[CINC] El Capitan Outreach-7/6

[Paul Petrich]

Ocean and Island People,
 Last night Ken Tatro and Hank Mitchel joined Tara and I at El Capitan State Beach to present the Marine Mammals of our CINP and CINMS virtual trip. Thanks loads to Ken and Hank for coming aboard: We had 127 folks aboard ( census by Ken ). Again, upon a show of hands, only one family was from out of state, and they were from Las Vegas (some members thought Las Vegas was IN California!). Only one  handful count had been to the Channel Islands, and that was Catalina. Non knew that the island in view off El Capitan's beach was Santa Cruz Is!  But , we must give leeway to them, as non in the audience were from Santa Barbara or Ventura Counties.
 They were a very attentive crowd, and many stayed around at the end to ask questions about our CINP and whale watching into the Sanctuary. The krill and baleen were also a hit, as usual. Here is where having Hank and Ken  really helped loads, as we are able to mix with the audience coming forward. Ken did an excellent job as well, explaining our PID role in the Corps, and how it has clarified the fact that the local Blue Whale population, much like our local Humpbacks, are a separate clan from the mid Pacific groups. Tara was fantastic with her description of how the Gray whales have grown into fearless friends of humans, beginning in the lagoons of their birth, from the feared "devil fish" that used to attack whalers with uncommon success- as well as with her telling of the Chumash Rainbow Bridge story of their crossing to the mainland from Santa Cruz Island.  I Sari Wa,  Paul
 
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