[SEMCO] Where the Whales Are -- Panel Discussion on Thursday April 25

[Melissa Lowe]

*WHERE THE WHALES ARE: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE*

*A Panel Discussion*

*Thursday, April 25, 2019*

*6:00 PM at the Center for Coastal Studies*

*5 Holway Ave, Provincetown, MA*



The Provincetown Public Library, in conjunction with the Center for Coastal
Studies, is proud to announce a special evening of conversation about
whales in honor of the Library’s fourth annual *Moby-Dick* Marathon
Reading.



On *Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m.*, all are invited to an engaging *panel
discussion about the regions of the ocean that are most important to whales*
with panelists who are experts in their field and have deep roots in Cape
Cod, New England, whale research and conservation, the whale watch
industry, and the history of whaling.



As documented through the details recorded in the Yankee whaling log books,
different species of whales were found in different regions at different
times of year. The whalers based their hunt from this knowledge. Today,
researchers also study whale movement and preference of geographic areas
for feeding, breeding, and calving.



The panelists will explore the past and current distributions of whale
species common to Cape Cod to see if whale “hotspots” have changed over
time. Conversation will also center on why these particular regions are so
attractive to certain whale species; the conservation efforts in place to
protect these important areas; what potential threats whales and their
habitat may face now and in the future; and the science and management used
to address these issues.



The featured panelists are *Benjamin Haskell*, Deputy Superintendent for
NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary; *Christy Hudak*, Research
Associate in the Right Whale Ecology Program at Center for Coastal
Studies; *Judy
Lund*, scholar and former curator at New Bedford Whaling Museum; *David
Mattila*, Coordinator of the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network for
the International Whaling Commission and Center for Coastal Studies. The
discussion will be moderated by *Dennis Minsky*, whale watch naturalist and
marine educator.



Brief introductory presentations will be followed by an informal panel
discussion which will allow for an open and interesting dialogue and
exchange of information between panelists and participants.



The program will be *held at the Center for Coastal Studies*, 5 Holway
Avenue, Provincetown, MA and is *FREE and open to the public*.



For more information on the panel discussion or the Moby-Dick Marathon
Reading, please contact Melissa Lowe of the Center for Coastal Studies at
mlowe at coastalstudies.org or Brittany Taylor at the Provincetown Public
Library btaylor at clamsnet.org.



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-- 
*Melissa Lowe*
Outreach Coordinator
Center for Coastal Studies
5 Holway Ave, Provincetown, MA 02657
508-487-3622, ext. 127

www.coastalstudies.org

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