<div dir="ltr"><div>The Center for Coastal Studies presents “The Trials of Being a Cetacean in an Ocean Full of Noise” by Christopher W. Clark, PhD on Wednesday, April 6 at 7 pm at Napi’s Restaurant, 7 Freeman Street, Provincetown.</div><div><br></div><div>In the underwater world, whales and many other animals rely on sound to communicate with one another, to navigate through ocean basins, and to find food.</div><div><br></div><div>However, humans have created so much noise from shipping vessels, underwater energy exploration and development, sonar exploration, and other activities, that we are drowning out the sounds of whales; in fact, scientists estimate that the area over which right whales can hear one another has dropped by 90 percent because of noise pollution.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris Clark will discuss the potential cost of the destruction of the natural marine bioacoustic environment to whales and other cetaceans, and examine how dramatic changes in ocean science, technology and science activism offer huge opportunities for discover and enlightenment.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris Clark, PhD is the I.P. Johnson Director of the Bioacoustics Research Program at Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. He is an expert on the science of sound and the effects of noise on whales, and was recently featured in the award winning documentary “Racing Extinction”. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown.</div><div><br></div><div>For details please call 508-487-3622 x103 or email <a href="mailto:ccs@coastalstudies.org">ccs@coastalstudies.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>This free presentation is part of the Center for Coastal Studies’ Winter Lecture Series, which is supported by Napi’s Restaurant at 7 Freeman Street in Provincetown. Participants are encouraged to arrive at 5 pm and enjoy Napi’s special early bird dinner.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div>Cathrine Macort<br>Executive Assistant<br>Center for Coastal Studies <br>508-487-3622 x 103<br>508-808-9660</div>
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