Monterey Bay Aquarium Photos & Plastic Waste in the Ocean

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On my birthday this past weekend I took a much needed break and stopped off at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The last time I was there was in 2004 just after I got my 1D Mark II. Well this time around I had the luxury of photographing this great aquarium with my 1Ds Mark III.

One thing that I have to commend the Monterey Bay Aquarium on is their commitment to education. Recently the Monterey Bay Aquarium started up a Twitter account MontereyAq and its been a source of great information. Following MontereyAq has given me quick insight to their Seafood Watch program that enables people to make choices for a healthy oceans and their campaign to raise awareness to the growing problem of plastic waste in our ocean “Laysan Albatross & Plastics“. If you’re on Twitter I recommend you follow MontereyAq to get the latest news from the aquarium.

Also on the topic of plastics in the ocean if you’re interested in learning how severe of a problem this is I came across a very powerful grassroots video series Garbage Island via VBS.tv.Â I’m still working my way through this series but it is amazing what a huge impact our plastic waste is having on the environment. If you can tolerate it this is a must view video series.

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Posted by Jim on 06.20.2008 at 10:59 am
Tagged: California, Locations, Monterey, Photography, Stock Photo , Aquarium, Monterey, Photography, Stock Photo

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jimgoldstein

Jenn thanks for your interest in my photography. I do sell prints of all my photos. You can order a print directly of this and other photos I've taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium here:

http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery/Monterey-Bay...

If you have questions or a custom print request don't hesitate to contact me directly.

jimgoldstein

Jenn thanks for your interest in my photography. I do sell prints of all my photos. You can order a print directly of this and other photos I've taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium here:

http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery/Monterey-Bay...

If you have questions or a custom print request don't hesitate to contact me directly.

jennlacy

Do you by chance sell prints of your photographs? I am specifically interested in the sea nettles photograph.

jennlacy

Do you by chance sell prints of your photographs? I am specifically interested in the sea nettles photograph.

Nelcha

Happy Birthday Jim,
Yes, I also need to get back to MBA..it has been too long
and as a nature photog I love their work and also agree with the Seafood Watch program. May this next year be bountiful with beauty
in front of your eyes and lens.

in gratitude,
Nelcha

Richard Wong

A great place for sure Jim. I agree with the Seafood Watch program. When I worked at the aquarium in SF, we distributed the same pamphlet from Monterey telling people about sustainable fishing practices.