ef0024a5-7f73-46e6-a3a8-3261a55fb9ee/Brandy_Harbor_seal_3V2A7988.jpg Stories - Sitting on the Bottom of the Bay - Make it stand out Harbor seal https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/seals-on-and-off-the-beach monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/5da7570a-0b9e-4c8b-8c8f-f4e7f123f024/Joy_Bellow_3V2A7249.jpg Stories - Seals On (and Off) the Beach - Make it stand out Elephant Seal vocalizing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658952690661-2IJ1C5INS63XCCNNHKWP/Joy_3V2A7255-2.jpg Stories - Seals On (and Off) the Beach - Joy’s seal stories are less rambunctious, but no less memorable. Confronting her first enormous elephant seals hauled out on shore only feet from her was just the beginning, an adventure in its own right for this self-proclaimed Nor’easter. But as a comparative anatomist at the Icahn School of Medicine, Joy next finds herself conducting a necropsy on the monstrous head of a deceased female elephant seal, and enjoying every moment of it. This one was not the work of sharks. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/spooky-dives-at-ano-nuevo monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658952500824-MD5X4SVBVEAJTV6J5NIQ/John_Pearse_BH6A2193.jpg Stories - Spooky Dives at Ano Nuevo - John, Professor Emeritus at UC Santa Cruz, was studying the impacts of sea otters on the local ecosystem, so he and a student went looking for abalones off Año Nuevo, favorite haul out for northern elephant seals. What they found on a dive there, which gave them pause, was a headless seal. Only a shark could be responsible. Were they at risk? What should they do? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/8c309ab8-8fbe-4720-b749-ffaaf464e3bf/IMG_8725.JPG Stories - Spooky Dives at Ano Nuevo - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us John! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/abd8f3f5-64e1-4fcb-8998-31e40377e7c1/John_P_Embrace_3V2A7556.jpg Stories - Spooky Dives at Ano Nuevo - Make it stand out Elephant seals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/72a728e9-32ca-4ca4-95b8-fee7c2f3ae03/John_P_E-seals_An%CC%83o_Nuevo_Island-2W5A7756.jpg Stories - Spooky Dives at Ano Nuevo - Make it stand out Elephant seals at Ano Nuevo https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/harbor-seal-rodeo monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/ac45ec58-0c08-4b67-98d2-d47b66edd4ab/Jim_Harvey_BH6A9063.jpg Stories - Harbor Seal Rodeo - Director of the Moss Landing Marine Labs, Jim has done it all, or so it seems. But his latest work has turned him into a marine cowboy. Catching harbor seals in the name of science is only for the hardy. Timing, steadfastness and knowing what to do (and not to do) when a seal has latched onto your hand are only some of the qualifications needed for the job. Jim takes us out in his little boat and from there into the mud, wrestling with seals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/b86325ed-a76a-41de-8b8c-a36e69ab223e/Jim_H_20220422-2W5A6589.jpg Stories - Harbor Seal Rodeo - Make it stand out Harbor seals in the waves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/ac45ec58-0c08-4b67-98d2-d47b66edd4ab/Jim_Harvey_BH6A9063.jpg Stories - Harbor Seal Rodeo - Make it stand out Jim Harvey, PhD https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/killer-whale-classroom monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/a888aec8-613b-464e-92a1-adc075f790b4/Jodi_KW_Dolphin.jpg Stories - Killer Whale Classroom - Make it stand out Killer whale pushing a common dolphin in the air during a hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658951633113-VFM6P3K2UDP8LK1LR0ZH/Jodi_Frediani_3V2A5089.jpg Stories - Killer Whale Classroom - Photographer and co-author of Wild Monterey Bay, Jodi has heard a lot of cool stories and witnessed many more first hand. Her own memorable encounter involves a well-know female killer whale doing what mom’s do best, teaching her offspring how to survive in the wild. A far cry from her distant relatives in captivity, this whale teaches us about the circle of life, while ensuring that her young have the survival skills they need to succeed. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/mystery-killer-whales-amp-the-pursuit monthly 0.5 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/af719ad5-10ba-43f6-8722-c2a3710328d8/_MG_0444.JPG Stories - Mystery Killer Whales & The Pursuit - Make it stand out Southern resident killer whales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/6f1b809b-77b6-465f-9908-80ed4753d048/Nancy_Black_BH6A1664.jpg Stories - Mystery Killer Whales & The Pursuit - Pt 1: Nancy, with the California Killer Whale Project, thought she’d seen it all, having spent 13 years on the Bay at that point. Transient killer whales and offshore orcas were the regulars who passed through. But on this day, she did not recognize any of the individuals. Another mystery was finally unraveled when she discovered these were residents from the Salish Sea who’d never before been seen south of