[SEMCO] News from Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Mon Mar 14 07:32:27 EDT 2016

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In This Issue:
Stellwagen sanctuary in running for selection to list of best places to see aquatic
life
Sonic Sea film screening and panel discussion with sanctuary's Leila Hatch
Youth Art Month and marine art contest and exhibit
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Photo Credits
(Top, left to right) Doug Costa;
Ari Friedlaender (under NOAA  Fisheries  Permit); NURTEC-UConn; NOAA/SBNMS/Applied
Signal Technology; Anne Smrcina.
Map of Sanctuary and Mass Bay: USGS.
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March 14, 2016
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Stellwagen Sounding Lines
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Updates from New England's Marine Sanctuary
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Welcome to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary's e-mail notice board Stellwagen
Sounding Lines, These postings will keep you apprised of the latest happenings in
and about this special ocean place. Please forward this on to your friends and associates
who may also have an interest in New England's only national marine sanctuary. Editor
[mailto:stellwagen at noaa.gov]
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Voting now underway in USA Today poll for Best Places to See Aquatic Life
USA Today is running a poll to determine the best places to see aquatic life. Our
sanctuary has been nominated and is now in the running for the top 10 list. You 
can vote -- ONCE A DAY, EVERY DAY -- through March 28.
http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-place-to-see-aquatic-life/stellwagen-bank-national-marine-sanctuary-massachusetts/
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We believe Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is one of the best places to
see aquatic life because of the reliability of sightings, the relative ease at getting
out on this "ocean safari," the dramatic behaviors of the animals -- particularly
humpback whales, fin whales and northern gannets.  The sanctuary also has an interesting
assortment of species:  the seasonal diversity of seabirds, a variety of endangered
whales, large pods of dolphins, the unusually shaped ocean sunfish, schools of bluefin
tuna and sand lance, and, of course, appearances by large sharks (most notably of
the basking variety).
Of course, experienced divers can also expect to see an interesting assortment of
species, ranging from delicate frilled anemones and colorful northern red anemones,
interesting sea stars, tall sponges, and an ever-changing mix of fishes, including
the iconic cod, haddock, flounders and some very nasty-looking species (goosefish,
wolfish, sea raven, to name a few). You might even catch a glimpse of a lobster 
in its natural setting - not in the confines of a supermarket case.
If you would like to get a daily voting reminder, send an email to stellwagen at noaa.gov
[mailto:stellwagen at noaa.gov] (write "add to voting list" in the subject line) and
we will send you a quick note with the voting link each day.  If you have additional
email addresses for the list, please include them in the copy block.
We appreciate your help in raising the visibility of New England's only national
 marine sanctuary and a very special place for marine life.
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Leila Hatch to moderate panel at Boston premiere of Sonic Sea film on April 12
The sanctuary's marine ecologist, Dr. Leila Hatch, will be the moderator of a panel
of scientists and conservationists who will discuss sound in the ocean after the
 Boston premiere of the film Sonic Sea. The screening will be held at the New England
Aquarium's IMAX Theater on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00pm. Tickets for the hour-long
film and subsequent panel are free but you have to make reservations through the
 aquarium's online reservations system. [The aquarium is an education partner of
 the sanctuary.]  For more information and reservations for the screening, go to:
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Celebrate Youth Art Month by visiting a marine art exhibit or entering the annual
marine art contest
Celebrate Youth Art Month by visiting the traveling exhibit of winning art from 
the Massachusetts Marine Educators annual marine art contest for students in grades
K-12 now installed a the South Shore Natural Science Center. The theme of the show
is marine biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Students in grades K-12 still have time to enter the 2016 contest -- same theme 
as last year. The deadline is Friday, APRIL 29.  Go obtain a copy of the rules and
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Happy Pi Day -- March 14!
March 14, also written 3/14, has been named Pi Day -- a day to celebrate the wonderful
number Pi, which starts off 3.14 but continues on endllessly. The number is an important
tool in calculating the diameter and area of a circle, calculations often used in
the marine environment.  In 2009, a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives
was passed designating the day.  Pi is defined as an irrational number (its decimal
representation never ends and it never repeats).
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Thank you for your interest in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.  We appreciate
your feedback on this posting and other sanctuary materials and programs. Stellwagen
Sounding Lines was made possible by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
Anne Smrcina [mailto:anne.smrcina at noaa.gov]
Education and Outreach Coordinator/Sounding Lines Editor
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
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