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<P><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-FAMILY: arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><STRONG><FONT color=#000099>All talks are held at the
Ocean Explorium, 174 Union Street, New Bedford. 508-994-5400 <A
href="http://www.oceanexplorium.org">oceanexplorium.org</A>
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<P><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-FAMILY: arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><STRONG><FONT color=#000099>Reception begins at 6:15,
talks at 7pm</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-FAMILY: arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000099>Thursday
September 2nd</FONT><BR></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-FAMILY: arial"><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff6600><FONT size=2>True as the
Compass: the Life and Times of Captain Bob
Bartlett<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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color=#000099><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-FAMILY: arial"><FONT
color=#000099><STRONG>Catherine Dempsey<BR></STRONG></FONT><STRONG>Executive
Director<BR>Historic Sites of <BR>Newfoundland and
Labrador<BR></STRONG></SPAN><BR>If you have not seen the Sea and Ice - The
Extraordinary Life of Captain Bob Bartlett Exhibit then this is the perfect
chance before it ships off to Maine. Catherine was in charge of creating
the exhibit and will discuss the dynamic life of Captain Bob and his voyages
aboard the Effie M. Morrissey - now Ernestina!</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000099><STRONG><FONT
size=3>Thursday September 23rd<BR></FONT></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=#ff6600><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#000099><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
color=#ff6600><STRONG><FONT size=2>From Burping Fish to Giant Oil
Spills:<SPAN> </SPAN>How can a local Sea</FONT> <FONT size=2>Grant Agent
help fishing</FONT> <FONT size=2>communities
survive?</FONT><BR><o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><STRONG><FONT
color=#000099>Stephen F. Theberge,
Jr.<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><FONT
color=#ff6600><STRONG>Sea Grant Marine Extension Faculty<BR>Panama City,
FL<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial" color=#000099><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: arial">Mr. Theberge
writes that "Right now one of the popular ideas/issues in ecology is how do we
insure that natural communities stay resilient, so that they can recover from
disturbances.<SPAN> </SPAN>We should have the same goal for fishing
communities:<SPAN> </SPAN>How can we keep them resilient against climate
change, fluctuating fish populations, changes in fuel prices, oil spills and
other natural, social and economic factors?"<BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
color=#000000><FONT color=#ff6600>Come to this special edition of Ocean Voice
and get into a fishing frame of mind as the city of New Bedford gears up for the
7th Annual Working Waterfront Festival September 25<SUP>th</SUP> and
26<SUP>th</SUP> –</FONT> </FONT><A
href="http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/">http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/</A><FONT
color=#000000>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abbey Spargo<BR>Education Programs
Coordinator<BR>Ocean Explorium<BR>(508) 994-5400 x 23<BR><A
href="mailto:aspargo@oceanexplorium.org">aspargo@oceanexplorium.org</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>