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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);letter-spacing:0.35pt">February 11,
2014</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.35pt">For Immediate
Release:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.35pt"><br></span></i><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri;font-variant:small-caps;color:rgb(65,116,178);letter-spacing:0.35pt">2014 Spring Lecture
Series | February 2014</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178);letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178);letter-spacing:0.35pt"><br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);letter-spacing:0.35pt">For more
information, contact: <br>
Jennica Deely, Marketing Coordinator, SEA | </span></i><a href="mailto:jdeely@sea.edu"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);letter-spacing:0.35pt">jdeely@sea.edu</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);letter-spacing:0.35pt"> | 508-540-3954 x523<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;letter-spacing:0.35pt"><br>
<span style="color:rgb(65,116,178)">February 16 – May 18, 2014 | 1pm</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178)"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Sea Education Association<br>
<b><i>James
L. Madden Center Lecture Hall<br>
</i></b>171 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA<br>
<b>508-540-3954</b></span><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri;font-variant:small-caps;color:rgb(89,89,89);letter-spacing:0.35pt"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Free and open to the public<br>
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178)">February 16</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178)"> | Dr. Jeff Schell, <i>Caribbean
Sketchbook: A Journey Through History, Culture and Conservation</i></span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(65,116,178)"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">March 16</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"> | Dr. Amy NS Siuda, </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Drifting Oases of Life on the Deep Blue Sea</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(89,89,89)"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">April 13</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"> | Dr. Chuck Lea, <i>Deep
Sea Fish and Squid and the Open Ocean Environment</i></span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(89,89,89)"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">May 18</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"> | Captain Elliot
Rappaport, <i>Leadership Training in the
Marine Environment</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Upcoming February Lecture:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);letter-spacing:0.35pt"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178)">Caribbean
Sketchbook: A Journey Through History, Culture and Conservation</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm"> </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm"><br>
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">By Dr. Jeff Schell</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(89,89,89)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">WHEN:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><br>
February 16, 2014 at 1pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">WHERE:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><br>
Sea Education Association<br>
James L. Madden Center Lecture Hall<br>
171 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA<br>
<b>508-540-3954</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Free and open to the public</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"></span></i></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178);letter-spacing:0.35pt">Presentation Summary</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">What is the Caribbean? To most North Americans and Europeans of the 21<sup>st</sup>
century the Caribbean is a favorite vacation destination, an escape from the
cold, stressful, and dreary winter routine to a worry-free land of sun,
beaches, and rum. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">For those
born and raised in the Caribbean, it is an archipelago populated by a culturally
rich mosaic of independent island nations and territories. Though each is
unique, the islands and people of the Caribbean share a common history of
overcoming centuries of cultural oppression and environmental destruction that
began with the arrival of Columbus and continued through centuries of colonial
rule</span><span style="font-family:Calibri"> <span style="color:rgb(89,89,89)">and expansion of slavery. These fledgling countries
continue the struggle to retain their cultural identity while simultaneously
forging a prosperous and stable economy that increasingly relies on tourism.
But tourism depends upon a healthy environment, and herein lies the problem. As
tourism development progresses and tourist numbers increase, the very
environment that attracted visitors in the first place – pristine beaches,
clean and clear waters, verdant mountains and colorful reefs with unfamiliar
and diverse wildlife – is subject to increased risk of over exploitation and
deterioration. Consequently, these small island nations face the challenge of
extracting economic value from limited natural resources without furthering
their destruction. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">For the past
five years, SEA students have visited the Caribbean and explored this complex
history through our ‘Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean’ program.
Against a backdrop of sweeping history, our students examine the political,
economic, and geographic hurdles to the sustainable development and management
of tourism in the Caribbean. As our guide, we will use sketches, illustrations
and watercolors chosen from student field journals and influential historic
documents. We will journey to several Caribbean islands to examine specific
conservation issues that have arisen due to decades of expanding tourism. We
will then highlight how recent innovative approaches to tourism are defining a
new era of Caribbean sustainability.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89);letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(65,116,178);letter-spacing:0.35pt">About the Lecturer<br>
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Jeff joined Sea Education Association as a scientist in 1994; it was his
first time on a tall ship and his first view of a Caribbean island and the
diverse culture of its people. Over the
next several years Jeff would teach undergraduate students how to safely
conduct oceanographic research from a tall ship on 12 Sea Semester programs,
most of them in the Caribbean. After a ‘short break’ to earn his PhD, Jeff was
back onboard SEA’s ships in 2002, this time as a Chief Scientist and faculty
oceanographer. He has been sailing and
teaching oceanography with SEA ever since. In 2009, Jeff joined a team of SEA
faculty to teach an innovative program entitled Colonization to Conservation in
the Caribbean (CCC). This program, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary teaching,
encourages students to explore a question from multiple perspectives, to
consider historic, economic, and cultural contexts underlying environmental
issues, and to engage with primary historic documents, maps, and illustrations
to foster original interpretation and analysis. For the past three years Jeff
has been the academic coordinator for the CCC program and continues to enjoy
sailing, teaching, and studying in the Caribbean. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Dr. Jeffrey M. Schell is an associate professor of oceanography at Sea
Education Association with a PhD in zoology and aquatic ecology from University
of Wisconsin – Madison, an MS degree in marine environmental science from SUNY
Stony Brook, and a BS in biology from Holy Cross College. Dr. Schell’s research
centers around the question: what are the environmental and ecological factors
that determine the distribution, abundance, and diversity of different biotic
communities? Over the years Jeff has studied the distribution and mating
behavior of salamanders in small New England ponds, the dispersal patterns and
migratory adaptations of crab larvae from Atlantic and Gulf Coast estuaries,
and the diversity and species composition of plankton communities from
Midwestern lakes exposed to changes in land use development. More recently Jeff
has examined long-term temporal changes in the distribution of the brown algae <i>Sargassum</i> in the North Atlantic Ocean
using SEA’s data archive of net tows.</span></p>
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</span><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(89,89,89)">For
more information on the lecture series and specific lectures/lecturers, please contact
Jennica Deely, Marketing Coordinator with SEA.<br>
</span></i><a href="mailto:jdeely@sea.edu"><span style="font-family:Calibri">jdeely@sea.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri"><br>
<span style="color:rgb(89,89,89)">508-540-3954
x523<br>
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