[SEMCO] Squid.Lecture

[Tanya Grady]

* PCCS will host a lecture on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 7 p.m.
at the Hiebert Marine Lab
5 Holway Ave, Provincetown.
Admission is free.  Call 508-487-3622 x 103 for information.
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Squid in Nantucket Sound: Biology, Ecology and the Fishery
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*The longfin inshore squid (**Loligo pealeii**) is a fascinating creature
that is abundant*

*in Nantucket Sound during the spring and summer, forming the basis for a*

*seasonal fishery. Owen Nichols, director of the* PCCS- *Marine Fisheries*

*Initiative, will discuss the biology, life history and distributional
ecology of this*

*amazing and delicious animal, with a particular focus on the history and
present*

*status of the squid fishery. The implications of oceanography and climate
on the*

*distribution and abundance of the species and current research on squid
ecology*
*conducted in collaboration with local fishermen will be discussed.*
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*ABOUT PCCS*
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to preserving marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine
through research, education, public policy initiatives and responsible
management strategies.  PCCS delivers measurable results including
establishment of the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network and
continuous work to develop whale-safe fishing gear.  PCCS played a key role
in the federal designation of Cape Cod Bay as a critical habitat for the
endangered North Atlantic right whale and the designation of Stellwagen Bank
as a national marine sanctuary.  To learn more about our research programs
and results, please visit www.coastalstudies.org or email
pccsmedia at coastalstudies.org.

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*PCCS Contact:*
Tanya L. Grady
508-487-3622 x103
pccsmedia at coastalstudies.org
www.coastalstudies.org
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