[SEMCO] Press Release- SEA Faculty Lecture Series- February Lecture this Sunday

[Jennica Deely]

*February 11, 2014*

*For Immediate Release:*
*2014 Spring Lecture Series | February 2014*

*For more information, contact: Jennica Deely, Marketing Coordinator, SEA |
**jdeely at sea.edu* <jdeely at sea.edu>
* | 508-540-3954 x523 *
* February 16 - May 18, 2014 | 1pm*
Sea Education Association

*James L. Madden Center Lecture Hall *171 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA
*508-540-3954*


*Free and open to the public *
*February 16* | Dr. Jeff Schell, *Caribbean Sketchbook: A Journey Through
History, Culture and Conservation*

*March 16* | Dr. Amy NS Siuda, *Drifting Oases of Life on the Deep Blue Sea*

*April 13* | Dr. Chuck Lea, *Deep Sea Fish and Squid and the Open Ocean
Environment*

*May 18* | Captain Elliot Rappaport, *Leadership Training in the Marine
Environment*


*Upcoming February Lecture:*
*Caribbean Sketchbook: A Journey Through History, Culture and Conservation*
*By Dr. Jeff Schell*

*WHEN:*
February 16, 2014 at 1pm

*WHERE:*
Sea Education Association
James L. Madden Center Lecture Hall
171 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA
*508-540-3954*

*Free and open to the public*


*Presentation Summary*

What is the Caribbean? To most North Americans and Europeans of the
21stcentury the Caribbean is a favorite vacation destination, an
escape from
the cold, stressful, and dreary winter routine to a worry-free land of sun,
beaches, and rum.

 For those born and raised in the Caribbean, it is an archipelago populated
by a culturally rich mosaic of independent island nations and territories.
Though each is unique, the islands and people of the Caribbean share a
common history of overcoming centuries of cultural oppression and
environmental destruction that began with the arrival of Columbus and
continued through centuries of colonial rule and expansion of slavery.
These fledgling countries continue the struggle to retain their cultural
identity while simultaneously forging a prosperous and stable economy that
increasingly relies on tourism. But tourism depends upon a healthy
environment, and herein lies the problem. As tourism development progresses
and tourist numbers increase, the very environment that attracted visitors
in the first place - pristine beaches, clean and clear waters, verdant
mountains and colorful reefs with unfamiliar and diverse wildlife - is
subject to increased risk of over exploitation and deterioration.
Consequently, these small island nations face the challenge of extracting
economic value from limited natural resources without furthering their
destruction.



For the past five years, SEA students have visited the Caribbean and
explored this complex history through our 'Colonization to Conservation in
the Caribbean' program. Against a backdrop of sweeping history, our
students examine the political, economic, and geographic hurdles to the
sustainable development and management of tourism in the Caribbean. As our
guide, we will use sketches, illustrations and watercolors chosen from
student field journals and influential historic documents. We will journey
to several Caribbean islands to examine specific conservation issues that
have arisen due to decades of expanding tourism. We will then highlight how
recent innovative approaches to tourism are defining a new era of Caribbean
sustainability.



About the Lecturer
Jeff joined Sea Education Association as a scientist in 1994; it was his
first time on a tall ship and his first view of a Caribbean island and the
diverse culture of its people.  Over the next several years Jeff would
teach undergraduate students how to safely conduct oceanographic research
from a tall ship on 12 Sea Semester programs, most of them in the
Caribbean. After a 'short break' to earn his PhD, Jeff was back onboard
SEA's ships in 2002, this time as a Chief Scientist and faculty
oceanographer.  He has been sailing and teaching oceanography with SEA ever
since. In 2009, Jeff joined a team of SEA faculty to teach an innovative
program entitled Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean (CCC). This
program, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary teaching, encourages
students to explore a question from multiple perspectives, to consider
historic, economic, and cultural contexts underlying environmental issues,
and to engage with primary historic documents, maps, and illustrations to
foster original interpretation and analysis. For the past three years Jeff
has been the academic coordinator for the CCC program and continues to
enjoy sailing, teaching, and studying in the Caribbean.

 Dr. Jeffrey M. Schell is an associate professor of oceanography at Sea
Education Association with a PhD in zoology and aquatic ecology from
University of Wisconsin - Madison, an MS degree in marine environmental
science from SUNY Stony Brook, and a BS in biology from Holy Cross College.
Dr. Schell's research centers around the question: what are the
environmental and ecological factors that determine the distribution,
abundance, and diversity of different biotic communities? Over the years
Jeff has studied the distribution and mating behavior of salamanders in
small New England ponds, the dispersal patterns and migratory adaptations
of crab larvae from Atlantic and Gulf Coast estuaries, and the diversity
and species composition of plankton communities from Midwestern lakes
exposed to changes in land use development. More recently Jeff has examined
long-term temporal changes in the distribution of the brown algae
*Sargassum* in the North Atlantic Ocean using SEA's data archive of net
tows.




*For more information on the lecture series and specific
lectures/lecturers, please contact Jennica Deely, Marketing Coordinator
with SEA. *jdeely at sea.edu
508-540-3954 x523

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 *Jennica Deely*
Marketing Coordinator
Sea Education Association
P.O. Box 6 * Woods Hole, MA 02543
*t:* 508.540.3954 x523
*f:* 800.977.8516
www.sea.edu
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