southern Oregon. They came down on the hunt for salmon. Pt. 2: Orcas, or killer whales as they are called in Monterey Bay, are known as the top predators of the sea (except for humans), having been observed feeding on dolphins, whales and sharks. So Nancy, marine biologist and owner of Monterey Bay Whale Watch, was stunned to see Risso’s dolphins in hot pursuit of the killer whales, a first for her. Who knows what that was all about! https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/humpback-whale-running-interference monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/8ca56770-f027-4d01-b43a-8c010865f429/Alisa_2Mns_KWs_3V2A5193sm.jpg Stories - Humpback Whale Running Interference - Make it stand out Killer whales and humpback whales interacting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/f99abcb2-eab9-417c-94e4-4d9b74b6165b/IMG_8043.JPG Stories - Humpback Whale Running Interference - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Alisa! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/2979cec5-76f2-475f-9c46-a65e08c18eb1/Alisa_BH6A0393.jpg Stories - Humpback Whale Running Interference - Alisa, naturalist and marine biologist, knows every killer whale in the transient population by name and its relationship to other family members. But it’s the curious behavior of humpback whales who come upon killer whales hunting a gray whale calf that catches her attention. Was it altruism or something else that caused them to intervene? https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/taking-a-whale-out-to-sea monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/2cc7c31d-4d46-4806-9186-f78c33248000/Monte_Whale_tow_3V2A6412.jpg Stories - Taking a Whale Out to Sea - Make it stand out Humpback whale being towed out to sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/5cdc52a9-9c95-44e4-9ce2-3113e50a323b/Monte_Ash_BH6A0243.jpg Stories - Taking a Whale Out to Sea - When a dead whale washes up on shore near a campground, the city decides it has got to go. But removing a 40-ton carcass isn’t all that easy. Monte, owner of TowBoat USA, learns the ropes and shows us just how it’s done. When the plan changed mid-day, Monte and crew found themselves dodging container ships and traveling with whale in tow through the dark, far offshore. This is another story that will have you on the edge of your seat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/725b1900-a408-4e45-930a-cde6e26f3f6b/IMG_7616.JPG Stories - Taking a Whale Out to Sea - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Monte! https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/close-call-in-a-kayak monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658952690661-2IJ1C5INS63XCCNNHKWP/Joy_3V2A7255-2.jpg Stories - Close Call in a Kayak - Joy is a comparative anatomist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, but this is her version of her good friend Tom’s breaching whale story. Joy, as so many others had, first heard about the episode through the media. When she realized it was her dear friend who nearly died, she reviewed the video of the event and shares why she thinks Tom and his friend are alive today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/d3fc15c9-821a-4b88-848d-3d3d9cead234/Joy_Breach_3V2A3908.jpg Stories - Close Call in a Kayak - Make it stand out Humpback whale breaching https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/were-going-to-die-now monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/2fe5f810-ef41-4985-a679-4de01d90686f/Tom+Mustill.jpg Stories - We’re Going to Die Now - Documentary filmmaker, Tom, and his friend Charlotte had a once-in-a-lifetime experience with a whale, that no one would wish upon their enemies. When the 40’ long humpback launched itself from beneath the waves like a surfacing submarine right next to their kayak and momentarily towered above them, Tom thought for sure it was all over. But his telling of this compelling tale will have readers alternating through fear, astonishment, relief, laughter and amazement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/27558540-67e3-4633-8cdf-e0b24c2ccfdd/Breach_3V2A5466.jpg Stories - We’re Going to Die Now - Make it stand out Humpback whale breaching https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/my-whale-tale monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/796caac9-6409-4616-b024-7d854ea3f228/Deb_Gillespie_BH6A7624.jpg Stories - My Whale Tale - Deb had never really been out in the ocean before, though she walked daily along the shore. But the whales called her, and before she knew it, she was in over her head. Dolphins, sea lions and finally the whales made it all worthwhile – another life-transforming experience, courtesy of majestic marine mammals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/64539648-cae1-4082-823f-6cf76eaf02d9/IMG_7401.JPG Stories - My Whale Tale - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Deb! