[SEMCO] Horseshoe Crab Conference - easier to read format!

[Melissa Lowe]

(Sorry, here is an easier to read version-- hope to see you all there!)

HORSESHOE CRAB CONFERENCE
Saturday, April 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

This FREE conference is open to the public and will feature presentations by local experts, a panel discussion, and posters and exhibits that highlight horseshoe crab biology, their role in the environment, population status on the Cape, and the human issues surrounding their harvest and conservation. Additionally, Wellfleet Bay will be recruiting volunteers to help with spawning censuses and a tagging project in Wellfleet Harbor. Details on how to get involved with this project will also be shared. 

To register contact the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 or wellfleet at massaudubon.org


9-9:10 a.m. 		ARRIVAL and Refreshments

9:10-9:30 a.m. 		OPENING REMARKS  
				Bob Prescott, Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary
				Brenda Boleyn, Committee for the Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs


9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.		PRESENTATIONS
		
  9:30-10:10 a.m.	The Biology, Development, and Ecology of Horseshoe Crabs: Dr. Dan Gibson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  10:15-10:55 a.m. Horseshoe Crab Fisheries: Past to Present: Alison Leschen, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

  11-11:15 a.m. BREAK (view posters, exhibits)

  11:15-11:55 Horseshoe Crabs in the Bio-Medical Industry: Dr. Michael Dawson, Associates of Cape Cod

  Noon-1 p.m. LUNCH BREAK -- Special showing of PBS film "Crash: A Tale of Two Species"

  1-1:10 p.m. Q & A with producer, writer and director of PBS film "Crash: A Tale of Two Species": Allison Argo, ArgoFilms
			
  1:10- 1:20 p.m.	Survey of Horseshoe Crab Observations: Barbara Waters, Committee for the Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs
			
  1:20-2 p.m. Researching Local Populations of Horseshoe Crabs: Dr. Mary-Jane James-Pirri, University of Rhode Island


2-2:30 p.m.		PANEL DISCUSSION & Time for Questions

2:30-3 p.m.		EXHIBITS, POSTERS, and VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT


Among those presenting posters are: Monica Williams, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge; Katherine Terkanian and Sarah Martinez, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary; Denise Ellis, UMASS Boston; and Associates of Cape Cod.

Chatham artist Louise Russell will be displaying her horseshoe crab-inspired art work.



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Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe at massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107

Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay