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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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  • The Acoustic World of Whales

    Mon, Jul 12, 2004
    Dr. Green discusses her work with humpback whales in Hawaii, where she studies their use of sound to communicate. She shares video and sound recordings to illustrate her work and present research on the effect of thrill craft and engine noise on the whales. Dr. Green also presents the broader implications of her work regarding impacts of underwater noise pollution on marine mammals.
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  • Journey to the Galapagos

    Mon, May 10, 2004
    Carole Baldwin describes her experiences exploring 3,000 feet below the ocean surface to identify a colorful array of rarely seen animals and plants, including more than a dozen previously unknown species. She exposes the dynamics of evolution through stunning footage of these creatures and shares some of her personal stories and insights about the Galapagos expedition. Carole Baldwin also explains how her observations led to her latest project, One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish: The Smithsonian Sustainable Seafood Cookbook.
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  • Whale Tales!

    Mon, Oct 4, 2004
    Iain Kerr from the Ocean Alliance talks about what scientists have been learning about whales over the past several decades. Before his lecture, the IMAX film on whales brings the drama, joy and poetry of the underwater domain of some of the largest creatures to ever live on earth. The film shows the habitats and lives of the humpback, right, blue and orca whales, as well as countless other wondrous creatures that share their undersea environs or patrol the shores nearby.
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  • Understanding Porpoises Using Technology

    Mon, Oct 11, 2004
    Andrew J. Read traces the history of our understanding of porpoises over the last 25 years, with an emphasis on how technological advances have helped us understand the biology of these enigmatic animals. He also addresses how much we still do not know, as well as some of the challenges to current research and conservation.
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  • Eavesdropping on Dolphins

    Mon, Nov 1, 2004
    Following a screening of the IMAX Film *Dolphins*, Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, director of the Dolphin Communication Project at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, presents details from her 14 years of studying dolphin communication in the Bahamas, Japan and Honduras.
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  • Society and Culture of the Sperm Whale

    Wed, Nov 10, 2004
    Hal Whitehead shares the picture of the social structures, and most recently, the cultures that he has built from studying sperm whales for more than 20 years, tracking their movements from his sailboat, identifying individual whales from photographs, recording sounds, and collecting their dandruff (for genetic analyses) and feces (for diet analysis).
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  • Can Right Whales Survive Modern Industrial America?

    Mon, Nov 22, 2004
    Scott Kraus, director of research at the New England Aquarium, discusses why right whale survival is directly linked to our ability to manage conflicts with shipping and fishing. He argues that, while there are signs of progress on these problems, much remains to be done. New England Aquarium researchers have been studying the North Atlantic right whale for 25 years. Early work focused on biology of this mostly unknown species, but as studies progressed, findings indicated that human activities were negatively influencing this whale's survival. In the 1990s, it became clear this population also was suffering a decline in reproduction, and the search began for the causes. Now, although right whales are among the best-studied whales, there still remain astonishing gaps in our understanding of their biology.
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  • Blue Whales: Recent Discoveries

    Mon, Nov 15, 2004
    John Calambokidis, who began recording information on the blue whale population in California in the 1980s, shares exciting recent discoveries on this species. Calambokidis explores the movements and behavior of this species and shows new video footage taken from a "Crittercam" on a blue whale as it feeds and vocalizes underwater. For decades after blue whales were commercially hunted, many feared that their numbers had been reduced to the point that made extinction inevitable. However, off the California coast, recent research has revealed a surprisingly large blue whale population.
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  • One Family's Epic Journey to the North Pole

    Mon, Dec 13, 2004
    Dave and Jaja Martin share photographs and stories from their experiences after they and their children abandoned their conventional lifestyle in June of 1996 and headed off to pursue their dreams. The Martins explain their motivations and discuss the life lessons that they learned from their travels.
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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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