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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">The Friends of the
</SPAN></B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">Cape
Cod</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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</SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">Museum</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'"> of Natural
History<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">present<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">A Discussion on Whale
Disentanglement<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><st1:date Year="2007" Day="12" Month="6"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">June 12,
2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">For Immediate Release:
</SPAN></B><st1:date Year="2007" Day="23" Month="5"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'">May 23,
2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: silver; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Contact: Bob
Smith 508-896-6333 or <A
href="mailto:bobmsm@earthlink.net">bobmsm@earthlink.net</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">What:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>A Discussion on Whale Disentanglement, presented by the Provincetown
<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>Center for Coastal Studies<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Where:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Cape
Cod</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">
</SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Museum</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"> of Natural
History<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>869 Route 6A, Brewster<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">When:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN></SPAN><st1:date Year="2007" Day="12" Month="6"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Tuesday, June
12, 2007</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Time:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN></SPAN><st1:time Minute="30" Hour="13"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">1:30
pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Speaker:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Brian
Sharp, PCCS Staff<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>The
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Provincetown</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Coastal Studies (PCCS)
world-renowned disentanglement team operates under federal permit to free large
marine mammals from marine debris and fishing gear. Since 1984, PCCS has
freed more than seventy large whales from life threatening disentanglements,
using techniques developed by the Center staff.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this presentation, the dynamic
relationship between humans and marine mammals will be explored. Learn
about disentanglement techniques and plausible solutions to entanglement issues
from an experienced team member. For more information about PCCS or their
disentanglement program, visit the PCCS website at </FONT><A
href="http://www.coastalstudies.org/"><FONT
face=Arial>www.coastalstudies.org</FONT></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Brian Sharp received his B.S. in Animal
Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">State</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> in 1997. For over three years he has held
his current position as a member of the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Provincetown</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Center</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> for Coastal Studies Large Whale
Disentanglement Program. The Center is contracted by the federal
government to coordinate and conduct all large whale disentanglements along the
Eastern Seaboard from </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Maine</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> to </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Florida</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">. Brian also acts as the Sea Turtle
Disentanglement Coordinator for </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Massachusetts</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">, the state with the highest reported rate
of sea turtle entanglements in the northeast
region.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Members of
Friends of CCMNH: admission free<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Guests:
$3<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Cape
Cod</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">
</SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Museum</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"> of Natural
History<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">869 Route 6A,
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Brewster</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">,
</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">MA</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">
</SPAN><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">02631</SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">508-896-3867<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>www.ccmnh.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>