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New England Aquarium

Opened on the Boston Waterfront in 1969, the New England Aquarium is one of the world’s first modern aquariums. Visitors can explore the ocean and visit thousands of marine animals in three levels of world-class exhibits. Combining education, entertainment and action to address the most challenging problems facing the ocean, the New England Aquarium aims to create a new generation of ocean stewards. Since 1972, the Aquarium has been providing free lectures and films by scientists, environmental writers, photographers and many more. Through the generosity of the Lowell Institute, the Aquarium Lecture Series is free and open to the public. Registration is requested and all programs start at 7 p.m. in the Aquarium's Simons IMAX Theatre, unless otherwise noted. Programs last approximately one hour. For more information or to join our mailing list, visit: www.neaq.org/aquariumlectures

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  • Global Climate Change: The Ross Ice Shelf

    Sat, Nov 23, 2002
    Greg Stone, vice president of Global Marine Programs at New England Aquarium, discusses Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, and addresses the long-standing and pervasive myth that human input is local not global. The Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, is a key region in determining global climate. Recent studies show that the Southern Ocean is undergoing an alarming warming trend that may affect climates in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. What is the Antarctic telling us abut our future? In the north, the Arctic also is changing in dramatic and disturbing ways with giant lakes replacing what used to be ice fields. Are the polar areas of our earth especially sensitive? If so, do they now serve as an early warning system for catastrophic change?
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  • Global Climate Change: Ask the Experts

    Sat, Nov 23, 2002
    The Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, is a key region in determining global climate. Recent studies show that the Southern Ocean is undergoing an alarming warming trend that may affect climates in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. What is the Antarctic telling us abut our future? In the north, the Arctic also is changing in dramatic and disturbing ways with giant lakes replacing what used to be ice fields. Are the polar areas of our earth especially sensitive? If so, do they now serve as an early warning system for catastrophic change? There is a long-standing and pervasive myth that human input is local not global. Perhaps damage to the earth's polar areas is finally proving just how wrong this type of thinking is.
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  • Power of the Coin: Power of Faith

    Wed, Apr 23, 2003
    Caroly Shumway describes global collaborative efforts between conservationists and the faith community, including the New England Aquarium's Changing Hearts and Minds Project in Papua New Guinea. Heather Tausig and Glenn Hovermale describe the Eco-Sound Project, a collaboration between the New England Aquarium and one of the world's largest seafood retailers. The project has the potential to influence large-scale buying patterns and improve marine conservation on a global scale.
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  • Power of One: Local Heroes of Biodiversity

    Wed, Apr 30, 2003
    Sean Sheehan and Sheila Globus describe their project called Turn the Tide. Take nine simple actions and join more than 12,000 participants nationwide in helping the environment, and in seeing the results of combined action. Leo Kenney and a group of high school students inspire people to certify and protect vernal pools in their neighborhoods. And Time's "Ocean Hero", Niaz Dorry speaks about her own efforts to conserve aquatic life.
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  • Overfishing and the Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems

    Wed, Jun 19, 2002
    In this talk, Jeremy Jackson describes studies that he and a team of scientists conducted exploring historical, human-caused changes to various marine ecosystems (kelp forests, sea grass beds, coral reefs, and estuaries). This historical analysis helps us understand ecosystems today. A highlight of the talk is the presentation of a new short film called Rediagnosing the Oceans, co-written by Jackson.
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  • Going Deeper: New Marine Technologies

    Wed, Oct 23, 2002
    James Lindholm, coordinator of the Stellwagen Sanctuary, presents on the science and technology currently being used just a few miles off the shore of Massachusetts. The exploration and the study of the marine environment presents numerous challenges, particularly in the northwest Atlantic where Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is located. Rapid advance in science and engineering, however, have produced remotely operated vehicles, manned submersibles, and acoustic telemetry arrays, which offer scientists, as well as the public, a window into this previously unseen realm.
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  • Lost Steamer Portland

    Wed, Nov 6, 2002
    John Fish, director of the Historical Maritime Group of New England traces his group's decade-long effort to find the Portland's final resting place and to divulge the clues that led them there. The loss of the passenger steamer Portland in November, 1898 represents one of the worst maritime disasters in coastal New England. With over 190 lives lost in the sinking, significant changes were subsequently made in ocean transportation regulations, as well as in the design criteria for new coastal passenger vessels.
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  • Whales of Stellwagen Through Compound Eyes

    Wed, Nov 20, 2002
    Charles Mayo describes the interrelationship of human endeavors and the life patterns of whales within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The advent of whale watching, human threats to marine mammals, the formation of the sanctuary, and greater understanding through research in the whales' use of Stellwagen Bank, are an interlocking kaleidoscope of events and factors that affect the area.
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  • Global Climate Change: The Arctic

    Sat, Nov 23, 2002
    James J. McCarthy, professor of biological oceanography at Harvard University, addresses the long-standing and pervasive myth that human input is local not global. He argues that damage to the earth's polar areas might finally be proving just how wrong this type of thinking is. The Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, is a key region in determining global climate. Recent studies show that the Southern Ocean is undergoing an alarming warming trend that may affect climates in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. What is the Antarctic telling us abut our future? In the north, the Arctic also is changing in dramatic and disturbing ways with giant lakes replacing what used to be ice fields. Are the polar areas of our earth especially sensitive? If so, do they now serve as an early warning system for catastrophic change?
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  • Behavior and Conservation of Magellanic Penguins

    Mon, Oct 30, 2006
    J. Alan Clark speaks about his many years of research on Magellanic penguins in Argentina. In addition to introducing us to the natural history of these penguins, Clark reports on his primary research focus, penguin vocalizations. He discusses the different types of penguin calls and how penguins use these calls. For example, Alan has explored what a female penguin can tell about a male penguin, just by his voice. In addition, Alan discusses the threats facing penguins and penguin conservation.
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