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Thursday, April 2, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Earth Day in Orleans(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) - The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies will host a special presentation celebrating Earth Day 2009, at Snow Library in Orleans on April 22, at 6:30 p.m.The presentation, All Marine Environmental Issues are Local: Cape Cod Coastal Waters in the Context of a Changing Global Sea will feature two guest speakers, PCCS Marine Policy Coordinator, Pat Hughes and Charles "Stormy" Mayo, senior scientist and director of the Center's Habitat Studies Program. Ms. Hughes and Dr. Mayo will discuss the issues of the changing environment in the global ocean and the threats that large scale processes, often human-caused, may have on the local marine environment. Focusing on the great variety of marine resources along the coast of Massachusetts, the presentation will include a review of the principal issues related to fisheries resources and endangered marine mammals along with the influences that changing human activities have upon critical components of the marine ecosystem. The presenters will discuss the new ocean management plan being developed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the latest information on marine mammal activity and the results of studies being carried out by PCCS monitoring the chemical and biological conditions of Cape Cod waters. This talk will be heavily illustrated with graphic and photo slides. The talk is free and open to the public. To learn more about this topic or upcoming events, contact PCCS at 508-487-3622 Ext. 103. # # # Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine through research, education, public policy initiatives, and management strategies. | ||
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