PUBLIC EDUCATION - OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES

The Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for Harbor Branch's scientists to share their most recent discoveries with our neighboring communities. Presentations are at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and are followed by a meet-the-speaker reception.

We are providing an online sampling of the series, which will be updated as lectures are made, with 3-5 minute excerpts of the lectures and selected slides from the presentations. These are presented in Quicktime format.
LECTURE SCHEDULE - 2002

January 9 • Dr. Craig Young
"From the Slopes of Mauna Loa to the Shores of Sandgerdi: A Larval Ecology Retrospective"



January 16 • Dr. Dave Vaughan
"Aquaculture and Appetizers"



January 23 • John Reed
"Florida's Oculina Coral Reefs: A National Treasure in Peril"



January 30 • Dr. Ned Smith
"Tides R Us: An Introduction to the Tides that Surround and Infiltrate the Sunshine State"



February 6 • Dr. Brian Lapointe
"Rescue Mission for Buccoo Reef: A Marine Protected Area in Tobago, West Indies"



February 13 • Dr. Megan Davis and Kevin Gaines
"Growing Caribbean Corals, Conch, and Lobsters for Food, Restocking and Aquaria"



February 20 • Dr. Edie Widder
"The Eyes Have It: Seeing the Light from Bioluminescence to Rainbow"



February 27 • Dr. Peter McCarthy
"The Microbial World: Friends and Foes"



March 6 • Dr. Greg Bossart
"Manatee Outreach Programs in Latin America"



March 13 • Dr. Shirley Pomponi
"Sponge Bob and Friends: The Real Story"



March 20 • Dr. Dennis Hanisak
"Seagrass in Indian River Lagoon: Kermit's Lament (It's Not Easy Being Green)"
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All Lectures are held in the auditorium of the J. Seward Johnson Marine Education and Conference Center on the campus of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, 5600 U.S. 1, North, Fort Pierce.

General admission: $5.00, Students no charge. Full series package (11 lectures): $40.00.
No admission charge for HBOI employees, associates, or volunteers.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. If you are interested in sponsoring a speaker or if you have any questions about the 2002 Ocean Science Lecture Series, please contact the Marine Education Office at 772-465-2400, ext. 506, or email education@hboi.edu.