Previously Recorded Zoom Lectures
Many of our speakers have allowed their lectures to be recorded. We try to upload them on our website as soon as possible. Feel free to browse the previously recorded lectures on this page, or check out our playlist on Youtube!

August 13, 2025, 7 - 8 p.m. via Zoom
Dr. Tim Markowitz
San Francisco Bay Area Cetaceans: Returning residents, migrants, immigrants, and climate refugees
July 9, 2025, 7 - 8 p.m. via Zoom and Legacy
Dr. Serge Dedina
Saving Gray Whales in Baja California
Partial video as it was not recording at beginning of presentation
May 14, 2025
Guest Speaker
Jason Gonsalves
"Port Operations and Underwater Noise: Designing an Underwater Managment and Monitoring Program for San Diego Bay"
April 9, 2025, on Legacy and Zoom
Guest Speakers
Drs. Barbara Taylor and Jay Barlow
Dr. Barbara Taylor - “Changing Human Behavior: Cases from Around the Globe Reveal the Need to Expand Conservation Expertise”
Dr. Jay Barlow - “Listening to beaked whales: What can they tell us about their behavior, distribution and abundance?”
March 12, 2025
Speaker Series Program
Dr. Hendrik Nollens
“Developing remotely collected health indicators for the endangered southern resident killer whales”
February 12, 2025
Guest Speaker
Sabina Sadiqqui
A Snapshot of the International Whaling Commission in the Modern Era
January 8, 2025
Anna Gierhart
Whistles, Waves, and Regulations: Navigating Swim Tours and Uncovering Dusky Dolphin Communication in Kaikōura, NZ
On January 30, 2021, the national ACS chapter hosted its first virtual conference. In case you missed it, each speaker has their own presentation uploaded on YouTube. Click on the button below to access those previously recorded lectures!
"Algae and Sustainable Fashion"
"Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System: Observations and Modeling to Address US/Mexico Cross-Border Pollution Issues"
"A New Challenge: Protecting Marine Mammals While Advancing Offshore Wind Development"
"Atlantic Right Whales"
"A brief history of ACS-San Diego and Marine Mammals I have encountered. A sharing of photos of Cetacea, Pinnipedia, Mustelidae, Ursidae."
"A personal perspective on 60 years of HSWRI's Return to the Sea"
"Right on the brink: Can North Pacific right whales be saved?"
"Using Tags and Tech to Support Conservation and Management in a Dynamic Ocean"
"Marine Mammal Rescue, Rehabilitation and Research"
"Getting to Know Gray Whales: My Lifetime of Research"
"So what's the coolest thing you've ever seen? Confessions of a whale watching captain with over 7,000 days on the water"
"End of the Year 2022 Wrap Up of Cetaceans and Other Things Seen!"