Videos

Find your sanctuary in Monterey Bay!

Filmed, directed and edited by Kevin Painchaud
Produced/Funded by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Join Foundation director Ginaia Kelly and Sanctuary Exploration Center manager Chelsea Prindle for a virtual tour of the Exploration Center and to learn about the habitats, wildlife, and history of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Produced by the Santa Cruz Warriors

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation President & CEO, Joel R. Johnson, and ocean explorer Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, the brilliant mind behind the bestselling book Blue Mind – The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do discuss the value of National Marine Sanctuaries to ocean protection, and how a “Blue Mind” can catalyze ways to create and protect the ocean and other waters while improving personal health.

The Monterey Bay Foundation hosts the Santa Cruz Warriors players and coaches for an up close and personal connection to our marine sanctuary. Players enjoyed a scavenger hunt which included touching a shark and getting to see rehabilitating dolphins up close. They also learned about the critical importance of a healthy and thriving ocean environment and why our Monterey Bay Sanctuary is such an important part of that.

Emmy winner, Oscar-nominated, jazz musician, and composer, Kris Bowers has been commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival to write and present a piece at the 65th Monterey Jazz Festival. He was inspired by the 30th Anniversary of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to create a piece that highlights the role of ocean sanctuaries. In this clip from the full interview on Sands Box with Christian Sands, he discusses his inspiration and process for creating his music.

For the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM9t3aKOd2s

“The Citizen Movement That Created Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary”

“The Citizen Movement That Created Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary”

Our partners, the Santa Cruz Warriors/Sea Dubs, celebrate mentors in our community…from coaches, to parents, to professional mentorships like Foundation board member Fred Keeley to executive director Ginaia Kelly.

Thank you, Fred Keeley for all you do for our community!

Discover Wonder: The Octopus Garden is a remarkable, mind-expanding adventure that journeys with a team of scientists from the decks of high-tech exploration vessels to the dark and uncharted depths of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Their mission: to collect crucial data from one of the rarest and deepest fertile octopus brooding colonies on the planet.

Encounters with otherworldly marine life that inhabit the most extreme and fragile environments imaginable is a reminder of how much of the ocean remains unexplored and a cue for us to ensure the wonders of the deep are protected.

Written, directed and edited by John Dutton
Produced by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Funded by Tides Foundation

At the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, we invite people who care about the health of the planet to work with us to protect it.

Join us, and help protect the treasured places in our ocean and Great Lakes.

An important message from Hilary Bryant, former Mayor of Santa Cruz and co-chair of the Monterey Bay Foundation’s Board of Directors, urging you to support the Sanctuary Foundation for Giving Tuesday Now on May 5, 2020.

A deep dive into the work of our 2019 Sanctuary Sea Stars, a group of people and organizations who have contributed significantly to education, conservation, research, and business in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.