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Welcome, Ocean Connectors Students! |
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This is your very own ocean conservation webpage - made just for you! I will post different pictures every couple of weeks, so visit again soon! Also, check out the cool links below, and don't hesitate to email us with any questions! Enjoy!
-Timmy |
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Click here to donate directly to the Ocean Connectors program!
To read a complete description of this project, please visit the main
Ocean Connectors Project Page.
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Spotlighting a Young Conservation Hero: Marcus Owen-Schwarz
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Pro Peninsula would like to honor Marcus, because even as one of our youngest members he has made incredible contributions to sea turtle conservation over the years! |
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Marcus joined Pro Peninsula in 2007 by adopting an endangered leatherback sea turtle. Since then he has personally hosted several sea turtle fundraiser events, gathering friends and family together to support these amazing animals. Recently Marcus collected pledges for his climb up Mt. Quandary in Colorado, and used the money to support sea turtle conservation through Pro Peninsula. Marcus' passion and dedication to the environment is clear, and he serves as a role model to youth around the world. Shown here during his climb up the mountain, Marcus is an inspiration to us all. |
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Your class can adopt a sea turtle!
Ask your teacher for help, and visit www.propeninsula.org/adopt! |
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Don't forget what YOU
can do to help protect sea turtles & other marine life!
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Check out these cool links:
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- Stop using plastic bags! Use reusable shopping bags instead.
- Don't buy or eat seafood whose extraction results in bycatch.
- Visit any communities involved in sea turtle or coastal conservation.
- Practice the 3 Rs...Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle your trash!
- Become a member of a conservation organization.
- Get informed and spread the word!
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Sea Life Facts: |
- Gray whales can grow to be about 50 feet long! That’s about as long as one and a half school buses! Gray whales weigh about 80,000 pounds—that’s the weight of about 4 school busses!
- Sea turtles have lived on the planet for over 100 million years! Sea turtles thrived in the world's oceans until recently; modern human developments have pushed all 7 species of sea turtles to the brink of extinction.
- Gray whales feed by filtering their food through thick baleen plates. These baleen plates look just like straw. Gray whales have 130 to 180 baleen plates on each jaw!
- Green sea turtles can hold their breath for over an hour! This helps them on their migrations between nesting beaches on the western coast of Mexico and feeding grounds in San Diego Bay, California.
- A group of gray whales is called a “pod”.
- The black sea turtle is considered a sub-species of the green sea turtle. They share the same DNA, but exhibit some physical differences.
- The average life span of gray whales is unknown, but some female gray whales have lived to be about 75 years old.
- The largest green sea turtle ever to be found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is named "Wrinkle-Bottom" and she weighs about 570 lbs! She is known to spend a lot of time in San Diego Bay.
- California gray whales migrate about 10,000 miles from their Arctic feeding grounds to the Baja California peninsula!
- 5 of the 7 species of sea turtles live in the Eastern Pacific Ocean!
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The Ocean Connectors project is made possible through generous support from our many funders and partners:
The Ocean Foundation, Sea World-Busch Gardens, Unified Port of San Diego, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Flagship San Diego Harbor Excursion, Muller Family Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chula Vista Nature Center, Baja Bound Mexican Insurance, Whale Tails Chips, NOAA Fisheries Service, Biogen Idec Foundation, and Qualcomm Inc.
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