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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
August 9,
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Teresa Izzo<br>
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<div align="center"><b>The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
Presents<br>
SURF’S UP! <i>Climate Change Detection Through Surfing<br>
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Smartfin Founder Dr. Andrew Stern<br>
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BREWSTER, MAThe Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is proud to present
SURF’S UP!<b> </b><i>Climate Change Detection Through Surfing</i><b>
</b>with<b> </b>Smartfin Founder, Dr. Andrew Stern on <b>Saturday,<br>
September 9, 2017 at 1 pm.</b> <br>
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The world’s oceans have played a critical role in human history. However,
with the growth of modern industry, the oceans have also faced the
effects intensifying climate change including the waters off Cape Cod. In
response, environmentalist and surfer, Dr. Andrew Stern developed
Smartfin, surfboard fins with sensors that will measure multiple ocean
parameters including salinity, pH, temperature, GPS location, oxygen,
chlorophyll, and wave characteristics. <br>
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The data surfers acquire while in the water will become accessible in
near real-time to the worldwide scientific community for ocean research.
Nearly half of humanity lives on the coasts, yet we are missing important
near-shore data due to the difficulty of placing sensors in the
relatively harsh surf zone. The Smartfin Project invites surfers
worldwide to serve as citizen scientists and Earth advocates by simply
doing what they love to do: surf!<br><br>
Smartfin is an innovative collaboration with researchers at the
<i>Scripps Institution of Oceanography,</i> one of the world’s leading
institutions for oceanographic research, <i>Surfrider Foundation</i>, a
non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the
world’s oceans through environmental activism, and <i>Future Fins</i>,
the world’s leading surfboard fin manufacturer. Their hope is that
Smartfin will also bring attention to ocean health, and help to galvanize
local communities of surfers and non-surfers alike to come together to
make a truly meaningful response to the threats of climate
change.<br><br>
Dr. Stern is a former Associate Professor of Neurology at the University
of Rochester, now raising awareness of environmental issues. He is the
founder of Smartfin, a project from <i>Lost Bird, </i>an art-based
initiative focusing on the earth. Smartfin testing is currently being
conducted by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in
San Diego, California. <br>
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Free with Museum Admission<br>
</b>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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