[SEMCO] Right Whale mini course and lectures

[Anne Smrcina]

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ENDANGERED SPECIES, RIGHT WHALE RESEARCH, AND MARINE CONSERVATION.

A series of talks (and associated mini course for teachers) on the 
critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale will be offered at two 
locations -- Boston and Cape Cod (Brewster) this spring.  Speakers are 
all leading experts in whale science, and have been involved in 
significant research just off our shores.  The program is sponsored by 
the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the Whale and Dolphin 
Conservation Society.

The Boston location is: University of Massachusetts/Boston Harbor 
Campus, Science Building, Small Science Auditorium.  These talks will be 
held on Mondays:  March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9 and 23.  These talks are 
free but there is a fee for parking at the campus parking lot.  The 
Urban Harbors Institute is a program partner.

The Cape Cod location is:  Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Route 6A, 
Brewster.  These talks will be held on Wednesdays: March 7, 14, 21, 28, 
April 4 and 11.  There is a fee of $6 per talk but parking is free.  The 
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is a program partner.

Teachers interested in obtaining Professional Development Points can 
gain 12 PDPs for attending all talks and the supplemental educators' 
session after each lecture.  These sessions will include hands-on 
activities and resource listings for Web pages, publications and 
audio-visual materials.  A $30 fee covers all lectures, education 
sessions and administrative fee for PDPs (unfortunately, parking fees in 
Boston are extra).

For more information on the right whale lecture series and educator's 
mini-course, visit the sanctuary's web page at http://stellwagen.noaa.gov.

The lectures and speakers are:
"Grappling with Giants: Disentangling large whales and understanding 
entanglement."  Scott Landry, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.
"Dinner for 50 Tons: A story of one of the largest animals on the planet 
feeding on one of the smallest." Dr. Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole 
Oceanographic Institution.
"Whale Whisperer: Listening for right whales in the sanctuary."  Dr. 
Leila Hatch, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
"Collision Course: Whale tracks and ship routes."  Dr. David Wiley, 
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
"CSI Right Whale: A forensics look into the issues impacting right 
whales."  Dr. Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
"The Urban Whale: North Atlantic Right Whales at a crossroads."  Dr. 
Scott Kraus and Dr. Roz Rolland.
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