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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Tanya L. Grady </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies will present a lecture on the ecology of the mysterious North Atlantic right whale on Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7 p.m., at the Hiebert Marine Lab located at 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The lecture is free and refreshments will be served.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">North Atlantic right whale populations struggle to survive in modern waters with a total population of less than 400 remaining; this species is on the brink of extinction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A significant percent of the dwindling North Atlantic right whale population visits Cape Cod Bay and adjacent waters to feed from winter through early spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Scientists at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies seek to understand the oceanographic processes and behavioral patterns that, in combination, directly influence the distribution of these animals as well as the type of risks they are exposed to and the overall effects of these combinations to the survival of the species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Join PCCS scientist, Karen Stamieszkin as she explains the ecology surrounding this mysterious species.</font></span></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies</b> is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine through research, education, public policy initiatives, and management strategies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PCCS delivers measurable results including establishment of the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network, rescuing over 97 large whales from entanglement since 1984 and continuous work to develop whale-safe fishing gear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PCCS played a key role in the federal designation of Stellwagen Bank as a national marine sanctuary and Cape Cod Bay as a critical habitat for the North Atlantic right whale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To learn about our research, programs and results, please visit </font><a href="http://www.coastalstudies.org/"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">www.coastalstudies.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">.</font></p>
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