2016 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series
University of Connecticut
Avery Point
Tuesday, February 23rd, 7:30 p.m.
“Seeing Deeper into the World of the Great White Shark”
By Gregory Skomal, Ph.D.
Senior Marine Fisheries Biologist, MA Div. of Marine Fisheries
Almost all we know about white shark behavior comes from surface observations, but we know very little about what are they doing when they dive deep. Over the last five years, we have been working to develop an underwater robot capable of tracking and imaging the behavior of white sharks. As a result, we have captured, for the first time, remarkable images showing the behavior of white sharks when they leave our sight.
Dr. Gregory Skomal is an accomplished marine biologist, underwater explorer, photographer, and author. He has been a senior fisheries biologist with Massachusetts Marine Fisheries since 1987 and currently heads up the Massachusetts Shark Research Program (MSRP). He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts School of Marine Science and Technology and an adjunct scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D. from Boston University. Through the MSRP, Greg has been actively involved in the study of life history, ecology, and physiology of sharks using new and innovative technology. He has written dozens of scientific research papers and his work has been highlighted in a number of film and television documentaries including programs for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and PBS.
Lecture series is FREE and open to the public. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m., with light refreshments at 7:10.
Please join us in our newly renovated 300-seat auditorium for the 20th Annual Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series. The auditorium is located on the second floor of the Academic Building (disabled accessible). Enter through the Academic Building or through the Student Center. There is a limited-capacity elevator on the first floor of the Academic Building. Please call us with your questions, or concerns, on the limited-mobility access points to the auditorium at 860-405-9025, or email Noreen.blaschik@uconn.edu.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the UConn Alumni – Southeast CT Network.
This series is sponsored by The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UConn and the Maritime Studies Program, UConn. For more information or a campus map, visit our website at http://marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/ or email CoastalPerspectives@uconn.edu.
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