American Cetacean Society
9th International Conference - Learning from Whales
Education - Inspiration - Action ! -- November 12-14, 2004 - Long Beach, California

---

Learning from Whales Photo Contest

Thank You to all the participants in the ACS 2004 Conference photo contest.

	MYSTECETES		ODONTOCETES		OTHER
	Richard L. Rothstein		Richard L. Rothstein		Diane Alps
1st place:
	lunge-feeding humpback trio		misty orcas		elephant seal pup
	Diane Alps		Richard L. Rothstein		Diane Alps
2nd place:
	gray whale calf breach		orcas with sea lions		elephant seals and sea lions
	Diane Alps		Richard L. Rothstein		Diane Alps
3rd place:
	gray whale calf eye		orca with phalaropes		elephant seal pups playing
			Holly Weiss		Susan Hustad
Honorable Mention
			Atlantic white-sided dolphin		sea lion
			Diane Alps
Honorable Mention
			common dolphin leap

Conference photo contests are open to amateur photographers only. For eligibility purposes, an amateur is defined as someone who makes less than 25% of his/her income from photography.

There were three categories:

• Mysticetes - all species of baleen whales.
• Odontocetes - all species of toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises.
• Other Marine Vertebrates - marine mammals such as pinnipeds, polar bears, otters and sirenians; sea turtles, sea birds, fishes, etc. (Sea birds in the context of this contest are birds that spend most of their time in or over salt water, like penguins, tubenoses, alcids, some gulls and others)

All photos had to be of free and unrestrained animals in their natural habitat.

Please Join Us to help support ACS's public education programs, (and for access to the members-only photo galleries).