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SEMINAR: Sea Secrets: Crustacean Fascination, February 17th

From: Laura Bracken <lbracken@rsmas.miami.edu>
Subject: SEMINAR: Sea Secrets: Crustacean Fascination, February 17th
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:05:48 -0500

Please join us for the second presentation of the

2010 Sea Secrets Lecture Series:

CRUSTACEAN FASCINATION

Trevor Corson

Author and Fisherman

 

Trevor Corson, whose bestseller The Secret Life of Lobsters was named a ‘Best Nature Book of the Year’ by USA Today and Discover magazine, will share his insights into the hilarious undersea antics of lobsters, the rugged lives of the fishermen who catch them, and a rare conservation success story where fishermen and scientists collaborated to protect this important resource in an age of vanishing seafood.
 
Corson’s second book, The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice was Selected as an Editors’ Choice by the New York Times Book Review; it also won “Best American Food Literature Book” of 2007 in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and was selected as a Best Food Book of the Year by Zagat. The success of the book led him in an unexpected direction as he became the only “Sushi Concierge” in the United States—a role that he continues to fill with regular events and dinners in several cities—and as guest judge on Food Network TV’s hit show Iron Chef America.
 
On his way to becoming a bestselling author, Corson spent two years studying philosophy in China, three years in Japan living in temples and studying Buddhism.  He has written about religion, foreign affairs, and a wide variety of other topics for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and Atlantic Monthly. He is also a co-author of the Blue Ocean Institute’s guide Ocean-Friendly Sushi and has been nominated for a 2010 “Seafood Champion” award from the Seafood Choices Alliance for his focus on sustainable ocean harvesting.

 

 

SEA SECRETS LECTURE SERIES

 Presented by the UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and The Ocean Research and Education Foundation

 WEDNESDAY, February 17, 2010

 Reception begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6:00 p.m.

Rosenstiel School Auditorium

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, FL 33149

 

 All events are free and open to the public; however seating is limited.