[SEMCO] WHOI Science Made Public August Schedule

[Kathy Patterson]

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Science Made Public
All talks held at the WHOI Ocean Science Exhibit Center
15 School Street, Woods Hole

Link: http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=44975


August 3 at 2:30 PM
Right Whales of Cape Cod
Alex Bocconcelli, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department
The western North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered 
mammals on the planet with only approximately 400 left. In the winter 
and early spring many right whales can be seen feeding in Cape Cod Bay. 
Learn how researchers use digital recording tags (DTAG) to study the 
behavior of right whales when feeding and interacting with each
other, and to examine the effects human activities have on these mammals.

August 10 at 2:30 PM
Putting Down Roots: Will 100 Million Seeds Bring Back the
Mangrove Forests in Senegal?
Brice Loose, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department
The Sahel drought of the 1970s and ‘80s has transformed several major 
rivers in West Africa, including the Casamance River in Southern 
Senegal, making it nearly five times saltier than the ocean. These 
conditions have decimated the mangrove forests and the fisheries that 
depend on them. As rain begins to fall on the Casamance again, one local 
group organized 3000 villages to plant 35 million mangrove seeds with 
this year’s goal of 100 million seeds. Will this make a difference and 
what stands in the way of mangrove forest recovery?

August 17 at 2:30 PM
Alvin: The World’s Hardest Working Manned Deep Sub
Just Keeps Getting Better
Anthony Tarantino, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering
Since 1964, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has been 
operating
the Navy’s three-person Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin. Capable of 
diving to depths
of 4,500 meters (14,763 feet or 2.8 miles), Alvin has successfully 
completed over 4,600
missions ranging from shallow test dives to heroic search and recover 
missions. Come see what upgrades the WHOI Deep Submergence Group has 
planned for Alvin to prepare
it for the next generation of ocean exploration.

August 24 at 2:30 PM
Using Underwater Odor Plumes to Find Food, Mates and Homes
Jelle Atema, Biology Department
Odor plumes are used by many animals to find important things for their 
survival. For some animals odor may well be the most important 
information they have available. But because odor itself has no 
direction, they must rely on other senses to for directional 
information. Vision and flow detection are best known to guide their 
odor search behavior. Learn how tiny reef fish larvae, sharks, lobsters, 
sea stars and Nautilus, as well as a robot detect where the odors they 
smell come from.

August 31 at 2:30 PM
Sea Level Rise: The Basics & Local Impacts
Greg Berman, Woods Hole Sea Grant & Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Climate Change can mean many things to different people. One aspect of 
climate change, which has immediate concerns among low-lying communities 
on Cape Cod, is a rising sea level. Predicting and mapping the effects 
of our coastal storms and sea-level rise is important because of the 
high vulnerability and associated costs in developed coastal areas. 
Learn more about historic and recent sea level rise and the associated 
potential local impacts through simulated images and animations.

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