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/6164a6cf-bcfa-4f8b-83b1-36ec5688586b/Deb_G_Lunge_feeding_3V2A6803.jpg Stories - My Whale Tale - Make it stand out Humpback whale surface feeding https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/humpback-bonanza monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/cab91c3c-4ae8-482e-9831-fc4b5e18b842/IMG_7402.JPG Stories - Humpback Bonanza - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Ted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/6202f458-5a35-492a-9e9a-87005bc6ae13/Ted_Lunge_feeding_3V2A8797.jpg Stories - Humpback Bonanza - Make it stand out Humpback whale feeding frenzy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/81927f10-0ff1-4892-b2b9-7e4669856fcb/Ted_Cheeseman_BH6A7637.jpg Stories - Humpback Bonanza - Ted has created Happywhale, a citizen science network for identifying humpback whales by the color patterns on their tales. He can even tell us where a whale has been (to Baja or perhaps San Francisco Bay), but when over 100 gathered in Monterey Bay to feed at the same time, Ted was totally awestruck. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/one-close-pass-after-another monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/2e22e74d-db40-4fa4-bcfa-9a3543e71bd3/Kate_S_KWs_Fast_Raft_3V2A6742.jpg Stories - One Close Pass After Another - Make it stand out Killer whales with Fast Raft in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/311f5090-d438-4a85-96b8-9a74be366ef3/Kate_Spencer_BH6A7653.jpg Stories - One Close Pass After Another - Up close and personal clearly describes this Kate’s multi-part story. And Kate’s no ocean novice. A long-time naturalist, now owner and captain of her own whale watch vessel, the Fast Raft, Kate has nearly seen it all. Killer whales, humpback whales and gray whales all populate her exciting tale. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/boat-friendly-amp-mind-blowing monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/6a411f3f-8417-4294-9483-a633a3723ca1/Kate_Cummings_BH6A7609.jpg Stories - Boat Friendly & Mind Blowing - Little can top friendly whales. Kate, owner and captain of Blue Ocean Whale Watch, shares two amazing encounters, one with a well-known, friendly killer whale showing off an elephant seal carcass, and a humpback whale that dove beneath their boat and lifted it up with its back. You can see why it was hard to choose between the two stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/a02e1fee-5b65-43e5-b3e7-8d43f7e1338d/IMG_7349.JPG Stories - Boat Friendly & Mind Blowing - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Kate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/bf871cfe-803c-49dd-81cd-2525a38bd3e5/Kate_C_Friendly_fluke_BH6A7229.jpg Stories - Boat Friendly & Mind Blowing - Make it stand out Friendly whale https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-whale-that-rinsed-us-off monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/57ec4c1f-750a-41b0-82d1-fbe4a7691375/Jane_Mc_Breach_gray_3V2A1976-Edit%282%29.jpg Stories - The Whale that Rinsed Us Off - Make it stand out Gray whale breaching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/c1efe5ec-d28a-4a26-b61e-74882df84e3d/Jane_McK_BH6A0760crop.jpg Stories - The Whale that Rinsed Us Off - Usually surfers are focused on the swell and the next set of waves. But Jane, financial advisor and President and Team Captain of the Santa Cruz Longboard Union, was taken for a surprise when a whale leaped out of the water right there in the surf lineup. Her life-altering experience was both awe-inspiring and terrifying. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/say-what-sei-whale monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/e7bac705-da35-47e6-8b56-56a3803224f5/Tinker_BH6A7380.jpg Stories - Say What? Sei Whale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/ac5b24e6-39c9-41a9-82fb-0fa8ba4c285e/img_7132.jpg Stories - Say What? Sei Whale! - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Tinker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658883592587-J0E6CZUED1C9IFU0YDO9/Tinker_BH6A7380.jpg Stories - Say What? Sei Whale! - Tinker is a boat captain for fishing trips and whale watch adventures with Chris’ Fishing and Whale Watching. His tale combines both! Whatever was that whale doing that woke passengers from sleep before dawn? Tinker’s simple style has us right there in awe of another whale encounter. