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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
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<div align="center"><b>SHARK-TEMBER<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
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<i> Close Encounters of the Ocean Kind<br>
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John J. King ll<br>
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BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster is
proud to present <i>Close Encounters of the Ocean Kin, </i>a special
lecture<i> </i>with explorer, photographer, author and Chatham
conservationist John King <b>Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 1pm.<br>
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John is an entrepreneur with a diverse resume, who has strong ties to
Cape Cod that span many generations. After finishing college, John spent
more than 7 years working as a commercial fisherman on vessels in Alaska.
He became a licensed ship's Master at the age of 27 and skippered the 180
foot crabber, <i>M/v Baranof</i>, operating in the Bering Sea during the
"hey day" of the king crab fishery. In more recent years, John
has been pursuing a lifelong passion to experience and record the earth’s
wild places and wild things through his photography. Locally he is the
skipper of the <i>R/v Aleutian Dream</i> which is facilitating the white
shark population study currently being conducted by the Massachusetts
Shark Research Program with support from the Atlantic White Shark
Conservancy in outer Cape waters. He is also a co-founder together with
his wife Pam, of The Common Flat Project, a conservation organization
dedicated to creating awareness of the importance of earth’s biodiversity
especially on Cape Cod. Their first book entitled: <i>Wild Cape Cod, Free
by Nature</i> was published by Schiffer Publishing in 2012.<br>
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During this hour-long presentation, you will hear John’s stories
and see dramatic photographs (both above and below the water) of unique
encounters with sharks and whales around the planet. He will also share
insights into his personal voyage of re-discovery of the coastal and
ocean wildlife in the waters off Cape Cod and elsewhere in the world.
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Free with Museum Admission.<br>
For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
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