Causes: Biological & Life Sciences, Environment, Environmental Education, Marine Science & Oceanography, Technology

Mission: Marine Life Studies is a nonprofit organization committed to protecting our ocean, whales, dolphins, and other marine wildlife. Our mission is to acquire and share knowledge and inspire the next generation of whale, dolphin and ocean conservationists. We acquire knowledge through on-going research, share and utilize that knowledge to encourage conservation, and inspire the public, especially children, with our education programs.

Target demographics: inspiring the public to protect our ocean, whales and dolphins through research, education and conservation.

Geographic areas served: the Monterey Bay area including Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties

Programs: Take It To The Streets trash cleanups, Research Scientist training program, Whale Entanglement Team (WET)® providing whale disentanglement education and training