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September 9, 2002
Seymour Center lecture series celebrates marine
sanctuary's 10th anniversary
By Tim Stephens
The annual fall lecture series at the Seymour Center at Long Marine
Laboratory marks the 10th anniversary of the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary this year with a program called "Voices from the Sea:
Three Evenings in Celebration of Monterey Bay and Beyond." Speakers
include sanctuary superintendent William Douros and UCSC professor of
ocean sciences Mary Silver, recipient of the 2002 Mary Sears Woman Pioneer
in Oceanography Award.
The lectures will take place on Thursday evenings--September 19, September
26, and October 3--from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Seymour Marine Discovery
Center.
Tickets for each evening's presentations are $5 for the general public
and $4 for members of the Friends of Long Marine Lab. For information
and tickets, call the Seymour Center at (831) 459-3800.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
September 19: Celebrating the Sanctuary
Dan Haifley, executive director, O'Neill Sea Odyssey,
How Politics Formed the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
William Douros, superintendent, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary,
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 10 Years of Ocean Conservation
on the Central Coast
September 26: Focusing on Research
Lisa Sloan, associate professor of Earth Sciences, UC Santa Cruz,
California's Future Climate: Regional Scenarios and Impacts
Mary Silver, professor of Ocean Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
A Local Story: The Harmful Algae of Monterey Bay
October 3: Teaching and Reaching the World
Richard Murphy, director of Education and Science, Ocean Futures,
Sharing the Wonder of the Ocean Realm: Coral Reefs as Ambassadors
of the Environment
Mark Shelley, executive producer and Co-founder, Sea Studios Foundation,
From Doc Ricketts to The Shape of Life: Building on a Tradition
The lecture series is sponsored by Aptos Animal Hospital; KUSP-FM;
O'Neill, Inc.; and the Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation, Soquel/Capitola
Branch.
The Seymour Center is located at Long Marine Laboratory at the end
of Delaware Avenue in Santa Cruz. Situated on the bluffs overlooking
Monterey Bay, the Seymour Center is dedicated to educating people about
the role scientific research plays in the understanding and conservation
of the world's oceans. The center offers the community an inside look
at Long Marine Lab, a world-class marine research facility of the University
of California, Santa Cruz.
Guided tours, educational programs for school children of all ages,
and an array of daily specialty programs focus on different aspects
of marine science.
Additional information about the Seymour Center is available on the
web.
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