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-octopus-garden monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/5225f6cd-e700-477e-aa83-fa4ae6be4b67/Chad_King_BH6A5232.jpg Stories - The Octopus’ Garden - This story includes an underwater mountain 8000’ tall, a Remotely Operated Vehicle and some star-struck scientists who’ve suddenly and most unexpectedly come upon thousands of brooding octopus, only the second such aggregation ever found. Chad, a Research Specialist for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, is still over the moon about this discovery. So much to learn, and he shares so much with us right here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/7a97ce46-689b-427a-828d-5cdab26d0447/Chad_cam1_20181023220224_octogardentight1.jpg Stories - The Octopus’ Garden - Make it stand out Octopus brooding https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/black-tiger-in-the-bay monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/e5c6844a-2c6f-4891-bc73-1dca8572fc27/Lonny_Lundsten.jpg Stories - Black Tiger in the Bay - Sometimes it’s hard to imagine how many animals there are that have never before been seen by human eyes. Lonny is a new-age explorer who specializes in identifying critters new to science. Here Lonny, a Senior Research Technician at MBARI, visits a third sea mount, the Guide Sea Mount and discovers a new type of sea slug with the ominous name of Black Tiger Nudibranch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/9c8d8057-4e39-4468-8f14-d16ebdade418/Lonnie_Tritonia_nigritigris_4.png Stories - Black Tiger in the Bay - Make it stand out Black tiger nudibranch https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/coral-after-coral-after-sponge-in-the-deep monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/be7b6158-ad1d-4c1c-9d1c-4a31a039cdd8/Andrew_DeV_coral_thumbnail+copy.jpg Stories - Coral After Coral After Sponge in the Deep - Make it stand out Deep sea coral https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/roving-in-deep-sea-canyons monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/bf387c2e-d37f-46be-bf8e-ae28148160a2/GeoffShester.jpg Stories - Roving in Deep-Sea Canyons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/bf387c2e-d37f-46be-bf8e-ae28148160a2/GeoffShester.jpg Stories - Roving in Deep-Sea Canyons - The mysteries of the deep sea have captivated the imagination of people since the first sailors set out from shore. Geoff, California Campaign Director for Oceana, takes us in a remote operating vehicle on a deep sea adventure where bright pink and purple corals and sponges grow in the company of teeny fish, tubeworms, anemones and other critters usually hidden from our view. This secret, magic world comes to life as we follow Geoff’s account. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait-tale-of-the-white-dolphin monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/d7f9d68c-7bca-4f28-88a3-563e00152525/Katlyn_Casper_135A1670.jpg Stories - Good Things Come to Those Who Wait - Tale of the White Dolphin - Make it stand out White Risso’s dolphin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658881602885-UVFEXQH2WCN6Z1VLBLIX/Katlyn_Taylor_3V2A5084.jpg Stories - Good Things Come to Those Who Wait - Tale of the White Dolphin - Casper is just a youngster, but already a legend in Monterey Bay. This all-white Risso’s dolphin has a fan following, and Katlyn, co-editor of Wild Monterey Bay, hopes we’ll become a fan of this little dolphin, too. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-saga-of-an-entangled-whale monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/a5ad12e5-9b74-4efc-a504-4447465f199c/Pieter_Entangled_whale_3V2A1474-2.jpg Stories - The Saga of an Entangled Whale - Make it stand out Entangled humpback whale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/d543997d-d6e1-4e20-85b0-08714ca84c97/Pieter_Folkens_BH6A7570.jpg Stories - The Saga of an Entangled Whale - One of the key members of the Northern California whale disentanglement team, Pieter takes us step by step on a disentanglement mission. Pieter’s story-telling carries us along on the vessel with him, wondering if we’ll find the whale again, questioning whether the team will succeed, and hanging on when the whale, attached to his boat with lines, lashes out and gets everyone in the boat wet. It’s quite a ride for the whale, the rescuers and readers alike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/195d78ae-e4fb-478e-b0bb-22f738a1c5bb/IMG_8099.JPG Stories - The Saga of an Entangled Whale - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Pieter! https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-whale-that-couldnt-breach monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/83420845-a5d8-4c33-beb3-14bc1dccd256/Charlie_BH6A0580h.jpg Stories - The Whale that Couldn’t Breach - 12-year old Charlie graduated from Dora the Explorer to becoming a bona fide member of Heirs to Our Oceans. She gives us a glimpse into one of her study topics, entangled whales, and how privileged she is to have the opportunity to see whales in the wild and learn from experts about the perils whales face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/b4c8dc6c-bad4-4fe7-a12f-7581594e5f55/Charlie_Breach_3V2A5379.jpg Stories - The Whale that Couldn’t Breach - Make it stand out Breaching humpback whale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/2f0aebb5-a66b-41a6-a68e-6f7becf2def6/IMG_8038.JPG Stories - The Whale that Couldn’t Breach - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Charley! https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/this-is-the-thing-blue-whale-are-incredibly-enormous monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/460c6324-9dc1-4e6c-a0f5-b43c45266e9f/Asha_de_Vos_3V2A7249-2.jpg Stories - This is the thing! Blue Whale are Incredibly Enormous! - Founder of Oceanswell, Asha is Sri Lanka’s foremost blue whale researcher. But seeing a blue whale in Monterey Bay was anything but routine for Asha. Her enthusiasm for her study subjects is simply contagious and Asha astounds her fellow whale watchers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/f803a306-bfb3-464e-8c72-b770f6605224/Asha_Blue_humpback_3V2A1391.jpg Stories - This is the thing! Blue Whale are Incredibly Enormous! - Make it stand out Blue whale in the foreground with two humpbacks in the background https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/where-oh-where-are-the-blues monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/65e0d904-e73a-4215-b89f-20b451c8ff2c/Dave_C_Blue_blows_BH6A0163lg.jpg Stories - Where oh Where are the Blues? - Make it stand out Blue whale blows on the horizon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/5a017142-e465-4dc4-ae01-ddd6b3794bc4/Dave_Cade_BH6A4838.jpg Stories - Where oh Where are the Blues? - Dave just earned his doctorate working on cetacean foraging ecology, that is, looking in-depth at how whales feed and the world they feed in. Instead of humpback whales, Dave takes us out tagging blue whales, the largest animals to ever have lived on this planet. Getting to know your subjects is key for scientific success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/e5dbd7f2-1544-492b-9dd8-78a55b9765ce/Dave_C_Blow_MG_8344.jpg Stories - Where oh Where are the Blues? - Make it stand out Blue whale exhaling https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/i-felt-a-little-sorry-for-the-anchovies monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/b2ab4e22-8945-46b9-beca-ccc2081ce5ff/John_Calambokidis_BH6A0466.jpg Stories - I Felt a Little Sorry for the Anchovies - Founder and research biologist at Cascadia Research, John has his own whale-tagging story. While deploying those tags is a dangerous job, the rewards can be pure gold. John gives us a glimpse into the dynamic world of whales feeding on anchovies alongside sea lions, birds and other whales. And he gets us thinking about the value of those myriad little fish to the whole marine ecosystem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/455c7042-19e1-489e-8230-19fa4001394e/IMG_8032.JPG Stories - I Felt a Little Sorry for the Anchovies - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us John! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/43439cbd-2318-4381-917b-b8b337ad2893/John_C_whale_view2.jpg Stories - I Felt a Little Sorry for the Anchovies - Make it stand out A snap shot of whale tagging data https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/730a89db-67d4-4285-a355-6680e17def2e/John_C_Ari_D-tag_3V2A6931.jpg Stories - I Felt a Little Sorry for the Anchovies - Make it stand out Whale tagging team, John is at the helm https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/tag-youre-it monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/49fd09b6-1ea8-4251-9dbf-33b047003a99/Ari_Tagging_3V2A6909web.jpg Stories - Tag, You’re It! - Make it stand out Humpback whales and California sea lions with the whale tagging boat in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/01fd1907-794d-4d07-9934-7f7f508c5bce/John_C_Ari_D-tag_3V2A6931.jpg Stories - Tag, You’re It! - Make it stand out Whale tagging team, Ari is standing on the bowsprint with a tag in his hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/0bfa18cb-bc36-4a6a-9005-dec0df8e2d1f/Ari_BH6A0359crop.jpg Stories - Tag, You’re It! - Associate Professor and Researcher at UC Santa Cruz, Ari would rather be on a boat than behind a desk. Putting suction tags on whales using a long pole while standing in the bow of a skiff is Ari’s specialty. Here he takes us on one of his adventures in the Bay, where the whales wear cameras giving us a glimpse into their underwater world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/16735935-ac92-48ad-970b-ac2e9b8f84e6/Ari_whale_view1.jpg Stories - Tag, You’re It! - Make it stand out Snaphot of tag data from a humpback whale https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/the-story-of-elwood-an-otterly-happy-ending-and-to-the-rescue monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/e1a0f90b-a7f0-4968-916b-5ab74b3f945b/Michelle_Staedler_3V2A7149.jpg Stories - The Story of Elwood: An Otterly Happy Ending & To the Rescue - Pt 1: What do you do with an orphaned sea otter pup who’s screaming at the top of his lungs? Why give him to a mom in the wild whose pup has just died, of course. Easier said than done, but Michelle, Sea Otter Program Manager at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, has us on the edge of our seats as she attempts to do something that’s never been done before. Pt 2: Michelle’s second story takes us to an abandoned cement structure in the surf off Cannery Row, where a mother sea otter is frantically swimming about. In wetsuits with salmon nets in tow, Michelle, sea otter Program Manager at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and