[SEMCO] [Mass Audubon] Feb 17/ Sea Change Film Series at WHAT

[Amy Fleischer]

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

Sea Change: An Ocean Conservation Film Series
continues Sunday, February 17 with
Noon - Requiem
The family-friendly 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 follow-up with an opportunity for families to share their feelings and questions about sharks. Watch the trailer here: http://livingoceanproductions.com/#/shark-film---requiem

2:30 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/

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

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.

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.

7:30 p.m. - The Big Fix
On Earth Day, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig sank creating the worst oil spill in history. According to the global media, the story ended when the well was capped - but that's when the real story began. By exposing the root causes of the oil spill and what really happened after the news cameras left the Gulf states, filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell uncover a vast network of corruption. Watch the trailer here: http://www.thebigfixmovie.com/

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

Shawn P. Carey, photographer, Migration Productions
Wildlife photographer Shawn Carey made two trips to the Louisiana coast in 2010 to witness and document the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster on the region and its wildlife. Shawn took hundreds of photos and many hours of video during his time in Louisiana. Upon his return Shawn presented over 50 lectures on what he was able to document to many natural history groups, colleges and other interested organizations from September 2010 through 2012. Shawn founded Migration Productions in 1994 with his good friend Jim Grady;  they produce bird/wildlife-related multi-media presentations, videos, and photography workshops at natural history events all over the United States. Shawn's photos have been published in the Boston Globe, New York Times, Mass Audubon Sanctuary magazine, Science magazine, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary magazine and many others for more than fifteen years. In 1997 he began teaching bird photography workshops for the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
Christopher M. Reddy, Senior Scientist, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionChristopher earned a B.S. in chemistry from Rhode Island College in 1992, and a PhD in Chemical Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island in 1997. He joined WHOI in 2000 and was on a research vessel alongside the Deep Horizon disaster site in June 2010. Since the Deepwater Horizon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon>, Reddy has authored or co-authored numerous manuscripts on this disaster. They include work on the confirmation of surface plumes, describing the chemical processes driving subsurface plumes, measuring the flow rate, using pieces of the Deepwater Horizon as tracers of surface oil movement, calculating a mass balance of the released oil and gas, damages to corals, bio-degradation of surface slicks, and rapid oxidation of field samples. He has written eight opinion pieces, and testified several times in Congress on the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Drew Wheelan, former Gulf Conservation Coordinator, American Birding Association
Drew graduated with a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from the Evergreen State College in 1996.  He worked on various field studies in six countries and seven states, and as a commercial fisherman in his hometown of Narragansett, RI.  In 2004, Drew was a fisheries observer for the remediation efforts for the North Cape Oil Spill along the southern Rhode Island Coast.  In 2010, Drew was contracted by the American Birding Association to report on the BP Oil Disaster's effects on birds and bird habitat along the Gulf Coast.  Drew was in place in the Gulf Coast from May until mid-September. Drew's reporting often broke news stories, which the mainstream media relied on to show the reality on the ground.  His reporting appeared on CBS, NBC and CNN, as well as on the Maddow blog and the Huffington Post.  He is currently living in southern Rhode Island, working as an upholsterer and on his book, which looks at the disaster, the official response, and what we might do to create a better response model for the next Deepwater Horizon.

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>.

$9 Adult/$7 Youth, 17 and under.
Special price for Requiem: $7 Adult/$5 Youth.
Special price for all-day Adult Ticket: $24

Our January/ February program brochure can be viewed here: http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_243.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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