[SEMCO] Free Video Series at Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary

[Anne Smrcina]

CALENDAR NOTICE
November 17, 2006
Contact: Anne Smrcina, 781-545-8026 ext. 204 or 781-738-2242 (cell)

*SANCTUARY VIDEO SERIES STARTS WITH
PROGRAM ON THE PORTLAND SHIPWRECK
ON NOVEMBER 28*

An underwater mission to explore the wreck of the passenger steamship 
/Portland/ is the focus of the first program in Stellwagen Bank National 
Marine Sanctuary’s free Tuesday evening video series, beginning November 
28. The Science Channel special was filmed in 2004 using high definition 
cameras that captured astounding images of the ill-fated ship.

The /Portland/, labeled “New England’s Titanic,” was lost during a 
ferocious storm in November 1898. Discovered in 1989, and first 
documented in 2002, the /Portland/ is one of the sanctuary’s premiere 
cultural resources. It was listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places in 2005.

Each video in the 8-part series will be accompanied by a commentary from 
a sanctuary staff member or a guest speaker. The first program will 
feature the sanctuary’s maritime archaeologists Matthew Lawrence and 
Deborah Marx.

Running every other week until March 6, 2007, the sanctuary’s Tuesday 
evening video programs will include shows from Jean-Michel Cousteau’s 
/Ocean Adventures/ series and an episode from Game Warden TV. For more 
information about the video series, visit the sanctuary’s Web site at 
http://stellwagen.noaa.gov <http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/> or call 
781-545-8026.

WHAT: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary video & lecture series:
Program 1: The Science Channel special /“The Wreck of the /Portland/”/

WHERE: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Meeting Annex
Sunset Road, First Cliff, Scituate

WHEN: Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

NOTE: Free and handicapped accessible. Please carpool, as parking spaces are
limited. Call the sanctuary at 781-545-8026 for information about 
schedule changes/cancellations due to weather.


*COMPLETE 2006-2007 SCHEDULE*

*Free Tuesday Night Marine Video and Lecture Series
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary* *

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*Nov. 28**, 2006 * *
Video: Science of the Deep – The Wreck of the /Portland/*/,/ a special 
one-hour program in high definition video produced by The Science Channel**
/Commentary/*:* Matthew Lawrence and Deborah Marx, sanctuary maritime 
archaeologists will discuss shipwrecks of the sanctuary

*Dec. 12, 2006 * *
Video:* *Ocean Adventures – Voyage to Kure, Part 1*, an exploration of 
the islands, atolls, and submarine features of the nation’s new 
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
/Commentary:/* *Craig D. MacDonald, Ph.D., sanctuary superintendent, 
will recount stories from his research experiences at Kure Atoll

*Dec. 25, 2006*
*Video:* *Ocean Adventures – Voyage to Kure, Part 2*, the voyage to the 
far reaches of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands culminates at Kure**
/Commentary:/ Craig D. MacDonald, Ph.D., sanctuary superintendent, will 
continue his entertaining tales from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

*2007*

*Jan. 9, 2007
Video: Ocean Adventures – Sharks at Risk*, a close-up look at 
fascinating but often misunderstood species
/Commentary:/ Carol Carson, naturalist and educator, will report on a 
new program to identify basking sharks in the sanctuary

*Jan. 23, 2007 * *
Video: Ocean Adventures – America’s Underwater Treasures, Part 1*,a tour 
of the sanctuaries starts with visits to the Florida Keys, Channel 
Islands, Flower Garden Banks and Olympic Coast
/Commentary:/ Ben Cowie-Haskell, assistant superintendent, will review 
his work on the Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve at the outermost part of 
the Florida Keys

*Feb. 6, 2007*
*Video: Ocean Adventures – America’s Underwater Treasures, Part 2*, the 
tour continues with visits to Stellwagen Bank and Monterey Bay
/Commentary: /Ben Cowie-Haskell, assistant superintendent, will relate 
his experiences while diving with the Cousteau film crew on Stellwagen Bank

*Feb 20, 2007 *
*Video: Ocean Adventures – The Grey Whale Obstacle Course*, follows the 
migration of these west coast giants
/Commentary:/* * Leila Hatch, Ph.D., sanctuary acoustics specialist, 
will provide highlights from recent whale research missions in the sanctuary

*Mar. 6, 2007 *
*Video: Game Warden TV: Stellwagen Bank*, provides an inside look at law 
enforcement on the water and resource protection programs in the sanctuary
/Commentary:/ Anne Smrcina, education coordinator, will provide tips on 
safe boating around whales from the See A Spout program

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