her colleague head out to see what the trouble is and find themselves in the surf in the unlikely position as pup rescuers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/ddc463ed-3436-4034-9bfb-234d662ff4d5/Michelle_S_Otter_mom_pup_3V2A3852.jpg Stories - The Story of Elwood: An Otterly Happy Ending & To the Rescue - Make it stand out Sea otter mom and pup https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/alogorababyseaotter monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/7899ddb7-b99d-42bc-9836-5d992c737283/Dakota_Otter_mom_pup_3V2A9671.jpg Stories - A log or a baby sea otter? - Make it stand out Sea otter mom and pup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/a6fc3b04-a316-4265-8ff0-cd71099b20c2/IMG_8037.JPG Stories - A log or a baby sea otter? - Make it stand out Thank you for sharing your story with us Dakota! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/7f25c1d2-7879-428f-829f-7db3f0f697e4/Dakota_Peebler_BH6A0592.jpg Stories - A log or a baby sea otter? - Dakota, 13-year old member of Heirs to Our Oceans (H2OO), has the good fortune to go kayaking with her family and sees a log that turns out to be a baby sea otter. 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Laura, Education Director for O’Neill Sea Odyssey, has heard it all from “It looks fake!” to “Is this the ocean?” With her job cut out for her, she leads her charges on an exciting path of discovery as they hunt for seals, otters and hopefully whales. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/category/Relationships monthly 0.5 https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/category/Health monthly 0.5 https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/category/Featured+Stories monthly 0.5 https://www.wildmontereybay.com/stories/category/Culture monthly 0.5 https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers daily 0.75 2022-11-15 https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/chris-berry monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/901bf5bf-b906-4d14-8235-0d029cf2b6ed/Chris_Berry_BH6A0268.jpg Storytellers - Chris Berry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/don-kelly monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/309ef518-c80d-4cc8-a7b7-3866f3518615/Don_Kelly_BH6A0866h.jpg Storytellers - 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John Pearse, PhD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/jim-harvey-phd monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/ac45ec58-0c08-4b67-98d2-d47b66edd4ab/Jim_Harvey_BH6A9063.jpg Storytellers - Jim Harvey, PhD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/jodi-frediani monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658951633113-VFM6P3K2UDP8LK1LR0ZH/Jodi_Frediani_3V2A5089.jpg Storytellers - Jodi Frediani - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/nancy-black monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/6f1b809b-77b6-465f-9908-80ed4753d048/Nancy_Black_BH6A1664.jpg Storytellers - Nancy Black - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/alisa-schulman-janiger monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/2979cec5-76f2-475f-9c46-a65e08c18eb1/Alisa_BH6A0393.jpg Storytellers - Alisa Schulman-Janiger - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/monte-ash monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/5cdc52a9-9c95-44e4-9ce2-3113e50a323b/Monte_Ash_BH6A0243.jpg Storytellers - Monte Ash - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/joy-reidenberg-phd monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/1658952690661-2IJ1C5INS63XCCNNHKWP/Joy_3V2A7255-2.jpg Storytellers - Joy Reidenberg, PhD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/tom-mustill monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/2fe5f810-ef41-4985-a679-4de01d90686f/Tom+Mustill.jpg Storytellers - Tom Mustill - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/deb-gillespie monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/796caac9-6409-4616-b024-7d854ea3f228/Deb_Gillespie_BH6A7624.jpg Storytellers - Deb Gillespie - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/ted-cheeseman monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/81927f10-0ff1-4892-b2b9-7e4669856fcb/Ted_Cheeseman_BH6A7637.jpg Storytellers - Ted Cheeseman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/kate-spencer monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/311f5090-d438-4a85-96b8-9a74be366ef3/Kate_Spencer_BH6A7653.jpg Storytellers - Kate Spencer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/kate-cummings monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/6a411f3f-8417-4294-9483-a633a3723ca1/Kate_Cummings_BH6A7609.jpg Storytellers - Kate Cummings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wildmontereybay.com/storytellers/jane-mckenzie monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e05b1aa9c14f70be9c0486/c1efe5ec-d28a-4a26-b61e-74882df84e3d/Jane_McK_BH6A0760crop.jpg Storytellers - 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