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Based on changing demographics in Central California, MERITO was developed in 2001 by Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in partnership with Hispanic communities in Central California to provide expanded bilingual outreach and education about marine and coastal environments and their conservation to youth, teachers, adults and families. The three main goals of MERITO are to:
  • Collaborate with other natural resource management agencies such as California State Parks and National Estuarine Research Reserves to provide site-based outreach for Latino youth and families,


  • Collaborate with schools and community-based education groups to build upon and foster new community-based outreach for Latino youth, adults and migrant families,


  • Collaborate with Minority Serving Institutions to develop and provide teacher trainings and college internships for Latino-serving teachers and undergraduate and graduate level students.


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