[SEMCO] [Mass Audubon] April 14/ Sea Change Film Series at WHAT

Tue Apr 9 14:18:08 EDT 2013

Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
in collaboration with the Wellfeet Harbor Actors Theater

Sea Change: An Ocean Conservation Film Series
is rescheduled for Sunday, April 14 with

1 p.m. - Requiem
Requiem from Living Ocean Productions documents the true nature and purpose of one of the most misunderstood predators on our planet-the shark. Follow the discovery of an underwater photographer from Hawaii as she becomes familiar with the extraordinary beauty, power, and skills of one of the most infamous classification of sharks-the Requiem Family. Our educators will introduce the film with fun, interactive shark activities for the audience, and John Chisholm, Marine Fisheries Biologist for the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and a member of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, will answer questions from the audience after the film. This film runs for 40 minutes and is appropriate for all ages!

Watch the trailer here: http://livingoceanproductions.com/#/shark-film---requiem
TTicket Price for Requiem: $7 Adult/$5 Youth, 17 and under..

3 p.m. - Sushi: The Global Catch
For many, sushi is the most iconic Japanese cultural export. Documentarian Mark Hall explores its important history in interviews with sushi masters, but also wonders, with wild fish stocks coming under increasing commercial pressures, what does the future hold for your favorite sushi bar? Will the worldwide hunger for sushi continue to grow until wild fish vanish, or will new technology like aquaculture keep plates full? Can sustainable restaurants satisfy consumers, or will competition for declining high quality resources drive prices so high that only the elite will be able to afford it? Sushi: The Global Catch is a fascinating investigation into the cultural and economic impacts of this iconic cuisine.

Watch the trailer here: http://www.sushitheglobalcatch.com/
Ticket Price for Sushi: The Big Catch: $9 Adult/$7 Youth, 17 and under.

Panel discussion hosted by Mindy Todd, Managing Director of Editorial, "The Point" Host and Producer

Alex Hay, Head Fishmonger and Wholesale Director, Mac's Seafood
Alex is Co-Owner and Operations Director for Mac's Seafood and the Wellfleet Shellfish Company. He has been buying shellfish and finfish from local, domestic, and international harvesters and markets since 1995. Alex is a founding Board Member of SPAT and Operations Manager for the Wellfleet OysterFest. He is also Chair of the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Planning Committee in Wellfleet, where he lives with his wife Elspeth and their daughter.

Captain Raymond Kane, Fisheries Advocate and Outreach Coordinator, Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman's Association
Ray Kane has been an active and successful Cape Cod fisherman for nearly 40 years. He is owner-operator of his own vessel, F/V Frenzy, and has caught a variety of species including lobsters, bluefin tuna and groundfish such as cod, haddock and pollock. Ray is a long-time member of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman's Association (CCCFHA), a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization that aligns protection of the oceans with the interests of the Cape's historic fishing community. He currently serves as an outreach spokesperson and fishery advocate for the group. In addition to his fishing interests, Ray was employed for four years with Sevenson Environmental Services as captain of the boats involved in the cleanup of PCBs from the Acushnet River to ameliorate the pollution of New Bedford Harbor, one of the EPA's largest ongoing Superfund cleanup sites.

Hauke Kite-Powell, Research Specialist, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Hauke L. Kite-Powell is a Research Specialist at the Marine Policy Center of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.  He holds degrees in naval architecture (B.S), technology and policy (M.S.), and ocean systems management (M.S. and Ph.D.) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Dr. Kite-Powell also holds appointments as a lecturer at MIT and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and as a senior analyst with Marsoft Inc.  Dr. Kite-Powell's research focuses on public and private sector management issues for marine resources and the economic activities that depend on them.

Owen Nichols, Director, Marine Fisheries Research, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Owen's primary research interests include fisheries oceanography, distributional ecology, and marine mammal/fishery interactions.  From 1999 through 2006, Owen worked at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS), studying the ecology and population biology of North Atlantic right whales and the associated implications for management of human activities.  Owen began pursuit of a Ph.D. in Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts in 2007, where he is working with Nantucket Sound fishermen to study squid distribution relative to environmental variables at multiple spatiotemporal scales.  Owen returned to PCCS to direct the Center's Marine Fisheries Research Program in 2008, where he works to develop collaboration and understanding between fishermen and scientists, working together with industry to conduct cooperative research projects that focus on timely scientific and policy issues.  Key elements of Owen's work are direct involvement of fishermen in all aspects of research projects, and the application and deployment of advanced sensing and imaging technology.

This event takes place at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater's Julie Harris Stage.
Tickets are on sale at WHAT by calling (508) 349-9428 or visiting www.what.org<http://www.what.org>.

Our March/April program brochure can be viewed here: http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_247.pdf

Please let me know if you have any questions, or suggestions about future programs. I hope to see you at the sanctuary soon!

Amy Fleischer, Education Director/ Public Programs Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
afleischer at massaudubon.org<mailto:afleischer at massaudubon.org>
508-349-2615, ext 114
Office Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay<http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay>

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