FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			March 5, 1996

Contact:	Scott Kathey  (831) 647-4251 or 4201

Sanctuary Treasures Revealed at 
Symposium

	Voracious whales, undersea rivers, and a fly-through model for 
visualizing Monterey Bay are just some of the topics to be served up at 
Sanctuary Currents •96 - a FREE symposium offered to the public this 
weekend by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.  The event runs 
Friday evening, March 8, and all day Saturday, March 9, at Glasgow Hall 
on the Naval Postgraduate School campus.

	According to Terry Jackson, Sanctuary Manager, –The Sanctuary 
office has received calls from throughout the country about the 
Symposium.  We invite everyone to join us in the La Novia Room at 
Herrmann Hall Friday evening for free hors de oeuvres and an awards 
presentation.”  Steve Webster, Education Director for the Monterey Bay 
Aquarium will open the Symposium with a presentation titled, –Ed 
Ricketts, Where Are You When We Need You?”  Mike Weber, co-author of 
the newly published The Wealth of Oceans will open Saturdayês sessions 
with a discussion of the national and international importance of marine 
sanctuaries, and how research, education, conservation and business can 
coexist within protected marine areas.

	Saturday sessions will feature exhibits, computer demonstrations, 
and posters created by local school children.  Special workshops will be 
held for teachers (K-12) to develop marine science curricula for area 
schools, and the Conservation Panel will conduct an exciting discussion 
of community involvement in ocean protection efforts.  The University of 
California Sea Grant Program, the Association of Monterey Bay Area 
Governments, and the Sanctuary are co-sponsors of the Symposium.