[SEMCO] Free Public Lecture

[Tanya Grady]

Contact:  Tanya L. Grady

508.487.3622 Ext. 103

tgrady at coastalstudies.org


Sea Monster to Sea Gold and Back Again

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*(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA)* -  Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
will present a lecture on the ecology of the mysterious North Atlantic right
whale on Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7 p.m., at the Hiebert Marine Lab
located at 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown.    The lecture is free and
refreshments will be served.

*Thursday, January 15, 2009*

*Sea Monster to Sea Gold and Back Again*

*Presented by Karen Stamieszkin*

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North Atlantic right whale populations struggle to survive in modern waters
with a total population of less than 400 remaining; this species is on the
brink of extinction.  A significant percent of the dwindling North Atlantic
right whale population visits Cape Cod Bay and adjacent waters to feed from
winter through early spring.  Scientists at the Provincetown Center for
Coastal Studies seek to understand the oceanographic processes and
behavioral patterns that, in combination, directly influence the
distribution of these animals as well as the type of risks they are exposed
to and the overall effects of these combinations to the survival of the
species.  Join PCCS scientist, Karen Stamieszkin as she explains the ecology
surrounding this mysterious species.

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