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YES! I want to be part of the American Cetacean Society and help build bridges between science, people, & policy. Either use one of the buttons below to Join Now with a credit card or use the above link to print and mail your application with a check. (You may also use any of the following links to renew your membership online.) (6) If the name on your credit card does not exactly match the name you want your membership in, please note the name you want your membership listed as in the note PayPal lets you add to transactions. Examples of this would include company credit cards or gift memberships. Membership Level Select Chapter (5)  and Click Join/Renew button (6) Lifetime $750 (1) -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Patron $500 (1) -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Contributing $250 (1) -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Supporting $75 (1) -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Foreign $45 (2) -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Family $45 (3) -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Active $35 -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Senior $25 -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Teacher $25 (4) -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     Student $25 -- Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County Puget Sound San Francisco Bay At Large     additional donation:     (1) Special Gift in Premium Categories - if you would prefer to have all your dues go to save the whales, please indicate "no gift" in note. (2) You must join as a Foreign Member if your mailing address is outside the United States. (3) Extends Privileges to Everyone in Household. (4) Extends Privileges to Students in Classroom. (5) You can join any chapter you like, regardless of where you live. If chapter affiliation is left blank and it isn't obvious which chapter you are closest to, you'll be placed in the 'At-Large' category. New 'At-Large' Members: we encourage you to contact the National Board for subcommittee assignment opportunities. (6) If renewing, please indicate in the note PayPal lets you add to transactions. ACS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Your annual membership dues as well as your donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Please consult your CPA for details.

If you haven't joined us yet - please do. Your tax-deductible contribution of $25 or $35 (or more) goes a long way towards protecting the future of whales, dolphins, porpoises, and their environment. While it isn't really scientifically accurate to portray cetaceans as the "canaries of the sea," the analogy is quite apt on a practical level. By protecting cetaceans from human-created hazards such as gill-net fishing or noise pollution, we also protect the web of life that shares the marine environment. The pelagic birds. The seals and otters. The starfish and tiny shrimps, and also the people. We, collectively, have historically hunted whales to the point of extinction. We owe it to them, and to our children, to do what we can to ensure their future. ACS's mission is to do this primarily via education.

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught." Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

We need your help to continue to offer our free educational programs - our membership provides the core support for our programs. Please join us as a member and help ACS protect whales, dolphins and porpoises by building bridges between scientists, people and policy.

For an individual membership fee of $35 (there are also discounted student, teacher, & senior memberships), you will be actively supporting an organization that seeks to educate the public and influence world opinion. These annual membership fees are very modest but go a long way towards funding our educational programs.

To join ACS, (or to renew your membership) simply select your level, a chapter affiliation, and click on a "Join/Renew Now" button to join immediately with a credit card, or print and mail the membership form with your check or credit card information.

The primary benefit of membership is the satisfaction of helping save these highly social and intelligent creatures.

Secondary benefits are receipt of a periodic publication, Whalewatcher, and discounts on ACS sponsored trips and merchandise.

You have the option of being a member-at-large or joining the ACS chapter of your choice. If you join one of the chapters there are additional benefits such as their monthly newsletter. Unlike some groups, attendance at the monthly chapter meetings is entirely optional but you will always want to attend as they are interesting.

You can join any chapter you wish, regardless of your location. You do not need to live near a chapter to affiliate with it, even if you do live near a different chapter. All ACS members are welcome at chapter activities.

The monthly chapter meetings feature renowned naturalists and are open to the public, so if you want to get to know us before you join, you have that option.

It costs nothing to belong to our extended family of ACS Friends - the people and organizations who help ACS protect whales, dolphins and porpoises in ways that do not necessarily involve membership or financial contributions. We almost always need assistance with our educational activities (see the volunteer page) and in-kind donations. We appreciate whatever support you can give us.

We hope that friends and members communicate with their elected representatives to urge that they support legislation which protects cetaceans and their environment. Whales and dolphins need clean water and a pollution-free environment. Please support local, state, and federal legislation that promotes the cleanup of pollution sources.