SEMINAR: Sea Secrets Lecture: March 17th at 5:30pm, Tagging & Tracking

[Laura Bracken <lbracken@rsmas.miami.edu>]

Please join us for the third presentation of the

2010 Sea Secrets Lecture Series:

Tagging & Tracking: A Whale of a Tale

John Calambokidis

Research Biologist, Cascadia Research

 

Blue whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on the planet and they were almost driven to extinction by whalers. Now, new studies are revealing secrets of blue and humpback whale migrations and underwater behavior. John Calambokidis, a Research Biologist with Cascadia Research, has been studying these marine creatures for more than 20 years. In 2009, his research on blue whales was featured in National Geographic magazine, as well as in a 2-hour special on the National Geographic Channel. Using new tags attached with suction cups, his research has provided a unique view into the underwater lives of these giants and also some of the threats they face. In addition to photographs, John will show exciting footage of blue whales feeding, taken from the perspective of a blue whale.

 

SEA SECRETS LECTURE SERIES

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

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 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.