Monday, February 5, 2007

Media Release 2.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tanya Gabettie

PCCS Communications Coordinator

508.237.1920

PCCS Sponsors Winter Lecture Series in Orleans

(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) – The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) will sponsor three lectures at Snow Library in Orleans on Wednesday, February 21, Saturday, February 24, and on Wednesday, February 28.  The lectures are free and open to the public:

Wednesday, February 21

6:30 p.m.

Brian Sharp

Whale Rescue Assistant

Marine Animal Entanglements: Disentangling the Problem

PCCS’s world-renowned disentanglement team operates under federal permit to free large marine mammals from marine debris and fishing gear.  Learn about entanglement techniques and plausible solutions to entanglement issues from an experienced member of the team.  The dynamic relationship between humans and marine mammals will be explored.

Saturday, February 24

11:00 a.m.

Amy Costa

Associate Scientist/Director

Cape Cod Bay Monitoring Program

Monitoring Water Quality

PCCS began a long-term study of the water quality in Cape Cod bay in 2006.  Learn how pollution, eutrophication and habitat degradation affect our coastal waters.  The present health of Cape Cod Bay will be discussed and areas of particular concern to scientists will be identified by Dr. Costa.

Wednesday, February 28

6:30 p.m.

Nathalie Jaquet

Director, Right Whale Aerial Survey

Right Whales: Today and Tomorrow

The North Atlantic right whale remains on the critically endangered list with fewer than 350 whales remaining.  Dr. Jaquet will discuss research techniques such as aerial survey and photo-identification data.  Learn about past and present threats facing this critically endangered species.

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The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies was founded in 1976 and is dedicated to researching and protecting marine mammals and marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine, through applied research, conservation, environmental and educational programs.  Its world-renowned disentanglement team operates under a permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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PCCS Contacts:

 Tanya Gabettie

Communications Coordinator

Mobile: 508.237.1920

Office: 508.487.3622 ext. 103