March 23 Brown Bag Lunch
“Finding Coral Expedition”
Presenters
- Jennifer Lash, Executive Director of Living Oceans Society
Date
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location
Golder (#300, 10525 – 170 St)
Description
In June 2009 Jennifer Lash, Executive Director of Living Oceans Society, led the Finding Coral Expedition to explore the distribution, ecology and possible human impacts on temperate coral communities off the northwest coast of British Columbia. Jennifer will share stories from the expedition, where she and a team of international scientists made 30 dives to the bottom of the sea in one person submarines. The science team used video cameras to record the splendour of the coral forests which provide critical habitat for fish and other marine creatures that live in the deep corners of our ocean. The expedition found coral at five of the expeditions’ seven sites, with at least 16 different kinds of coral, ranging from small orange cup corals to red tree corals one meter high and two metres wide. An additional and equally important objective of the expedition was to educate and raise awareness of the importance of British Columbia’s deep sea corals and the need to protect them from destructive fishing methods.
Mark your Calendars for this Free Talk
Members and Non-Members Welcome– Bring Your Lunch!
If you cannot make it in person please contact Angela Holzapfel for information of how to participate remotely
Reminder to ASPB members: attending brown bag lunches is just one of the ways you can accumulate credits for the CCP!