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<div align="left"><strong>PCCS will host a lecture on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 7 p.m.</strong></div>
<div align="left"><strong>at the Hiebert Marine Lab</strong></div>
<div align="left"><strong>5 Holway Ave, Provincetown.</strong></div>
<div align="left"><strong>Admission is free. Call 508-487-3622 x 103 for information.</strong></div>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><strong>The longfin inshore squid (</strong></p></font></font><i><font face="Arial-BoldItalicMT" size="4"><font face="Arial-BoldItalicMT" size="4"><strong>Loligo pealeii</strong></font></font></i><font face="Arial-BoldMT" size="4"><font face="Arial-BoldMT" size="4"><strong>) is a fascinating creature that is abundant</strong>
<p align="left"><strong>in Nantucket Sound during the spring and summer, forming the basis for a</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>seasonal fishery. Owen Nichols, director of the</strong> PCCS- <strong>Marine Fisheries</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>Initiative, will discuss the biology, life history and distributional ecology of this</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>amazing and delicious animal, with a particular focus on the history and present</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>status of the squid fishery. The implications of oceanography and climate on the</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>distribution and abundance of the species and current research on squid ecology</strong></p>
<div align="left"><strong>conducted in collaboration with local fishermen will be discussed.</strong></div>
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<div align="left"><strong><u>ABOUT PCCS</u></strong></div>
<div align="left">Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine through research, education, public policy initiatives and responsible management strategies. PCCS delivers measurable results including establishment of the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network and continuous work to develop whale-safe fishing gear. PCCS played a key role in the federal designation of Cape Cod Bay as a critical habitat for the endangered North Atlantic right whale and the designation of Stellwagen Bank as a national marine sanctuary. To learn more about our research programs and results, please visit <a href="http://www.coastalstudies.org/">www.coastalstudies.org</a> or email <a href="mailto:pccsmedia@coastalstudies.org">pccsmedia@coastalstudies.org</a>.</div>
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<div align="left"><strong>PCCS Contact:</strong></div>
<div align="left">Tanya L. Grady</div>
<div align="left">508-487-3622 x103</div>
<div align="left"><a href="mailto:pccsmedia@coastalstudies.org">pccsmedia@coastalstudies.org</a></div>
<div align="left"><a href="http://www.coastalstudies.org/">www.coastalstudies.org</a></div>
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